Agenda 04-16-24; 6-a - Lands Legacy Action Plan for 2024-2027

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23 Lands Legacy Action Plan 2021-24 • Work with the Eno-New Hope Conservation Collaborative and others to conserve priority landscape corridors between the Eno River and New Hope Creek watersheds. • Identify priority areas for protection in the Bolin Creek corridor; collaborate with Friends of Bolin Creek, the Town of Carrboro, the University of NC, and others • Preserve riparian buffers in other water supply watersheds through parkland acquisitions and agricultural conservation easement projects ➢ See#Z, #2, and#3 on the Priority Table(Pages 4-5) D. Parklands and Open Space • Acquire land for a future district park in Bingham Township (southwestern Orange County), consistent with the County's adopted Parks & Recreation Master Plan • Acquire access for the Mountains to Sea Trail that create a public pedestrian trail and wildlife corridor that would connect Hillsborough Riverwalk to the Haw River for the planned NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail—focusing in the 2024-27 timeframe on the link between Occoneechee Mountain and the Seven Mile Creek component of the Upper Eno Preserve and the connections from Cane Creek Reservoir area southwest to the MST connection point at the Alamance County line. • In all acquisitions, be cognizant of the potential for meeting other objectives of protecting riparian buffers, natural areas and historic/archaeological sites • Seek opportunities to improve connectivity to municipal parks and/or areas that link County parks to underserved communities. ➢ See #2, #5 and#6 on the Priority Table(Pages 4-5) E. Cultural and Archaeological Sites • Continue working with landowners in the Faucette's Mill and Hall's Mill areas to protect the combination of historic and natural features in those communities • Work with the owners of the former Hillsborough Academy property to protect the remains of historic and archaeological resources associated with that site • Conduct archaeological surveys of county properties acquired for future parks and nature preserves (e.g., McGowan Creek Preserve, Seven Mile Creek Preserve, Millhouse Road Park, and Northeast Park) • Look at historically underserved communities as a focus area for designation and protection • Continue to stabilize, maintain and renovate existing structures on County-owned properties acquired for future parks (e.g., Blackwood Farm park site) • Work with the HPC to pursue applications from high-priority candidates for local historic landmark designation ➢ See #4 on the Priority Table (Pages 4-5) 7