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Iva � 4 6r5OO&nX " • �/ " '7 r� CuArtunty wins grant f * ttle iver or Li R • Park Orange and Durham counties have also contain trails for hiking and other received notice of a grant in the potential recreational uses . amount of $ 25000 from the N . C . In March , the Clean Water Man - Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to - agement Trust Fund awarded a grant ward the purchase of a 391 - acre par- of 'up to $ 377, 000 to the partners cel along the two counties ' border. '. toward this project . These two grants , The counties submitted the grant combined with fund - raising commit - application jointly to assist in the meets from the Triangle Land Con - purchase of land that would become servancy and Eno River Associaiion , the Little River Regional Park and will lower the county ' s total costs for Natural Area . The two counties have acquisition to around $ 89 , 000 (or entered into a unique partnership in $ 656/acre) . this effort with two non -profit orga- The Little River Regional Park and nizations — the Triangle Land Con- Natural Area is part of the county ' s servancy and the Eno River Associa- new Lands Legacy program, adopted ificant by the Board of Commissioners on tion . The land contains sign frontage along the Little River in April 4 . This program , and its comm Durham County , where identified panion action plan ( adopted May 3 ) , natural areas and wildlife habitat ex - provides a " green print " for resource ist containing species such as the rare land acquisitions for the upcoming yellow lampmussel . In addition to 14 months in Orange County . A sig- natural areas along the river, the Little River Park and Natural Area would See Park, Page 7A Park . continued from Front nificant . focus is on acquisitions for and done so with minimal cost to Chapel Hill - Carrboro . " parklands, with a deficit of 645 acres local taxpayers , " said Commissioner The Parks and Recreation Trust of parkland having been projected by Barry Jacobs . Fund was created in 1994 by the N . C. a parks and recreation report last year. "The Little River project reflects a General Assembly for the purposes The Laridss Legacy program , .the positive response to concerns raised of improving the quality of life in first *of its kind by a local 'government by residents of the area , and repre - North Carolina by preserving natural in North Carolina, is comprehensive sents an unusual and hopefully pre - resources and public parks and recre - in nature, and features an extensive cedent -setting case of cooperation be- ation . A total of. $ 5 . 8 million in 32 GIS a database to track and identify . tween governments and private enti - grants was awarded this week by the open space, along with criteria for ties to preserve the environment and Parks and Recreation Authority , evaluation of acquisitions in five key to create recreational opportunities More information on the Orange areas : natural areas and . wildlifehabi- now and for generations to come . " County Lands Legacy program may tat, parklands , farmland preservation , "This award is unique, &not only be found on the Orange County Lands cultural resource preservation , and because it is the. result of a joint Legacy program may be found on the riparian buffers in watersheds .4 partnership, but also because it is a Orange County web site at " I ' m pleased and gratified with the component of Orange County ' s plan www . co . orange . nc . us/ercd . Informa- . support demonstrated by the' state , to become a leader in the state in tion on the Parks and Recreation Trust Within the span of a few months sitingparks and open spaces through- Fund may be found at we ' ve increased by4 about two -thirds out our county , particularly in Cedar www . ils . unc . edu/parkproject/partf/ thelandsproteciedby, Orange County , Grove , Bingham Township and partf. html .