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Please name the <br />action items from the <br />Town of Hillsborough <br />Comprehensive <br />Sustainability Plan <br />that best align with <br />your proposed <br />project. (200 word <br />limit) <br />Smart Growth <br />• Principle 6. Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical <br />environmental areas <br />Environment & Natural Systems <br />• Topography <br />• Air Quality <br />• Soil <br />• Native Plants <br />Tree Preservation <br />• Tree preservation and maintenance of the tree canopy, is essential for <br />establishing a healthy natural landscape. Trees offer many ecological <br />benefits. They function as habitats for wildlife, provide wildlife food, <br />produce oxygen to breathe, store carbon, clean the air and reduce <br />stormwater runoff impacts and urban heat island effects.... The tree canopy <br />is particularly important in the developed areas of the town because the <br />greater the urban tree canopy cover, the more ecosystem services are <br />provided. <br />Please name the <br />action items from the <br />Orange County <br />Climate Action Plan <br />that best align with <br />your proposed <br />project. (200 word <br />limit) <br />Goal: GC 2 Increase the tree canopy community-wide <br />• Target: Give away 10,000 tree seedlings in 10 years (1,000 a year) <br />GC 2.1.2 <br />• Utilize “community scientists,” residents that support tree inventory <br />efforts; partner with Trees for the Triangle <br />GC 2.1.3 <br />• Organize a bi-annual tree giveaway program and a native plant sale/seed <br />giveaway. Maintain and make available a list of local native plant growers <br />Goal: GC 6 Broaden outreach and resources to better support the <br />community <br />• Target: Identify partnerships and internal funding support to build a more <br />natural community <br />GC 6.1 <br />• Develop programs and educational resources to promote native <br />landscaping and support pollinators, leveraging partnerships with <br />organizations <br />GC 6.1.1 <br />• Organize community workshops on the importance of native landscaping <br />and pollinators <br />C2. Do you have <br />another project to <br />add? <br />No <br />Funding Request Summary Please list all proposed projects (please list <br />project name only) for which you are requesting Community Climate Action <br />Grant funding for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Make sure to include a brief <br />description of the proposed use of funds. Applicants will be asked to <br />provide more details on their proposed project budget in the Budget <br />W orksheets linked template. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: CB1A7685-96B7-4FBD-80E0-8CF756D5E579