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18 <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 <br /> effects of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in Orange County; 5) need for 100% <br /> renewable energy in Orange County (BOCC Priorities #1 and #12) <br /> Stayed abreast of ongoing and developing env. issues of importance to the <br /> County, <br /> such as Falls & Jordan Lake nutrient mgmt. rules, reducing commercial food <br /> waste in <br /> solid waste stream, and permitting of biosolids on farmland (Priorities #12 and <br /> #16) <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this particular board has with other advisory <br /> boards and commissions? <br /> As needed. Members of this commission are also on the Planning Board and the <br /> Intergovernmental Parks Work Group. <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2025 as they relate <br /> to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., <br /> funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed activities (please <br /> list). <br /> • State of the Environment Report 2025 <br /> • Provide support to Climate Action Plan implementation <br /> • The CFE will review and rank grant applications for the sixth cycle of the <br /> County Climate Action Grant <br /> • Involvement with the development of the update Land Use Element of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan <br /> • Progression of policies and programs that promote tree canopy retention <br /> and reforestation in alignment with the Climate Action Plan <br /> • Introduction of an Invasive Species Management Policy <br /> • Advocate for the incorporation of the Eno-New Hope Landscape <br /> Connectivity (Triangle Connectivity Cooperative) Report in future County <br /> documents and plans <br /> • Continue to support the Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) <br /> and their approach to solving water quality issues in the Falls Lake <br /> Watershed <br />