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38 <br /> • Identify priorities for the Lands Legacy Action Plan (natural areas and wildlife <br /> habitat) <br /> • Conduct special studies pertaining to Orange County environment (e.g., energy <br /> efficiency/sustainability, forestry effects on water quality, herbicides and native <br /> flora) <br /> • Conduct environmental education outreach events (e.g., Earth Evening) <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out <br /> BOCC goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> BOCC Goal Five: Create, preserve, and protect a natural environment that <br /> includes clean water, clean air, wildlife, important natural lands and sustainable <br /> energy for present and future generations. <br /> • Presented findings and recommendations to BOCC on selected environmental <br /> issues: 1) roadside wildflower preservation; 2) effects of forest mgmt. on water <br /> quality; 3) effects of herbicides on roadside native plant habitat; 4) potential effects <br /> of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in Orange County; 5) need for 100% renewable <br /> energy in Orange County (BOCC Priorities #1 and #12) <br /> • Stayed abreast of ongoing and developing env. issues of importance to the <br /> County, such as Falls & Jordan Lake nutrient mgmt. rules, reducing commercial <br /> food waste in solid waste stream, and permitting of biosolids on farmland <br /> (Priorities #12 and #16) <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this particular board has with other <br /> advisory boards and commissions? <br /> As needed relationship. <br /> If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board <br /> involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate your <br /> board's activities/accomplishments as they may relate to the Comprehensive <br /> Plan's goals or objectives. (The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning <br /> Board, EDC, OUTBoard, Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation <br /> Commission, Agriculture Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, <br /> Recreation and Parks Advisory Council) <br /> The CFE provided extensive input into DEAPR staff development of the Natural and <br /> Cultural Systems Element of the Comprehensive Plan—specifically the chapters on <br /> Air and Energy Resources, Water Resources, and Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat. <br /> Objective AE-1: <br /> Assess and implement the current countywide greenhouse gas emissions inventory <br /> and action plan target reductions. <br /> • The CFE helped to initiate a countywide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions <br /> (2005), and continues to advise on ways to reduce the County's "carbon footprint." <br />