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Lands Legacy Action Plan 2010-12 <br />Final 2/15/11 <br /> <br />5. Hall's Mill and Faucette's Protect archaeological sites, and in Ca $50,000 to $100,000 total, Continue discussions with <br />Mill Historic Sites doing so also protect prime forest depending on the total acres interested landowners and <br />Acquire conservation easements and wildlife habitat associated with a placed under easement and negotiate acquisitions for <br />to protect the combination of relatively undeveloped segment of what portion are easement closings by Sept 2011. <br />historic, archaeological and the Eno River. Partner with the Eno donations. Potential cost- <br />natural resources in these areas. River Association. share with Upper Neuse Clean <br /> Water Initiative UNCWI). <br />6. Bolin Creek Corridor Preserve one of few remaining Unknown. Unknown <br />Protect the Bolin Creek corridor wooded stream corridors in Chapel Would only be pursued with Meet with landowners in 2011 <br />between Estes Road Extension Hill-Carrboro area to create nature Town and grant/partner in attempt to secure option(s) <br />and Homestead Road. preserve with recreation trails. funding assistance (corridor is and pursue grant funds in <br /> Partner with Town of Carrboro, inside town planning 2011-12. <br /> UNC, and Friends of Bolin Creek. jurisdictions). <br />7. Farmland Easements Maintain a critical mass of active $200,000 from Lands Legacy Identify priority farm(s) for <br />Acquire farmland conservation farmland and protect water quality CE Fund to be matched with 2011 grant submittal (FRPP). <br />easements in priority water . by preserving riparian buffers on potential grants from federal <br />supply watersheds (Cane Creek, farms. Partner with Orange NRCS/ (FRPP) or State (ADFP) Negotiate easement(s) for <br />Back Creek, University Lake Soil & Water District and state or farmland grant programs. closing by December 2012. <br />and Upper Eno). federal farmland grant agency. <br />Others as opportunities arise. N/A Unknown Unknown <br />* -Cost estimates are rough estimates based on expected per acreage land prices, and actual negotiations may produce different results. As acqulsltlon opportunities are reviewed and evaluated, the cost estimates wiU be refined. <br />j <br />