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tj �1 i efforts should focus on protection of the Upper Eno River basin, and along both the North and South Forks . of the Little River , for water quality protection , rare species protection, and for the maintenance of wildlife corridors . ti 9 . Forest southwest of Cedar Grove : a large tract of forest was identified southwest of Cedar Grove by LWW - I and - II . This forest was identified from aerial photographs solely based on its size . It should be surveyed for biological importance . Its current status is not known . Conservation effort would then reflect results of such on- site survey . 10 . Pickard' s Mountain : While Pickard' s Mountain is now relatively secure , in environmentally it remains an area of biological importance , primarily by virtue of its size responsible private hands , P and its unfragmented status . The County should be kept apprised of the status of this land and perhaps work with the landowner to encourage putting the tract, or parts of it, under conservation easement . Also , the County should work to encourage habitat connectivity between Pickard' s Mountain and Bald Mountain, through easements and/ or acquisition . F B . A Dynamic Biological Inventory Biological systems are dynamic entities , changing over time and shifting spa 11 tially on the landscape . What we see today is merely one point in the history of the landscape , and not a static reflection of the " Balance of Nature " . In addition , new sites are identified through increased exploration of the landscape , acquisition of new knowledge , and temporal changes in biotic IF I communities . County protection efforts need to take this spatial and temporal dynamism into account . To keep its biological information current , Orange County needs to develop a dynamic biological inventory that builds the 1988 inventory by Sather and Hall and the two recent TLC . This dynamic inventory will respond to changes that Landscape with Wildlife reports from yn ry P occur as new sites are described and as documented sites are lost through land use changes . Updating the inventory could be the joint responsibility of an Inventory Review Committee comprised of biologists and conservation workers , and the Land Resources Conservation Manager . The updated inventory could both be made available as a resource to entities working to protect natural areas within the county , and could serve as the repository for biological data gathered by these groups . NC Natural Heritage Program has indicated that funding may be available for such an update (Rich Shaw , pers . comm . ) C . Improved Inventory of Resources in Northern Orange County While the greater presence of agricultural activity, as well as the nature of the soils , ill be found in northern Orange County, there remains makes it less likely that unusual species w a need for greater biological exploration in the northern County . This area was not thoroughly investigated by Sather and Hall , for both biological and logistic reasons . But LWW - I and - II have pointed to several areas of prime forest that may warrant exploration . D . Update GIS Data 10