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to 1998 . Technical problems occurred with converting the 1988 data to a new <br /> GIS . <br /> Status <br /> • Work on this project stopped with the departure of intern Bleckinger in July 2001 . <br /> Plans for 2002 to Address the Goal <br /> • CfE Biological Resources Committee will enlist the help of the new ERCD intern, <br /> Bradley Decker, to resume this effort and complete the 10 -year assessment in <br /> 2002 . <br /> GOAL 2 : INCREASED PROTECTION FOR BIOLOGICAL AREAS OF CONCERN <br /> Objective 1 : Greater watershed protection by Orange County in the Little River Basin, _ <br /> and cooperation with Durham County as they [Durham County] develop an open space <br /> plan for the Little River corridor . <br /> Activities and Projress During 2000/2001 <br /> • Orange County and Durham County purchased a 391 - acre tract adjacent to the <br /> North Fork of the Little River for the Little River Regional Park and Natural <br /> Area. <br /> • ERCD participated in Durham County' s development of a new Little River Open <br /> Space Plan . <br /> • ERCD staff co - authored an Eno River Association journal article on current and <br /> proposed methods to protect natural and cultural resources of the Little River <br /> Basin . <br /> • Portions of the Little River corridor (both north and south forks) were identified <br /> as priority areas for resource protection in the BOCC - adopted long-term priorities <br /> plan for the Lands Legacy program (2002 -2010) . <br /> F <br /> ; lee <br /> UL <br /> vim- <br /> 94 <br /> �� Rs Fyn <br /> I : •,,�' 1 <br /> Y y , <br /> Status <br /> • Pending plans to amend the Little River Protected Watershed Overlay District . <br /> 9 <br />