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234 <br />0 Chapter 6: Natural and Cultural Systems Element <br />Natural & Cultural Systems Goal 7: A balanced and healthy <br />diversity of native plant and animal populations. <br />Objective NA -1: <br />Conserve high - priority natural areas and wildlife habitats, including <br />wetlands, rivers and streams, floodplains, steep slopes, prime forests, <br />wildlife corridors, and other critical habitats. (See also Water <br />Resources Objective WR -1.) <br />Objective NA -2: <br />Conduct more frequent updates to the County's inventory of natural <br />areas, and include previously unsurveyed areas of the County. <br />Objective NA -3: <br />Develop a more detailed and consistent methodology for monitoring <br />changes in forest cover throughout the County, and specifically the <br />extent of mature hardwood forest. <br />Objective NA -4: <br />Encourage adequate stormwater runoff controls in existing developed <br />areas and require these controls for new subdivisions to protect <br />sensitive downstream aquatic habitat. (See also Land Use Element <br />Objective LU -2.3 and Erosion Control Objective EC -1.) <br />Objective NA -5: <br />Prohibit development that would cause adverse impacts on highly <br />significant natural areas and wildlife habitat. (See also Land Use <br />Objective LU -2.2 and Water and Wastewater Objective WW -14.) <br />Objective NA -6: <br />Develop a way of monitoring common indicator species as a way to <br />measure the "state of biodiversity" in Orange County. <br />Objective NA -7: <br />Ensure that significant natural areas and wildlife habitat located on <br />County -owned lands are protected with adequate ecosystem <br />management practices and stewardship. <br />Objective NA -8: <br />Encourage forest management practices on both public and private <br />land that minimize disruption and fragmentation of intact hardwood <br />forests. (See also Agriculture Objective AG -9.) <br />Objective NA -9: <br />Encourage long -term productivity of farms and timber lands through <br />best land -use management practices and conservation agreements. <br />(See also Parks and Recreation Objective PR -1.1.) <br />Natural & Cultural Systems Goal 8: Networks of protected <br />natural, cultural and agricultural lands. <br />Objective NA -10: <br />Require that all major subdivisions (defined as having more than 5 lots <br />according to the Orange County Unified <br />Development Ordinance) include within their boundaries open space <br />Ora*ige,Co-�y ComprehensivePlavv Page 6 -69 <br />