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Please name the <br />action items from the <br />Carrboro Climate <br />Action Plan that best <br />align with your <br />proposed project. <br />(200 word limit) <br />Community Integration Recommendation #1: Create new Grass Roots <br />Partnerships and Engage Community to be a Part of the Solution. <br />Community Integration Recommendation #3: Create Green Neighborhood <br />Program. <br />Community Integration Recommendation #8: Environmental Justice and <br />Climate Equity. <br />Ecosystem Recommendation #4: Tree Preservation, Protection and <br />Conservation. <br />• Increase public awareness of the intrinsic value and beauty of trees. <br />• Provide oversight for a community scale urban forestry program. <br />• Educate citizens about proper tree selection, planting, and care. <br />• Educate citizens about the health of the larger community forest, its <br />importance for both human and environmental health, and ways in which <br />they can support it. <br />• Partner with local government and civic groups to improve and expand the <br />Town’s tree canopy. <br />Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Challenge #6: Pursue W atershed <br />Restoration Actions to Protect Local Streams from Changes in Rainfall Due <br />to Climate Change <br />• Forested riparian buffers are a critical component of stream health <br />Ecosystem Recommendation #5: Improve Regulations and Community <br />Capacity to Discourage Invasive Plants and Encourage Native Plants <br />Please name the <br />action items from the <br />Chapel Hill Climate <br />Action Plan that best <br />align with your <br />proposed project. <br />(200 word limit) <br />Action: Enhance Green Infrastructure <br />• Plant an average of 200 or more canopy trees every year <br />• Trees and green spaces can help to mitigate heat effects. Trees provide <br />shade, and open spaces reduce the amount of paved surfaces that <br />increase heat. Green infrastructure provides critical habitat and ecosystem <br />service benefits. As new development occurs over time, it will be critically <br />important to balance these changes with continued investment in the <br />protection, conservation and enhancement of our natural environment. <br />Action: Expand Climate Action Education, Outreach, and Awareness <br />• Education, outreach and awareness can help equip our community to <br />understand why climate action and response are important and how it can <br />take action. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: CB1A7685-96B7-4FBD-80E0-8CF756D5E579