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20 <br /> Lands Legacy Action Plan 2024-27 <br /> 3. Farmland Conservation Work to preserve Orange County'rural $500,000 from Lands Legacy CE Using the farm owner interest list <br /> Easements cultural and farmland character by Fund to be matched with potential and priority ranking system, <br /> Acquire farmland conservation helping conserve critical"communities" grants from federal and/or State identify best candidate farms for <br /> easements in priority water supply of prime and active farmland with good farmland grant programs,or from annual grant submittals;negotiate <br /> watersheds(Cane Creek,Upper conservation practices that protects other partners as may be available. easement(s)for closing by end of <br /> Eno,Back Creek,and University water quality by preserving riparian Landowner donation of portion of 2027. (Note—grant programs for <br /> Lake). buffers on farms. Partner with Orange easement value for tax purposes is farm easements now take 12-24 <br /> NRCS/Soil&Water Conservation standard practice and expected. months for completion) <br /> District and state or federal farmland <br /> grant agencies. <br /> Priority Need Purpose/Use -Estimated <br /> 4. Historic and Cultural Designating local historic landmarks is $15,000 from Lands Legacy Fund HPC to identify priority landmarks <br /> Landmarks an effective way of protecting high- matched by landowner funds for and contact owners for landmark <br /> Augment current efforts to designate priority historic sites and may lead to consultants to prepare landmark consideration;negotiate historic <br /> local landmarks for high-priority historic preservation easements for applications for HPCBOCC preservation easements when <br /> historic sites,including sites on selected properties. consideration. An additional feasible. <br /> Study List for National Register of $200-300K could be needed to <br /> Historic Places,with a special focus Partner with Historic Preservation acquire historic preservation <br /> on historically underserved and Commission(HPC)and other easement on selected properties,as <br /> limited recognition sites. organizations. needed. <br /> 5. Mountains-to-Sea Trail Partner with Eno River Association; $500,000 from Mountains to Sea Contact key landowners and <br /> Long-term project to complete the coordinate MST with State Parks, Trail Funds within Lands Legacy update site reconnaissance in <br /> Trail link through Orange County OWASA,and Friends of Mountain-to- budget,in addition to limited 2024. Collaborate with partners in <br /> utilizing County, State,and Sea Trail.County focus area is from funds in the MST CIP project. acquiring lands as feasible in <br /> municipal public lands and natural Hillsborough Riverwalk southwest to Potential partnering with FMST, 2024-27 with a goal of having the <br /> areas in conjunction with private Alamance line near Saxapahaw(an in addition to willing landowners Alamance County to Buckhorn <br /> non-profit natural areas. MST"Trail Town"). and groups such as OWASA and Road segment secured and <br /> Eno River Association,depending OWASA trail corridor approved. <br /> on trail location. Pursue grant and partner funding. <br /> This continues a multi-year <br /> initiative. <br /> 8 <br />