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Conservation Planning for Lincoln County and Indian/Howards Creek

Conservation Planning for Lincoln County and Indian/Howards Creek. Conservation Values Considered. Size of parcels In voluntary or enhanced voluntary agricultural district Proximity to impaired streams (303(d) streams) Linear feet of a stream on a property Distance to a protected property

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Conservation Planning for Lincoln County and Indian/Howards Creek

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  1. Conservation Planning for Lincoln County and Indian/Howards Creek

  2. Conservation Values Considered • Size of parcels • In voluntary or enhanced voluntary agricultural district • Proximity to impaired streams (303(d) streams) • Linear feet of a stream on a property • Distance to a protected property • Proximity to natural heritage elemental occurrences and inventoried sites • North-steep facing slopes • Threat of development (predicted year of conversion) http://www.gis.uncc.edu/OSPC/ • Percentage of prime soils (farmland) • Percentage of open cover (farmland) • State Watersupply Watershed Districts I or II

  3. Scrubbing Process • Narrowed down top scoring properties • Grouped the target properties into 3 categories based on size • Overlay largest landowners with target properties to see trends/clustering and potential for donated conservation easements

  4. Tailored Criteria/Priorities to… • Funding Sources • CWMTF • ADFPTF and FRPP • Potentially Others (i.e. EEP, mitigation, NHTF, PARTF) • Donated Conservation Easements • Largest Landowners

  5. CWMTF • Proximity to 303(d) streams • Portion of property within 300 feet of any stream • Linear feet of stream on property • Watersupply watershed districts I or II • Adjacency to protected properties

  6. Farmland (NCADFPTF and FRPP) Eligibility requirements • Prime soils • Open cover Higher Ranking • If in a Voluntary Agricultural District

  7. Lincoln County Advisory Committee • LNRC formed the Lincoln County Lands Conservancy Advisory Committee (subcommittee of LNRC) • Periodic Meetings • Presented first draft on March 9th • Continue to revise draft, identify key properties and seek landowner introductions • Present to the LNRC (full board) in June

  8. Additional Metrics… • Data to be used in next draft… • Historical Data • Wetlands (NWI overlaid with hydric soils) • Indian and Howards Creek Planning Area Data • Wetland Ratings • Land Cover • Aquatic biology ratings • Stream habitat ratings

  9. Union County Advisory Committee • 14 members consisting of town mayors, town council members and other key stakeholders • Meets every two months • Greenprint originally presented November 11, 2008 • Revised greenprint presented February 3, 2009 • Continue to build on greenprint

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