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058 <br />Cultural and Natural Resources <br />In the southwest corner of Eno Townshin is a portion of the New <br />Hope C eek D en S ace Corridor w ich links the Eno River State <br />Park with the U.S. Corps of Engineers' land north of Jordan Lake <br />Elements of the corridor in Eno Township area <br />Rhodes--Creek Wildlife Corridor in the 100- y_ear_.,floodplain from <br />Old NC 10 under Interstate 85 and U.S.- Highway 70 to the Eno <br />River State Park; <br />Bikeipedestrian trails alon NC i hwa 751 Old NC 10 Mt. <br />Herman-Church Road_ and Pleasant Green Road to Eno River. _State <br />Park; and <br />An unpaved nature_ trail_ in the vicinity—of 1-85 and U.S. 70 <br />leading to the State Park. <br />PLANNING FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS <br />organizing Concepts <br />4) Existing Eno River State Park lands and land designated for <br />future development in the Eno River State Park Master Plan <br />should be protected from adverse development pressures. <br />5) Duke Forest tracts in southern Eno Township, which are a <br />valuable 'research, teaching, and recreational asset, should <br />be protected from the negative impacts of surrounding <br />development. <br />6)_The_ portion of_the New Hoge Creek ooen Space Corridor in <br />southern Eno Township should be protected_ according to the <br />recommendations of the New Hope Corridor OiDen Space Master <br />Plan (April 1991). <br />7) Existing water supply watersheds in the Township should be <br />developed in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on <br />water quality and does not conflict with agricultural uses. <br />