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VA <br /> ■ Develop and protect park properties as components of larger landscapes . <br /> ■ Maintain the practice of free access to state parks for all North Carolinians . <br /> ■ Charge a park entrance fee to non -North Carolina visitors . <br /> ■ Station collection personnel only at single - entry , high - volume park facilities . <br /> ■ Employ honor- system collections at all facilities not staffed to collect fees . <br /> ■ Incorporate protection of historic properties and vistas into state parks and recreation projects <br /> to the greatest extent possible . <br /> C . EDUCATION <br /> Objective 1C . 1 : Publicize existing parks and recreations facilities <br /> ■ Improve signage indicating proximity of state parks , forests , and other natural areas along <br /> major interstate and U . S . highways and on public transportation routes . <br /> ■ Create a map highlighting the existence of state , local and national parks , forests , wildlife <br /> refuges , historic sites , and other protected areas in North Carolina , <br /> Objective 1C . 2 : Publicize existing programs that assist private property owners , including <br /> businesses , such as the Conservation Tax Credit program , Conservation Reserve Enhancement <br /> Program ( CREP ) , Farmland Preservation Trust Fund , and the Forest Stewardship Program . <br /> Objective 1C . 3 : Understand and promote the economic impact of greenspace . <br /> ■ Work with the N . C . Department of Commerce to develop economic impact data that quantify <br /> the positive effect of protected open space at a local and state level in terms of park visits , <br /> enviro - tourism , agri - tounsm , active recreation , public and environmental health benefits , <br /> increase in property values in urban areas , etc . <br /> ■ Planning money should be available to local governments for cost of community service <br /> studies to demonstrate the fiscal impact of specific land uses . <br /> ■ Develop market data to compare the sales value and tax value of conventional versus open <br /> space subdivisions . <br /> Objective 1C . 4 . Develop a program for Smart Growth awards . <br /> ■ Establish Governor ' s Smart Growth Awards to be given annually for significant <br /> achievements by government , non -profit , business , and private entities in different <br /> categories , with a spec category of recognition for protection of open space . <br /> Objective 1C . 5 : Develop database of land- use design techniques for conservation . <br /> 5 <br />