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Lands LegacyAnnua/Action Plan 2002-04 Drait 1129103 <br /> • Strategy : • <br /> 11 003 Annual Action ' • <br /> 11 - 11 <br /> In addition to specific acquisition July <br /> objectives , other actions may be The following actions were <br /> needed to facilitate long -term land accomplished from the previous <br /> conservation . For the coming year, Annual Action Plan ( 2001 - 2002 ) . <br /> strategies include the following . <br /> • Purchased the historic Blackwood <br /> 1 . Work with the Commission for Farm ( 152 acres ) for a future park <br /> the Environment to complete the located near New Hope Elementary <br /> Natural Areas Element to the and Stanback Middle School . <br /> Orange County Comprehensive <br /> Plan , incorporating the results of Received a conservation easement <br /> the forthcoming update to the donation on 45 acres owned by Carl <br /> Inventory of Natural Areas and and Eve Shy ( Bingham Township ) . <br /> Wildlife Habitat . The easement will help protect <br /> natural area/wildlife habitat and <br /> 2 . Continue meeting with members prime farmland within the Cane <br /> of the Orange County Land Creek watershed critical area . <br /> Conservation Alliance twice a Collaborated with the Triangle Land <br /> year to discuss potential Conservancy on purchase of 35 - acre <br /> opportunities for collaboration on tract from Stanley and Carolyn <br /> conservation projects . Peele ( bargain sale ) to protect <br /> portion of identified Natural Area site <br /> 3 . Work with Duke University as an addition to TLC's Steep Bottom <br /> and the University of North Branch Nature Preserve . <br /> Carolina on formalizing the <br /> protection of natural areas Helped establish the Morgan Creek <br /> located on university properly . Valley Alliance, a new partnership <br /> in land conservation among entities <br /> 4 . Conduct outreach with civic interested in protecting natural and <br /> cultural heritage in the Morgan <br /> organizations, neighborhood Creek watershed . <br /> groups, and others to discuss <br /> Lands Legacy program and Applied for $ 1 million from the NC <br /> conservation options . Clean Water Management Trust <br /> Fund for acquisition of riparian <br /> 5 . Compile land acquisition inquiries buffers in the Upper Eno Watershed . <br /> and opportunities from <br /> landowners and other potential Applied for $ 788 , 900 from USDA <br /> partners , and present to the Farmland Protection Program <br /> Board 's for direction on whether to purchase conservation <br /> easements on three active farms . <br /> to pursue acquisition . <br /> 7 <br />