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Objective WR-11: <br />Provide incentives and educational information to landowners to increase protection of <br />watersheds and ground water supplies and their inter-relationships. <br /> The CFE distributes groundwater and surface water educational materials at Earth <br />Evening and as part of its State of the Environment reports <br /> <br />NOTE: The Orange County State of the Environment 2014 identified specific <br />recommendations on ways to help maintain and improve Orange County’s <br />environmental quality, many of which address objectives stated in the Orange <br />County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2019 as they relate to <br />established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, <br />staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed activities (please list). <br /> <br /> Continue to plan for and prepare the 2019 State of the Environment report <br /> <br /> Continue to prepare articles on environmental issues of importance to Orange <br />County, including climate change, energy conservation, and other important topics. <br /> <br /> Recommend ways to reduce the County’s “carbon footprint” and ways to <br />implement the County’s Environmental Responsibility Goal (BOCC Priority #10) <br /> <br /> Participate in a County effort to identify and preserve important landscape corridors <br />that connect significant natural areas and open space (BOCC Priority #1) <br /> <br /> Co-sponsor the annual DEAPR photography contest (The Nature of Orange). <br /> <br /> Participate in the County’s annual Earth Evening event. <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming <br />year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ attention? <br /> <br /> Water Supply – Strive to educate county residents about their source of water, <br />especially those residents utilizing groundwater for their supply. <br /> <br /> Request the BOCC sign on to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and <br />Energy, which includes committing to completing a greenhouse gas inventory <br />within a year. Upon signing, the committee will assist staff, as appropriate, with the <br />associated Greenhouse Gas inventory update and climate action planning. <br /> <br /> The CFE will continue learning about environmental justice and incorporate <br />relevant information in the 2019 State of the Environment report. <br /> <br /> Develop plan for researching potential environmental impacts of the rural buffer. <br /> <br /> Develop methodology for monitoring changes in forest cover/land cover in Orange <br />County and also tie into the “No Net Loss of Tree Canopy” petition.