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shy .3. <br />Lands Legacy Action Plan 2004 -06 <br />Planning and Strategy: <br />2004 -2006 <br />In addition to specific acquisition <br />objectives, the following actions and <br />strategies will be needed to facilitate <br />long -term land conservation: <br />1. Work with advisory boards to <br />develop a Natural and Cultural <br />.Systems Element to the <br />Orange County Comprehensive <br />Plan, incorporating the results of <br />the 2004 update to the county <br />Inventory of Significant Natural <br />Areas and Wildlife Habitat. <br />2. Convene Orange County Land <br />Conservation Alliance twice <br />annually to discuss progress and <br />potential opportunities for <br />collaboration with conservation <br />partners. <br />3. Explore potential pilot project to <br />restore /reconstruct a piedmont <br />prairie site on suitable lands in <br />partnership with others (e.g., NC <br />Botanical Garden, universities, <br />NRCS.). <br />4. Conduct outreach with civic <br />organizations, neighborhood <br />groups, and others to discuss <br />the Lands Legacy Program and <br />conservation options. <br />5. Compile land acquisition inquiries <br />and potential opportunities from <br />landowners and other partners, <br />and present to the Board's for <br />direction on whether to pursue <br />acquisition. <br />Conclusion <br />The first four years of the Lands <br />Legacy Program 'saw tremendous <br />strides in the protection of priority <br />resource lands, with 1,055 acres <br />permanently protected (as of June <br />30, 2004) and several more projects <br />in the works. <br />The FY 2004 -06 Action Plan will build <br />on projects from previous years, and <br />includes additional projects in each <br />of the Lands Legacy priority areas <br />(natural areas, parkland, cultural/ <br />historic resources, prime farmland <br />and riparian buffers in potential <br />wildlife corridors and public water <br />supply watersheds. <br />This Action Plan will further the use <br />of 2001 parks and open space bonds <br />funds to protect high priority <br />resource lands in Orange County. <br />ERCD will also continue to pursue <br />grant funds from a variety of state <br />and federal sources. <br />