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heraldsun . com : printer. friendly story Page 2 of 2 <br /> broader terms , such as being " an active partner in continuing efforts to create a vision and plan for a <br /> protected network of regional open space . " <br /> The idea is not unlike other attempts by local governments to work together as a region, in areas like <br /> operating transportation systems or dealing with air- quality problems , Hitchings said . <br /> " From Occoneechee Mountain, the highest point in the Triangle , to the Neuse River low grounds , and <br /> everything in between, we have a real diverse and important system of green space , " Hitchings said . <br /> " The goal of this project is to protect the essential backbone of that system, over the next generation . <br /> " We have to work thoughtfully and in a coordinated manner if we want these special places to continue <br /> to exist for current and future generations , " he added . <br /> The next step toward creating the GreenPrint is a " tracking and coordinating " phase , in which the <br /> partners will pull together a database of the various current and planned preservation efforts around the <br /> six counties . <br /> Links related to this article : <br /> Triangle GreenPrint . www . trianglegreenprint . org <br /> © Copyright 2003 . All rights reserved. All material on heraldsun . com is copyrighted by The <br /> Durham Herald Company and may not be reproduced or redistributed in any medium except as <br /> provided in the site ' s Terms of Use . <br /> http : //www . heraldsun . com/tools/printfriendly . cfm? StoryID =374924 7/25 /2003 <br />