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• Recreation sites and facilities; and <br /> • Scenic views and corridors. <br /> Within these elements or features, those ranking among the top of their category should always be <br /> protected as "Secondary Conservation Areas". Likewise, within each type of resource, there are <br /> examples of greater or lesser significance, whether one is looking at mature woodlands or young, <br /> diseased or thinned out stands, prime farmland soils or those of local importance, or a historic site <br /> eligible for inclusion on the National Register to a much altered older house missing many original <br /> features. <br /> Integrating the Information Layers <br /> Once all the resource features have been prioritized in terms of their significance, a composite <br /> map can be prepared which combines all Primary Conservation Areas together to form a network <br /> of the most significant and/or unbuildable resources around which development may occur. <br /> Likewise, all Secondary Conservation Areas can be combined together to define buildable areas <br /> within which development can occur while conserving other features. When decisions must be <br /> made to conserve or develop, priorities should be based upon an understanding of what is the most <br /> environmentally sensitive, the most historically significant, or the most scenic when compared with <br /> similar features or other kinds of resources. Both Primary and Secondary Conservation Areas are <br /> shown on the Comprehensive Resources Map. <br />