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New Hope Creek Below Highway 15-501

New Hope Creek Below Highway 15-501. Executive Summary The Durham County Inventory of Important Natural Areas, Plants and Wildlife North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Funding provided by: Durham County Board of Commissioners North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund 1986/1999.

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New Hope Creek Below Highway 15-501

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  1. New Hope Creek Below Highway 15-501

  2. Executive Summary The Durham County Inventory of Important Natural Areas, Plants and Wildlife North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Funding provided by: Durham County Board of Commissioners North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund 1986/1999

  3. Significant Natural Areas in Durham, NC

  4. Significant Local Activities • 1988--Friends of New Hope Creek established • 1988—Road signs posted • 1989—Durham, Orange Co., CH fund Coulter Plan • 1992—New Hope Plan adopted • 1992—Advisory Committee created

  5. Overall Goals • Protect habitats and migration routes • Protect watersheds • Protect historic resources • Secure public recreational access

  6. 1992-Present • StreamWatch water sampling every month • Review of development proposals • Hundreds of acres of floodplains sold or donated to public by developers • NC DOT bridges modified for wildlife • Trail easements donated • Sandy Creek Park and trail developed • Githens trail developed—park in progress

  7. 1995 Leigh Farm Acquired

  8. 2005-2006 • Erwin Tract acquired—Citizen action, local government action, Clean Water Trust Fund • Wade Penny land and easements • Hollow Rock Park planning begins

  9. $4 million in land and easements!

  10. The Next Step Secure and manage public recreational access

  11. This will require • Parks • Local trails • Long distance trails

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