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22 <br /> ■ Supply matching funds for regional open space planning . <br /> ■ Encourage inter- connectivity of regional open space plans . <br /> Objective 1D . 3 : Identify prime , threatened , and culturally or environmentally significant <br /> farmlands in every county for protection through voluntary , incentive - based programs . <br /> Objective 1D . 4 : Develop a state priority protection plan for farmlands . <br /> ■ Once mapping is completed , reserve funds to preserve farmlands that merit high priority <br /> from a statewide perspective , consistent with providing an open space safety net . <br /> Objective 1D . 5 : Finish update of mapping of floodplains in North Carolina , <br /> Objective 1D . 6 : Develop accurate mapping of wetlands and a wetlands inventory tracking <br /> system . <br /> Objective 1D . 7 : Pursue completion of natural areas inventories in all 100 counties for <br /> protection through voluntary , incentive -based programs . <br /> Objective 1D . 8 : Notify owners of relevant mapping designations that might affect their <br /> property . <br /> Objective 1D . 9 : Make Natural Heritage Trust Fund monies available to counties and qualifying <br /> land trusts on a matching basis to protect identified significant natural areas . <br /> Objective 1D . 10 : Assist local governments to develop land - use inventories and land suitability <br /> analyses which portray the areas of development most at - risk to natural and environmental <br /> hazards . <br /> 2 . PARTNERSHIPS <br /> A . LOCAL GOVERNMENTS <br /> Objective 2A . 1 : Encourage local governments to protect open space . <br /> ■ Provide incentives to secure state funding for planning and acquisition programs . All local <br /> governments should be eligible for matching funds in acquisition . <br /> Objective 2A . 2e. Empower local governments to more easily protect open space . <br /> ■ Provide legislative authority to allow broader avenues for raising revenue and devising <br /> innovative regulatory and land - use strategies . <br /> B . LAND TRUSTS <br /> Objective 2B . 1 : Support efforts by non - profit land trusts to preserve open space . <br /> 7 <br />