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32 <br /> on lands that abut the OWASA Cane Creek lands where the trail would run. Updates on the <br /> progress in this area is provided in the attached summary document in the section titled "Cane <br /> Creek Reservoir Area." (Note: To protect landowner confidentiality, the summary document <br /> does not reference specific properties.) <br /> The third and final area of activity for the Orange County section of the MST would connect <br /> Buckhorn Road near Cane Creek to the Seven Mile Creek Natural Area. It is expected that this <br /> subsection of the trail may take many years to complete, as was noted in the adopted 2018 <br /> map, and the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail have been working on road route <br /> connectors to serve hikers until the trail corridor is completed at some date in the future. <br /> Staff continues to work with willing landowners, and is in regular contact with OWASA staff <br /> regarding the progress in that area, and the potential for construction of a segment of the trail in <br /> the Cane Creek area is being contemplated at this time. <br /> As a long-term, multi-year project, staff plans to provide status reports to the Board on a regular <br /> basis to update on the activity and progress toward the trail route. <br /> David Stancil, Director of the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks, and <br /> Recreation (DEAPR), reviewed the background information for the item. He and Christian Hirni, <br /> Land Conservation Manager, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) <br /> PROJECT UPDATE <br /> September 14th,2021 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> The N.C. Mountains to Sea Trail <br /> • Part of the State Parks System <br /> • Clingman's Dome to Jockey's Ridge <br /> • Connects State Parks,Open Spaces <br /> • Much of Trail Exists—Eastern Piedmont an <br /> Exception <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORT.[GILL <br />