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Draft Goals ( 84 - 01 ) Natural Areas Element Goals for Protection of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat Natural Environment , Biodiversity and Resource Conservation Goal One . The conservation and protection of Orange County ' s most important natural environments . Objective 1 . 1 Protect the following significant Public Interest Areas and - - - Resource Protection Areas from adverse development impacts : • Wetlands ; • Floodplains and alluvial soils ; • Steep slopes , • Water reservoir buffer land ( e . g . , lands around University Lake and Cane Creek Reservoir) ; • Natural areas , and wildlife corridors and habitats , including : Sites listed in the Orange County inventory of natural areas and wildlife habitats Wildlife corridors identified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Prime habitat for native wildlife identified in the Orange County inventory of lands rated by wildlife value ( TLC , 1999 ) ; • Biologically significant aquatic habitat • Publicly owned parkland ( e . g . , Eno River State Park) ; • Research oriented lands ( e . g . , Duke Forest) ; and • Privately owned lands protected by conservation easements . Objective 1 . 2 Restrict or prohibit uses in flood hazard areas that are dangerous to health , safety and property due to flood heights or velocities . Protect the function of the floodway to provide passage for 100 - year floods without increasing flood levels upstream and downstream . Goal Two . The conservation of native biological diversity , natural resources , and open space in Orange County in such a way that assures the long -term viability of indigenous animal and plant populations . Objective 2 . 1 Protect enough mature forest and connections between larger forest tracts to allow for the maintenance of native wildlife populations and the functional relationships among wildlife , habitat and nutrient cycles . Page 1 of 3