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Lands Legacy Action P/an 2010-12 <br />Final 2/15/11 <br />1. Bingham Township Park Purchase new district park site (25- $600,000 from Lands Legacy Underway. Negotiate <br />Pursue acquisition of park site in active and low-impact <br />74 acres) for Fund for acquisition costs acquisition of future park site <br />the White Cross area of Bingham : <br />recreation consistent with County's (includes purchase price, for closing by October 2011. <br />Township. park master plan and further appraisals, survey and site <br /> uidance from BOCC. evaluations). <br />Seven Mile Creek Preserve/ <br />2 Preserve one the County's largest Multi-year project. Pursue Contact key landowners and <br />. <br />Mountains-to-Sea Trail intact natural areas with a goal of grants from State and others. perform site recon in 2010-11. <br />Continue to acquire and protect creating a nature preserve with Total long-term cost of $1.5 to Collaborate with partners in <br />priority lands for the Seven Mile walking trails, outdoor education $2.0 million, depending on pursuing lands, as they are <br />Creek Nature Preserve and fora areas, and possibly campsites. total acres, acquisition method. economically practical. Pursue <br />key segment of the future Partner with Eno River Association; County share (~33%) from the grant and partner funding. This <br />Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST). coordinate MST with NC Parks and Lands Legacy Fund and continues amulti-year initiative <br /> Friends of Mountain to Sea Trail. Conservation Easement Fund. (2001-2015). <br />3. Jordan Lake Macrosite Protect remaining portions of an Multi-year project. Potential Continue discussions with <br />Expand current efforts to protect important natural corridor that links cost-share with UNC, Chapel landowners and identify other <br />more of the Mason Farm to UNC lands (including Mason Farm Hill, Botanical Garden Fdn., willing sellers/donors by June <br />Jordan Lake connector and Biological Reserve) with the New and NC trust funds. Total long- 2011; coordinate with potential <br />associated natural areas. Hope game lands (Jordan Lake). term cost of $1.5 million. partners and secure grants, <br /> Partner with UNC, Chapel Hill and County shares (~25%) from negotiate for potential closings <br /> the Botanical Garden Foundation. Lands Le ac Fund. b June 2012. <br />4. Upper Eno Riparian Buffers Protect riparian buffers in a water Pursue grants from NC trust <br />th <br />EEP <br />d Identify priority tracts and <br />sellers/donors by Feb <br />willin <br />Continue to acquire conservation <br />easements to protect riparian supply watershed critical area. <br />Protect prime forest and wildlife er <br />o <br />, an <br />funds, NC <br />sources. Total long-term cost g <br />2011 and secure options by <br />buffers in the critical area of the habitat along. upper stretches of the $500,000. County share <br />c <br />L <br />L <br />d <br />f <br />% June 2011. Negotiate <br />uisitions for initial closings <br />ac <br />Upper Eno protected watershed. Eno River and Seven Mile Creek. ega <br />y <br />an <br />s <br />rom <br />) <br />(~50 q <br /> Partner with Eno River Association Fund and/or Conservation July 2011 -June 2012. <br /> and the Town of Hillsborough. Easement Fund. <br />* -Cost estimates are rough estimates based on expected per acreage land prices, and actual negotiations may produce different results. As acqulsltion opportunities are reviewed and evaluated, the wst estimates wIA be refined. <br />f <br />