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Draft 10/8/99 <br />A LAItiIDS L~CAGY PROC RAIVi FOIE <br /> ORAItiiC E GouH <br /> Tab/e of Contents <br />I. Overview and Rationale......:........:.........:.....: ....... ....... ........:..................................... ..1 <br /> A. Why Protect Critics/Resource Lands ..............:........... ......... <br />.. <br />: <br />: 2 <br /> . <br />............ <br />..... <br />..... ., <br />Part Z. Summary of Resources/ Priorities <br /> <br />IL Summary of Inventories. and Available Knowledge ............................: <br />: <br />: <br />: <br />: 5 <br /> A, ......... <br />.. <br />....... <br />.. <br />. <br />Inventory of Existing County-Owned Lands ......: ....................................:..........: .. <br />..5 <br /> B. Inventory of Other Pub/ic and Private/y-0wned Resource Lands ..................... ..6 <br /> C. 1988 7ZClnventory ofNatura/Areas and Wi/d/ife Habitat .........................:....... ..7 <br /> D. 1986 OCPD Inventory of lllatura/, Cu/tuna/...Sites ......................................:...:.... ..7 <br /> E. 1990 LESA Farm/and Eva/nation program ............................:..........................:.... ..8 <br /> F. Water SuPP/Y Watershed studies (1988-1999) ..............::...:.....:..:.:.............:..:.. ..8 <br /> G. Ground-Water Recharge...Aquifer System of Orange County, NC .........:.......:...:. ..9 <br /> H. 1996 Report.• A Landscape with Wi/d/ife, Part l (TLC)...........::.........: .................. .:9 <br /> I. 1997 Resources .Section -Land Use E/ement,/Comprehensive P/an ......:....:......: ..9 <br /> J. 1999 Reporl:• A Landscape with Wild/ife, Part Il (TLC)............: ........................... 10 <br /> K. New Hope Corridor Open Space Master P/an..........:.....:...: ...........................:...... 10 <br /> L. .Report of the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Task Force .............................. 10 <br /> M. Historic Preservation E/ement, .Orange County Comprehensive P/an ................:.. 11 <br /> N. Natura/Heritage Program Ustings ....................................................................... 11 <br />III. Comprehensive Resource Database Overlay .......................................... <br />....... ................. <br />.... <br />12 <br />`, A, How-the Database Wi// Be Created .............:.......................:...........................:..... 12 <br /> B. Inventory ofExisting Coverages ....................:......:............................................... 12 <br /> C. Gaps and New Coverages Needed ..........: ..................................:...,.........:.......... 13 <br /> D. Continued and Long-Term Data Needs ................................................................ 13 ' <br /> E. Using the Comprehensive Resource Database to TargetAcquisition Priorities ... 14 <br />N. .Criteria and Priorities List'for Acquisition ....................:......... ........................................:15 <br />A. .Genera/ Eva/nation Criteria ...................................... .........................................IS <br />.... <br />B. Criteria for NaturalAreas and Wi/d/ife Habitat .................:...................................16 <br />C. Criteria for Prime Farm/and............: ..:..............................................:................ .19 <br />... <br />D. Criteria for Historic and Cu/tuna/ Sites :........................................:...................:....21 <br />E. Criteria for Current and Long-Term Park/and Acquisition .....................................23 <br />F. Criteria for Riparian Buffers in Watersheds ...............................:..........................25 <br />G. Ranking and Weighting Competing Resources .....................................................26 <br />Part 2. Management and Finding <br />V. Tools and Technique Alternatives for Acquisition .......:......................................................27 <br />A. Fee limp/e purchase ... ............................ .:............................................... .27 <br />B. Donations/ Charitab/e Gifts .........: ........................ ...........:....:..........................28 <br />C. Conservation Easements :.................................:..............................:......................28 <br />D. Dedication and Acquisition through the Deve%pment Process ...........................29 <br />E. Life /ease agreements ...:.................................................................... .:...........30 <br />F. Timber Rights ........................................................................................................30 <br />1 <br />