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101 <br /> „ the Soil and Water Board of Supervisors <br /> < f oversees the Soil and Water Conservation <br /> <.rr° :a. District. <br /> McDade Caldwell <br /> Cedar , , In addition,the Lands Legacy Program <br /> is a key driver of the County's land <br /> i preservation efforts.This conservation <br /> Q'z ♦ _ easement initiative enables landowners <br /> alen.aNe <br /> to voluntarily designate their property for <br /> a" �I _ <br /> �1?,R— 2(_Efla,,d - permanent protection,ensuring it remains <br /> HILLSBOROUGH free from development and preserved for <br /> ooc h-41 siyE - future generations.The program focuses <br /> X r,Hll,,l on five priority areas for land protection- <br /> = — NC Natural Heritage future parklands; lands with historic, <br /> la a o <br /> Program's Natural Areas <br /> +Protected Lands cultural,or archaeological significance-, <br /> reek Q Orange County <br /> �Extra TerritDrolluri=dic'on natural areas and wildlife habitats <br /> Municipalities <br /> Calvande aaH.ad (including NC Natural Heritage sites); prime <br /> CHAPEL HLLL Park Land and Open Space <br /> 1ecro,. Natural Areas and threatened farmlands;and watershed <br /> CRRNBO FO CI Exceptional <br /> Very Man riparian buffer lands. <br /> High <br /> o, Moderate <br /> Un:ve::'y'sa General <br /> ®°°.°ked Policy Guidance from Other <br /> - - County Documents <br /> NC Natural Heritage Programs Natural Areas and <br /> Protected Lands Orange County's policy guidance <br /> from other County plans applicable <br /> Current Initiatives and Programs to agriculture,working lands,and <br /> The conversion of farmland to non- open spaces collectively guide land <br /> agricultural uses remains the greatest conservation,the protection of natural <br /> threat to the county's working lands. resources,and the alignment of future <br /> The 2030 Comprehensive Plan outlined growth with the community's long-term <br /> an objective to ensure the "long-term <br /> vision and habitat protection. <br /> productivity of farms and timberlands • The New Hope Corridor and Open <br /> through best land-use management Space Master Plan (1991)was created <br /> practices"To support this goal,the to propose an open space corridor <br /> County offers a variety of agricultural linking Eno River State Park, New <br /> programs designed to assist farmers in Hope Creek, Durham,and Chapel Hill. <br /> their operations and protect agricultural The plan recommends protection <br /> land from development pressures.The of these creeks and adjacent areas <br /> Agricultural Development and Farmland and proposes phases of corridor <br /> Protection Plan provides the strategic acquisitions,trails,and access areas <br /> framework for local agriculture and construction. <br /> forestry,while County boards play a key . The Landscape Plan for Wildlife <br /> role in preservation efforts. Specifically, Habitat Connectivity in the <br /> the Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) Eno River and New Hope Creek <br /> administers the Voluntary Agricultural Watersheds, North Carolina (2019) <br /> District (VAD) and Enhanced Voluntary identifies and maps priority wildlife <br /> Agricultural District (EVAD) programs,and corridors across the Eno River <br /> 98 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT <br />