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14 Lands Legacy Interim Action Plan <br />Adopted 5/3/00 <br />6. Accomplish preservation of riparian buffers, historic and <br />archaeological sites, and identified natural areas and wildlife <br />habitat /prime forest through parkland acquisition, when possible <br />7. Update the 1988 Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat. <br />Specific Acgu sition objectives <br />A. Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat <br />• Work to preserve (through acquisition and other means) identified <br />Natural Areas in the Seven -Mile Creek .area <br />• Work to preserve (through acquisition and other means) properties <br />along the Eno River adjacent to Duke Forest (Hillsboro Division) or Eno <br />River State Park <br />• Work with the UNC Botanical Garden and Triangle Land Conservancy <br />and others to preserve an identified natural area surrounding the <br />Mason Farm Preserve in Chapel Hill <br />• Continue to monitor the efforts to preserve Pickard's Mountain natural <br />area, with standing offer to assist in preservation if needed <br />• Work in conjunction with Triangle Land Conservancy to pursue <br />opportunities for preservation of additional lands along the New Hope <br />Creek Corridor (as they might arise) <br />B. Farmland Preservation <br />• Work (with the Soil and Water District and /or OWASA) to identify a <br />willing seller of a conservation easement "pilot project," preferably in <br />Cane Creek watershed. Preservation of a farm in the watershed that <br />also contains riparian buffers would optimize the purchase for all <br />potential partners .and could meet multiple goals. <br />• Apply for a grant from the Farmland Preservation Trust Fund by <br />December 1, 2000, for assistance in purchasing the conservation <br />easement. <br />• If practical, finalize arrangements with the Soil and Water District to <br />hold the conservation easement, with specified monitoring and <br />maintenance responsibilities worked out through a Memorandum of <br />Understanding between the County and the District. <br />C. Parklands and Open Space <br />• Using existing plans and the comprehensive resource database, pursue <br />acquisition of park sites in the following areas: <br />