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6G; <br />Lands LegacyAnnua/Action Plan 2002-03 Draft 1128103 <br />• Apply for a grant from the NC Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for assistance in <br />acquiring conservation easements <br />C. Parklands and Open Space <br />• Using existing plans and the comprehensive resource database, identify potential <br />locations for future acquisition of park sites in the following areas: <br />• White Cross Community Park <br />• North-Central Orange Community park (re-assessparkneeds for this site, <br />previously titled "Cedar Grove-Little River Park j <br />• Acquire key "missing link" properties for proposed Northern Chapel Hill Township <br />Rustic Woodland Trail (linking Chapel Hill/Carrboro/County parks with the New <br />Hope Corridor, including Duke Forest and eventually Eno River State Park) <br />• In all acquisitions, be cognizant of potential school site co-location and the <br />potential for meeting other objectives for protection of riparian buffers, natural <br />areas/wildlife habitat and historic/archaeological sites <br />D. Cultural and Archaeological Sites <br />• Work with landowners in the Faucette Mill/Chatwood area to protect the <br />combination of historic and natural features in that historic area <br />• Work with the HPC and others to accomplish preservation of cultural and <br />archaeological sites associated with parkland acquisitions <br />• Protect some key initial priority location(s) along "heritage corridors" and areas <br />of scenic value (e.g., St. Mary's Road) <br />• Conduct research on known (or potential) historic and archaeological sites that <br />may be candidates for protection (e.g., Murphey School) <br />E. Watershed Riparian Buffers <br />• Work with the Eno River Association and others to protect riparian corridors in <br />the Upper Eno River protected watershed <br />• Follow-up as needed on the June 1, 2002 grant application to NC Clean Water <br />Management Trust Fund for protecting buffer lands in the Upper Eno watershed <br />• Continue to work with Triangle Land Conservancy and Eno River Association to <br />identify and protect priority areas in the New Hope Creek and Little River <br />corridors <br />• Work with the Morgan Creek Valley Alliance and others to identify priority areas <br />for protection in the Morgan Creek corridor <br />• Work with the Friends of Bolin Creek and others to identify priority areas for <br />protection in the Bolin Creek corridor <br />• Attempt to accomplish preservation of buffers in other water supply watersheds <br />through parkland and farmland acquisitions