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r r <br /> 196 <br /> COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES MAP <br /> Site features shown on the Comprehensive Resources Map have been grouped together based on the following open space <br /> classification system: <br /> PRIMARY CONSERVATION AREAS <br /> • Wetlands <br /> Description: Includes the Landsat(satellite) land cover class "bottomland hardwood forest" consisting of <br /> hardwood stands found in floodplams and characterized by lowland deciduous species such <br /> as maple, swedgum, birch, elm, and ash. Also mchrdes the streams, creeks, rivers, <br /> reservoirs, and ponds which such vegetative species border. <br /> Source: National Wetlands Inventory Maps for Orange County, N.C., and Landsat land cover data from the <br /> Albemarle-Pamlico Fstuarine Study. <br /> • Floodplains (100-year) and alluvial soils <br /> Description: Includes the following soil associations categorized as "alluvial"; e.g., deposited by stream <br /> flow, particulady during flood conditions. <br /> Altavista(Aa) Chewacla(Ch) Congaree(Co) <br /> Also includes 100-year floodplains designated by the U.S. Army Corps of <br /> Engineers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. <br /> Source: Flood Insurance Study: Orange County. N.C'., and Orange County. N.C. Soil <br /> �1f1Y r'• <br /> • Steep slopes <br /> Description: Includes the following soil associations characterized by slopes greater than <br /> 15%; e.g., the terrain drops 15 feet or more over a distance of 100 feet: <br /> Goldston(G1D) Louisburg(I.oF) Tatum(TaE) <br /> Wedowee(WnE) Wines(WxF) <br /> Source. Owe Coui ft N C. Soil SLrvev. <br /> • Natural areas, and wildlife habitats and corridors <br /> Description: Includes 64 mtural arcs and/or wildlife habitats of state,regional,and/or county importance. <br /> Also mclades a suggested wildlife corridor system extending along the Haw, Eno,and Little <br /> Rivers,and Cane,Morgan,New Hope,and Stoney Creeks.The corridor extends 100 meters <br /> (approximately 330 feet)along each side of and mcludes upland connections Imlang the rivers <br /> and creeks. <br /> Source: Inventory afNatural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County. N C. <br /> • National Register sites and local historic landmarks <br /> Description: Includes historic and archaeological sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places or <br /> moluded on the State's National Register study list. Also includes sites designated as a local <br /> historic lmulins c or a local historic district, and/or sites with a high potential for <br /> archaeological remains(Zone 1) as described in "Potential Archaeological Sites" below. <br /> Goals &Action Strategies 8 <br />