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23 <br />Attachment 6 <br />Top 10 Natural and Cultural Sites in Orange County <br />To help mark the 10~' Anniversary of the Lands Legacy Program, DEAPR proposes <br />embarking on a public outreach effort to identify The Top 14 Natural and Cultural Sites in <br />Orange County. The purpose is to promote land conservation by helping people recognize <br />some of the special places we have here in Orange County-places that are truly unique and <br />that help give the county its identity. <br />DEAPR would utilize newspapers and other popular forms of social media (e.g., Facebook <br />and Twitter) to generate interest in its search. It would also ask its advisory boards <br />(Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agricultural <br />Preservation Board, and Parks and Recreation Council) to participate by submitting <br />recommendations and helping with the public outreach. <br />What would you put on the list? <br />The following are some initial candidates that DEAPR staff is considering (in no order). We <br />know there are many more candidates out there and look forward to learning about them. <br />- Occoneechee Mountain <br />- Eno River State Park <br />- Duke Forest <br />- Mason Farm Biological Reserve <br />- Davie Poplar at McCorkle Place <br />- University Lake <br />- Occoneechee Village archaeological site (at Eno bend) <br />- Cedar Grove Historic District <br />- Ayr Mount <br />- New Hope Creek Slopes (including Hollow Rock heritage area) <br />- Cane Creek Reservoir <br />- The Forest Theater <br />- Moorefields and adjoining Seven Mile Creek natural area <br />- Pickard Mountain/Dairyland agricultural corridor <br />- St. Mary's Road Corridor <br />Staff received favorable feedback from the Board of Commissioners at its <br />October 2010 work session. DEAPR intends to move forward following <br />adoption of the 2010-12 Lands Legacy Action Plan. <br />