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04 Some members asked to visit the site before making a recommendation as to how the property might be managed . Shaw will arrange a field visit for interested members . V . Recommendation on Triangle GreenPrint This item was referred to the CFE and to other advisory boards for comment following an initial presentation to the Board of Commissioners on February 25th . A copy of the report was provided previously . The BOCC is asking for advisory board review and recommendations with regard to the Triangle GreenPrint . Marc deBree , from NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( NCDENR ) , Division of Parks and Recreation , presented background information on the Triangle GreenPrint . He said the project is a partnership between Triangle J Council of Governments , Triangle Land Conservancy and NCDENR . The GreenPrint report describes a regional open space assessment that identifies important green spaces in the triangle region . The GreenPrint is intended to facilitate development of a regional vision for open space in the Triangle . It will provide information and tools that will help land management organizations , citizens , and their elected representatives identify and protect a regional network of green space . The maps included in the report were derived from a geographic information system ( GIS ) database developed with the help of over 140 open space professionals and local experts . The database and report are available at www . trianglegreenprint org . The report does not identify specific tracts for protection nor recommend particular protection strategies . It Includes information about different types of open space , many of which may not have been previously been mapped or documented on a regional scale ; demonstrates through maps the need for regional cooperation to protect open spaces that cross jurisdictional boundaries and are a work in progress that can be updated with relative ease to incorporate new information and plans . As work to protect open space in the years ahead , the Triangle GreenPrint can provide needed data , help coordinate the efforts of individual conservation and land management organizations and provide us with ways to measure our progress as a region . The GreenPrint sponsors are seeking a resolution of support from each of the six counties included in the project . The next step will be to assure that all the identified sites are integrated into the planning and protection efforts of local governments , state and federal agencies , non - profit conservation organizations , universities and other entities . Several questions and answers followed the presentation . CFE members agreed to read over a draft resolution and to send thoughts on a potential recommendation to staff via email . Discussion of the draft resolution included suggestions of adding language about a ) the Lands Legacy Program accomplishments and how its meshes with the GreenPrint project , b ) the County 's update of it Natural Areas Inventory and development of a Natural Areas Element , c ) the importance of regional planning for protecting open space , d ) working with surrounding entities on projects in the New Hope Corridor and Little River Park , and e ) potential land protection initiatives along the Eno River and proposed Mountain to Sea Trail . Staff will gather board comments from the CFE , APB , and HPC and develop a draft resolution for BOCC consideration . McIver and other members asked for electronic version of deBree 's generic resolution . ( Gordon asked staff to send draft to her . ) deBree distributed a Triangle GreenPrint survey and asked members to fill out and return . Draft Summary 3 / 11 /02 Page 3 of 4