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New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan <br />Compost 1. New Hope Creek From NC 54 m Chapel Hill Road <br />Jurisdiction: Durham County and City of Durham <br />Existing Land Use and Ownership: <br />• Corps of Engineers flood and mitigation lands along the entire length of New <br />Hope Creek; <br />• Low - density residential use between Farrington Road and Garrett Road on <br />non -Corps land; <br />• Leigh Farm: former plantation with surviving buildings listed on the National <br />Register of Historic Places; and <br />• Jordan High School (Durham County Schools). <br />Future Land Use: <br />Undeveloped privately owned lands will probably remain single - family residential. <br />Future land use in this vicinity is shown in the Southwest Durham Plan as less than <br />four units per acres. <br />Significant Resources: <br />The entire 100 -year floodplain is owned by the Federal government and is subject to <br />its protection measures; in particular, much of the land in this component lies within <br />the Corps land for Jordan Lake. Eight vegetation sites were identified by Harrison <br />(Appendix E) in this component, comprising the New Hope Bottomlands Forest and <br />Tributary Wetlands, the New Hope Swamp Forest and Tributary Wetlands, and the <br />Leigh Farm Area Upland. Additionally, two sites from the Inventory of Natural <br />Areas and Rare Species of Durham County lie in this area, the New Hope Bottomland <br />Forest and the New Hope Overcup Oak Forest. <br />The Corps land is included in this component because the Master Plan provides an <br />opportunity to develop the existing resources of the Corps land and other adjacent <br />resources into an integrated system for educational and recreational use. The Corps <br />land, significant Durham County Inventory sites, Jordan High School, and Leigh <br />Farm offer possibility for development of a trail network and center for cultural <br />history and environmental education. <br />26 <br />