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27 Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina prepared by Dawson Sather and Stephen Hall for the Triangle Land Conservancy. The corridor lies 100 meters (328 feet) on each side of Stoney Creek and connects Duke Forest and the Eno River. Wherever practicable, we recommend low intensity uses adjacent to the corridor,* although there are some areas proposed for intermediate and higher intensity adjacent to the corridor. New Hope Presbyterian Church: A portion of the land on which New Hope Presbyterian Church and cemetery is located extends into the planning area immediately south of the NC 86/New Hope Church Road intersection. This is part of a much larger series of contiguous tracts comprising almost 200 acres and containing Camp New Hope. The subcommittee recognizes the historical and cultural significance of these properties and to the maximum extent practicable, recommends low intensity uses adjacent thereto. Note: This portion of the planning area is located in the Rural Buffer and contains approximately 270 acres; plan recommendations will not be applicable there unless an amendment to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan is presented at public hearing and approved by the governing boards of Chapel Big, Carrboro, and Orange County. Proposed Scenic Road Corridors: Two sections of road in the planning area are proposed for scenic corridors. These include all of New Hope Church Road in the study area and Old NC 10 from its intersection with University Station Road west to the railroad overpass in the vicinity of Strayhorn Hills. The winding nature of the roads, vistas of existing and former farmland, and repeated transitions of forest-to- open (especially along New Hope Church Road) contribute to scenic qualities along the two roads. Existing Farmland: The Strayhorn farm is currently the primary active farm in the study area and contains about 125 acres. The subcommittee has chosen not to establish a separate category to set it apart from surrounding properties. They felt one of the best ways to keep the land in farming was by reducing impacts when land adjacent to it developed. The strategy has been to propose the lowest intensity uses practicable adjacent to the farm. For the most part, this is a continuation of existing development patterns on adjacent lands. In total, there is slightly over 1,000 acres in the Stoney Creek Basin Area assessed under agricultural use value taxation, the overwhelming majority of it being classified as managed forest land. 13