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Home My WebLink AboutCFE 041401 U Oldnbe County � Qy _ P 'nQ Environment and Resource Conservation artnlent � P . O . Box 8181 H llsboroncyli , NC 27278+' Phone : ( 919 ) ? 4 ) `- _i mi � ' Ft7x . ( 919 ) 044- 30U? f L '' „r . 'Ema11 : CC1YIiUf07 "Il(C],) CO . 07 "C11? Qi C' . 11C . 11y li" " ai ;,:. . '� `. .. 1 ,•}. � 1 • its t Memorandum To : Commission for the Environment From : Julie Tucker , Chair Date : May 7 , 2001 Re : May 14 , 2001 Meeting Agenda Please find attached the agenda and materials for the next meeting of the Commission for the Environment . As discussed previously , we have a joint session at 6 : 15 with the Water Resources Committee - as that group hands over the ground water "' baton ,"' to our Water Resource Management Committee . The meetings are scheduled for : Monday, May 14, 2001 6 : 15 - 7 : 15 - Session with Water Resources Committee (meal provided) 7830 p . m . - Regular Meeting Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road Chapel Hill , NC If you have questions , or will be unable to attend , please contact Carol Melton ( 245 - 2597 , cmeltonPco . orange . nc . us ) by the Friday before the meeting . -' t4 .. . �...ws.w"n� FP � � � . -, � -�'r, i � � � � � , - � t �_ .� _� - I AGENDA County of Orange Commission for the Environment May 14 , 2001 6 : 15 P . M . Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road , Chapel Hill , NC Joint Meeting with Water Resources Committee ( a light meal will be provided ) 6 : 15 I . Call to Order / Introductions 6 : 20 II . Review of USGS Ground Water Resource Investigation 6 : 45 III . Report of the Water Resources Committee 7 : 10 IV . Next Steps CFE - Regular Meeting 7 : 30 I . Call to Order 7 : 31 1 II . Approval of Minutes ( April 9 , 2001 ) 7 : 32 5 III . Updates • BOCC Open Space Task Force Preliminary Report • Recent/ Upcoming Lands Legacy Acquisitions • Capital Needs Task Force • Natural Areas Element / NA Inventory Update 8 : 10 IV . Cooperative Forestry Project • Representatives to meet with Soil and Water Board and Agricultural Preservation Board in June or August ? • Next Steps 8 : 25 V . Next Meeting (June 11 ) Light pollution , State of the Environment report, other 8 : 30 VI . Committee Breakout Sessions 9 : 30 VII . Adjournment COUNTY OF ORANGE 01 COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DRAFT Summary of Meeting April 9, 2001 Held at Orange County Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC CFE Members Present : Roy Fortmann ( Vice - Chair) , Laura Cotterman , Loraine Kohorn , Lee Rafalow , Mark Smith , Annette Jurgelski , Dan Okun , Richard Pratt, Cara Crisler , Commissioner Alice Gordon Excused Absences . Julie Tucker, Hervey McIver Visitors : Jerry Gaertner, Consulting Forester Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Director ; Rich Shaw, ERCD Land Conservation Manager ; Carol Melton , ERCD Administrative Assistant . I . Call to Order and Additions to the Agenda Vice Chair Fortmann called meeting to order at 7 : 40 p . m . A change to the agenda was made , adding an item ( VI . ) to consider appointing a subcommittee to work with RPAC on priorities for potential 2001 bond referendum . II . Approval of Minutes . MOTION : Rafalow motioned approval of the March 12 , 2001 minutes with one correction . Seconded by Pratt . VOTE : Unanimous approval . III . Forestry Update and Worksession Stancil provided updates on local legislative proposals , recent discussions with the Forest Service , and potential brochures in cooperation with the Forest Service and Tax Assessor . He also recognized Jerry Gaertner to participate in the discussion . A review of previous ideas discussed included . a tour of different managed forests , promoting a landowner cooperative for timber harvesting , and promoting local legislation which could be coalesced into a CFE recommendation for action by the BOCC . Rafalow expressed concerns regarding burning versus chipping and asked whether it was too late for that to be included in legislation . Stancil said that although the bill had been introduced , there might be an opportunity to provide the committee comments and to make revisions if the BOCC agrees . Rafalow noted that not only in legislation , but somewhere we ought to say , " burning isn ' t the thing to do no matter what the weather ; try chipping instead . " Cost issues were noted as a reason that people choose burning over chipping . Stancil asked the group to come up with something in the way of action priorities that they feel are important that staff can write up and bring back . Stancil gave an update on latest activities . On February 20t" Commissioner Jacobs , Commissioner Brown & Stancil met with Dewey Botts , Assistant Secretary of the N . C . Department of Environment & Natural Resources ( DENR ) , to discuss the possibility of a collaborative project between Orange County and the Forest Service ( NC Division of Forest DRAFT CFE 4/09/01 Minutes Page 1 of 4 02 Resources ) . At the time , Botts oversaw the state Soil & Water Conservation programs and Division of Forest Resources . That has since changed with new administration . The County District Forester could not attend th,e meeting due to a fire on that day . During the meeting it was recognized that although there are some areas where the County and Forest Service may not agree , there are some shared goals that are easily attainable . Pursuing a cooperative program along those goals was suggested . The Soil & Water District was identified as a logical partner in the collaborative effort . Botts communicated with the new DENR Secretary , Bill Ross , and others in Raleigh . There is interest in pursuing the project . A draft of the comments from that meeting with Botts was forwarded to Senator Kinnaird ' s office , and there was interest in introducing a bill covering some of these same issues . Copies were sent to the County Forest Service . To summarize , the County and Forest Service and the Soil & Water District would enter into joint collaborative project to focus on key areas . • Jointly promoting forest management plans including joint brochures , joint community meetings , between the two parties . • Notice to adjacent landowners within certain radius of operations . • Conservation Forest option with qualified use value program . • Report known identified water quality violations that Forest Service is aware of ( they don ' t know about all operation ongoing ) ask that the Soil & Water District and Soil Erosion Control folks to look at the situation in a timely manner . Stancil noted that the two bills ( titled Local / State Forestry Pilot Program ) are similar , with Senate Bill 724 sponsored by Senators Kinnaird and Lee and House Bill 840 by Representatives Insko and Hackney . The proposal for a pilot program was expanded to authorize local governments statewide to participate . Orange County would be a part of the pilot program , as identified in Section 6 . Stancil reviewed the sections . On March 14th another meeting was held with the County Forester , District Forester , District Conservationist ( Brent Bogue ) , Commissioner Jacobs and Stancil to talk about the proposed pilot program . Concerns about promoting awareness of forest management issues were raised by the foresters . They have a hard time keeping up with the review and approval of forest management plans , and that promoting those plans would be more than they could handle . A burning permit may be issued for 48 hours up to two weeks . There is no mechanism in place to do the notifications . The Forest Service suggested that the County take on the notification role , possibly either 911 Center or Environmental Health by calling the local media and issuing a no - burn warning . On the issue of posting logging activities , the timing of such postings was a concern . The foresters noted that some of the contracts last two years and they may not be aware of when activities would occur . When they do occur it could be over a long period of time . In conclusion , the Forest Service representatives indicated interest in cooperating on a ) a joint brochure with the Tax Assessor on the use value program and b ) a joint brochure with CFE on " good neighbor approach " , directed toward loggers and adjacent landowners . The brochure would try to educate adjacent landowners about forest harvesting / management techniques and procedures ; loggers would be encouraged to notify the Forest Service even if it ' s not required ; loggers would be asked to help promote awareness among land owners adjoining logging areas of what is involved in the process . Stancil reported that a second draft of the proposed forestry pilot program was prepared and submitted to Raleigh . The Forest Services continues to be concerned about getting into an enforcement role and with the lack of adequate staff to implement the program . DRAFT CFE 4/09/01 Minutes Page 2 of 4 03 The CFE discussed how timber harvesting comes into play in the development process . The Forestry Service notifies the Planning department and then the sediment and erosion control regulations apply . It was noted that only about 51 percent of the operations are known by or reported to the Forest Service . Kohorn asked if there is any effort being made to encourage the 49 percent of unknown logging operations to notify the Forest Service . Gaertner noted that landowners are strongly opposed to more regulations regarding logging operations and that the County could get more for its money by encouraging the use of forestry management plans rather than purchasing timber rights . Other issues and ideas discussed by Gaertner with the group included . • The average time for completing logging operations of certain land size • The advantages and disadvantages of selective cutting • What factors are considered in determining what trees should be harvested • The time needed for developing a management plan ; also updates to the plan • Providing county incentives might encourage loggers to report their operations ( e . g . , county supplying bridge mats ) • There are only 12 state foresters in NC ( eight counties per forester ) • Land owners are worried about their property rights being taken away • Orange County could supplement Forest Service with management planning • Advantages of forest management planning include protection of water quality and wildlife habitat , more trees grow to maturity , greater return from trees that are cut • Cost of management plan is about $ 15 per acre ( higher for smaller tracts ) • The County could consider subsidizing the land owner who does a management plan • Consider combining forest certification with management planning In conclusion , staff was asked to bring back a " shopping list " for CFE review at the next meeting . Gordon asked for a list of advantages of forest management planning , cost and time of planning process . IV . Updates • State of the Environment Report ( December 2001 Progress Report , December 2002 full report ) • CFE Priorities List Stancil reported on BOCC preference for timing of State of Environment reports . BOCC suggested a full report in the December prior to the legislative long session so if there are ideas that the BOCC agrees with from this group they could be pursued with a local bill . Since CFE did not prepare a progress report in 2000 , one should be prepared for 2001 and a full SOE report submitted in December 2002 . Stancil reported that an Air Quality goal was approved by the BOCC and is expected to be adopted at a future meeting . Additional language was added in regards to the Truck Stop issue and monitoring along the interstate . A revised copy will be sent to the Air Quality Committee . Gordon asked if the Air Quality Committee was interested in being involved with transportation planning and effects of air quality . Stancil reported that it would be another couple months before news of the proposed Mobile Source Emissions grant would be announced as it could be tied up in the state ' s pending budget issues . A joint meeting with Water Resources Committee is scheduled for May 141h at 6000 p . m . with dinner in a Hillsborough location . DRAFT CFE 4/09/01 Minutes Page 3 of 4 V . Lands Legacy Program - Long Term Priorities Stancil reviewed the Long - Term Priorities document prepared for the Lands Legacy Program . He noted that the information reflects work from the CFE SOE , Lands Legacy program and Joint Master Recreation and Parks Report . The plan will be discussed by the BOCC the following week . He asked for CFE comments . Stancil noted that some wording had changed , such as the idea of a central county forest from the Biological Resources Committee being changed to an Upper New Hope Creek corridor . He reviewed the priority list for 2002 - 2010 for Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat/ Prime Forests ; Prime and Threatened Farmlands Parkland and Recreational Open Space Acquisitions ; Cultural and Archaeological Preservation ; Water Supply Watershed Riparian Buffers . A review of items 1 - D through 1 - 1< followed along with Lands Legacy projects . Rafalow asked for a map with better labels identifying the projects . Open discussion about the different projects , overlay areas , and funding approaches , concluded with the commission ' s approval of the priorities list with the option to provide comment to staff via email . VI . Sub - Committee to work with Recreation & Parks Advisory Council ( RPAC ) Fortmann asked for members to work on a short - term ( one or two meetings ) subcommittee with RPAC on reviewing of Parks and Open Space priorities for Potential 2001 Bond Referendum recommendation . Cotterman and Rafalow agreed to participate . It was suggested that Hervey McIver might also participate . Staff was asked to contact RPAC to coordinate a meeting . Rafalow suggested that the committee look at the priorities established independently and see what changes to those might occur if we looked at them as an overlaid set of priorities . Realizing the narrow window of opportunity , it was suggested that there be a combined statement forwarded to the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force from the RPAC and CFE supporting priority projects and be presented on May 25th jointly by McIver ( CFE ) and Patrick Sullivan of RPAC . That strategy was agreeable to the members . VII . Committee Breakout Sessions The commission broke out into committee groups . VIII . Adjournment The CfE meeting adjourned at approximately 10 : 00 p . m . DRAFT CFE 4/09 /01 Minutes Pacre 4 of 4 05 Preliminary Report of the Orange County Open Space Task Force Executive Summary and Section II Adopted by the Board of Commissioners April 17 , 2001 06 07 Preliminary Report of the Orange County Open space Task Force April 17 , 2001 Executive Summary The Open Space Task Force , formed in May 2000 , includes Commissioners Margaret Brown and Alice Gordon and County staff. A . Background In the spring and fall of last year , the Task Force worked to help develop the Annual Action Plan for the Lands Legacy program . In the last few months , the attention of the Task Force has turned to evaluating the many different needs that have been identified for parks and open space . This evaluation has been compiled in the Open Space Task Force report . The report uses the following source materials to identify short - term and long - term priorities for park and open space land acquisition , and parks facilities development : 1 . The 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks Report ( adopted by the BOCC 5 /3 /00 ) 2 . Joint Parks Guidelines and Criteria ( adopted 12/7/99 and 5 /3 /00 ) 3 . The State of the Environment report (February 2000 ) 4 . " A Lands Legacy Program for Orange County " , ( adopted by the BOCC 4/4/00 ) 5 . The Lands Legacy Interim Action Plan ( adopted 5 /3 /00 ) 6 . Lands Legacy Long-Term Priorities 2002 - 2010 (presented 3 /27/01 ) 7 . Report of the Soccer Facilities Symposium Task Force (November , 2000 ) A theme that is common to all of these reports is the need for proactive steps for " land- banking " to preserve future parklands and existing natural areas , before they are gone . The 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks (JMRP ) report emphasizes that point , as shown in this quotation from that report : . . . the Work Group has determined that the current critical need is to begin long - term land acquisition ("land banking ') . This concept is similar to any kind of bank — it essentially establishes a "savings account" of land. Once the savings account has been fully funded, land can be withdrawn and developed for specific parks and recreation needs . The JMRP report then goes on to note : Simultaneous with the population increase, land in Orange County is rapidly increasing in value . Large tracts are being subdivided, and options for geographic locations of parkland in every township are diminishing. A priority for use of future funds clearly must be land acquisition for long - term park needs, rather than simply developing recreational facilities (which can be developed over time as the population increases) . I c� g A program for land acquisition for long - term park needs should be developed that identifies sites that could meet needs (including potential for siting active and low-impact recreation) , based on projected size and location of parkland throughout the county. The availability of matching funds from the benefiting jurisdictions should be an important component in future acquisition and park development. .. . The reports cited above also offer insights into the park facilities needs of each jurisdiction in the County . The balance between parkland and the development of facilities was also reflected in the 1997 referendum . The Lands Legacy program is striving to make land-banking and preservation of critical resource lands a reality . Another important component that guided the work in this report was the 1997 Parks bond and the noteworthy projects that have been accomplished from that bond . A total of five new soccer fields have been constructed or will soon be available for County citizens , accomplished with proceeds from that bond . The bond and the reports of parks work groups in the past four years has greatly advanced our ability to work together Countywide for parks and open space needs . The Board ' s adopted criteria for joint parks projects clearly articulates the ways that joint parks projects could be pursued by multiple jurisdictions . Be Goals for Parks , Open Space and Resource Lands The projects recommended in this report were selected with the following goals in mind $ 1 . Work toward completion of projects in the 1988 County Master Recreation and Parks Plan 2 . Work toward completion of projects ( acquisition and facilities ) suggested in the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks (JMRP ) Work Group report 3 . Promote appropriate joint parks and open space projects between Town and County , consistent with adopted criteria 4 . Acquire Top Priority Identified Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat and Prime Forests 5 . Acquire conservation easements on top priority Prime and Threatened Farmland in Water Supply Watersheds 6 . Aggressively pursue grants and partnerships with other local governments and associations The current report lays out the short term and longer- term priorities that we see from the identified needs . The short - term projects are needs that we anticipate will be most critical for the next five years , while the longer- term needs are projects that , while extremely important , may require activity and funding in the 6 - 10 year timeframe . The issues discussed in this current report are timely because of the ongoing work of the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force . The short -term priorities in the report are the Task Force ' s best estimate of the projects that might be feasible for the November bond referendum , and are also provided to serve as a starting point for Board discussion of parks and open space needs . 09 co Land Acquisitions for Parks , Open Space and Resource Conservation — Short - Term (2 - 5 Years ) Table 1 gives the priorities for land acquisitions during the next two to five years . Note that_ the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks report emphasizes the importance of land banking to preserve park sites now . The Task Force concurs with this recommendation , and recommends that at least half the parks funds allocated from the upcoming November 2001 bond referendum be devoted to land acquisition and land preservation . The cost estimates put forth in this table , and in the rest of the report , are based on current knowledge and markets present in 2001 . Estimates should be revised at the time of funding to reflect the then - current conditions . D . Parks and Open Space Facilities Development — Short- Term Priorities (2 - 5 Years ) Table 2 gives the priorities for facilities development during the next two to five years . Note that the Task Force anticipates that County and Town discussions or discussion of the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force will reveal other facility needs . E . Land Acquisitions and Facilities Development — Long - Term Priorities ( 6 = 10 Years ) The report also gives suggested priorities for land acquisitions and facilities development during the next 6 - 10 years . F . Joint Parks Guidelines and Criteria The criteria for joint park projects adopted by the Board of County Commissioners during the past two years is summarized on this page . Note that these criteria should guide the selection of projects for the upcoming bond referendum . G . Policy Statement Regarding the Expenditure of County Bond Funds for Parks and Open Space On April 17 , 2001 , the Board of Commissioners adopted the following policy statement regarding the expenditure of County bond funds : Allocation of Funds The Coim07 will strife to ensure that, between FY 1997' and FY 2010, bond fiends for parks and open space are proportionally balanced between Chapel Hill Township and the other six townships' , based on the population of those townships in the 2000 Census . FY 1997 and FY 2010 refer to fiscal year 1996- 97 and fiscal yemf 2009- 2010, respectively We do not yet know the 2000 census population by township, but it is anticipated that the proportional breakdown will be somewhere near 63 % for Chapel Hill Township and 37 % for other townships. III 10 H . Conclusions Based on information available to the group , the Open Space Task Force believes that the projects cited in this report reflect a reasonable assessment of open space needs through the year 2010 . The Task Force hopes that the Board finds this report helpful in identifying the many different parks and open space needs that exist , and that it engenders discussion of how to make these important needs a reality . I . Recommended Actions The Open Space Task Force recommends that the Board of County Commissioners : 1 . Discuss the Preliminary Report and provide comments 2 . Approve the Executive Summary of the report, and forward it along with Tables 1 and 2 , the "Joint Parks Guidelines and Criteria " and the "Policy Statement Regarding the Expenditure of County Bond Funds for Parks and Open Space" to the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force 3 . Receive the rest of the report for further discussion IV ll II . Short - Term Priorities Parks, open Space and Resource Lands Acquisition and Facility De velopmen t In the context of these discussions , " Short-Term Priorities " are envisioned to be identified priority needs for a 2 - 5 year timeframe (consistent with the County ' s CIP planning approach ) . A . Land Acquisitions for Parks , Open Space and Resource Conservation — Short- Term (2 = 5 Years ) Table 1 gives the priorities for land acquisitions during the next two to five years . Note that the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks report emphasizes the importance of land banking to preserve park sites now . The Task Force concurs with this recommendation , and recommends that at least half the parks funds allocated from the upcoming November 2001 bond referendum be devoted to land acquisition and land preservation . The cost estimates put forth in this table , and in the rest of the report , are based on current knowledge and markets present in 2001 . 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Box 8181 306 - A Revere Road On May 1 St , the Board of Commissioners will consider Hillsborough , NC 27278 contracts to purchase lands north of Carrboro for park purposes , with the potential to accommodate co - located future schools . Consideration of these contracts to Phone : ( 919 ) 245 - 2597 purchase comes after a thorough process of site Fax : ( 919 ) 644 - 3351 identification , evaluation and the negotiation of terms of purchase . Prepared by : David Stancil , Land for parks and school sites has been identified as a Environment and Resource Conservation Director top priority by a number of advisory work groups and the County itself . e - mail : dstancil @co . orange . nc . us In particular , the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group report , and the 2000 Chapel HilkCarrboro City Schools ( CHCCS ) Long Range Facilities Task Force Report noted acquisition of sites as a pressing need . A total of 193 acres is being considered for acquisition . The proposed purchase would acquire four contiguous tracts of land near the intersection of Eubanks Road and Old NC 86 , owned by Malcolm and Matrena Hunter of Greensboro , and Henry Cate and Rod Cate , both of Carrboro . The land is strategically located in a fast - developing area north of Carrboro , easily - accessible to residents in Carrboro and Chapel Hill , as well as Hillsborough . County Environment and Resource Conservation staff have worked with Chapel HilkCarrboro City Schools staff to coordinate acquisition of the Hunter property , which was identified in the CHCCS Long Range Facilities report as a recommended site . At the same time as investigations were underway for a potential schools site in this area , the County — through its Lands Legacy program for park and resource land acquisitions — was identifying and evaluating sites for a Page 2 of 2 Chapel Hill Township District Park . This park of 100 - 200 acres in size was identified as a top County parks priority in the Lands Legacy Annual Action Plan for 2000 - 2001 . After identifying nine sites and evaluating four finalist sites , lands adjacent to the proposed schools site were identified as the top candidate for the park — with the potential for school/ park co - location a prime consideration . At that point , apprised of the concurrent activity for purchase , the CHCCS School Board and the County Commissioners coordinated efforts for acquisition with the County staff taking the lead in the negotiations . The potential park/schools site offers a number of opportunities for use of the property . Among these opportunities are the potential for sharing playing fields between the park and schools , the suitability of the land for a mixture of active and low - impact recreation uses ( including needed soccer fields ) , and the potential for eventual water - based recreation and renovation of a farm barn and historic property . Much of the land proposed for purchase was a dairy farm prior to 1990 . Because of its location in the headwaters of the Bolin Creek basin , the potential park site has tentatively been given a working title of " Bolin Creek Park . " " These potential acquisitions exemplify the need to acquire good sites for parks and schools before they are gone , " noted Commission Chair Steve Halkiotis . " The presence of a large park in this growing area would represent an investment that will pay dividends - not only for current citizens , but future generations of County and Town citizens as well . " This is a farsighted move by Orange County to acquire key sites for schools and parks while they are still available , " stated Commissioner Alice Gordon . " It is also part of a larger County plan to purchase land for parks and open space through our Lands Legacy program , and to develop recreational facilities all over Orange County . " " The acquisition of these properties is another important step toward realizing Orange County ' s visionary land preservation and parkland acquisition goals , " added Commission Vice - Chair Barry Jacobs . " Thanks to the foresight of county voters , we have the necessary funds to protect the environment and to cost - effectively promote key public uses - - a major recreational facility within easy reach of the vast majority of folks in our community , with the distinct possibility schools can be part of the mix . " Page 2 of 2 ; 0 7 " The potential acquisition of these properties will provide an excellent opportunity for the co - location of public facilities , " said Commissioner Margaret Brown . " Not only is this type of planning wise stewardship of taxpayer money , it provides wonderful recreation opportunities for the citizens of Chapel Hill , Carrboro and all of Orange County . I think it shows we are looking toward the future and anticipating the needs of our citizens . " The cost of the potential acquisitions is $ 4 . 6 million in total , or approximately $ 23 , 500 per acre . This price is consistent with land prices in this area , which is in the Town of Carrboro ' s Northern Transition Area and the OWASA Water and Sewer Service area , and is also consistent with recent land acquisitions for schools and recreational sites in the general area . 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Z T2 f I. end issue , the county s school- ;: s .. � ;4 z . q m 1 I , � , � _� IIAtIFI � : . , ,, � ; irk reserve fund and the subdi 8 , 3 . : A g , �� . + £ i . £ : „ k . iY *` W s :c = �a - r '� r�'F Via£ r 4;:: "_ 4a _ 2�j ;: d?`t °�,' /`- F ;� hI �� Y = . : .. ' s 'sion a ment- in-lie fundf i� o ,: F � ` II r $ t }� } ? tt. y s . y i ° t �9 ' x s I • r Y Fs ' y � c This is an example of thins I $ 3 x :k 4 . �vetailing quite nicely " Stancil IF - ' " .. � x ' ' j Y ` ; `I 2 i s x . iE t £ i s .�inIc'3 .0 eF .m. _ , s "g tid . The schools were looking = 9 . a site in that area , and the y=' , r ►unty had identified that area ,2 j „ � r a park in the 1988 parks plan # R The former dairy is evolving in - £. 1 fr' j " • • • • : f6 L 1 :` { ,l l to new millennium into a dis P� = 4 t ict park and school campus that ` ° f t X f Y' L A� = 1FkI ' ; a ; ! 3 . 0 ° f % j ill be light years from the way Y iik y f I e < ie land originally was used but ;;. S ` � ' ` f Y . ` ! . d ` s fF % ' • ' i Y . F s s j , :± s i , , 'A' ' st .. i s t F P �` S:S : ii ; d f 't ie area will hold onto vestiges of past . . , . ti = . < f , 5. I . € f d i , , s S . L r; : r 1 e t tse t6 1 i IS.: ; ` i The Cate family' s first footstep - , � I. i '% ` ' _ ` . t ° , A,, it fi fI . t � r r � rto the land northwest of CarI . � FcV . IS % I.I. I. € ; 14i y m . �� ► oro happened in a time out of °Y . i I. . . .. . . . .ind . John Henry Cate , 72 , Links his grandfather first the Cates maintained the house CC , �vned the large parcel of land , and land for their own use . John . . • Id rather see apark here tha72 Zoo h0z hich has been carved up by suc- Henry Cate , a champion shot on with t2U0 CaYS each g'0272g' Z�� aid d02vn this :eding generations . an Army rifle team , would go " I ' ve been here all my life . That skeet shooting , and Roderick road. )use was built in 1929 , the . year I Cate would take his son Travis ' s as born , " he said , gesturing to Boy Scout troop camping . John Henry Ca ie white farmhouse that will " I really enjoyed living on the Orange County land c imam standing on the property land , " Roderick Cate said . " In .ter it transfers to the county. some ways , it felt like I was sign- Phe story goes that it wasn ' t fin- ing my life away when I signed hed yet when I came , so for six the contract with the county . the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City fields and , because the site i .onths I lived with my grandpar- " But maybe they can do it prop - Schools . The area is in the coup- adjacent to a residential are (, its I erly and watch over it, " he said . ty ' s jurisdiction but in Carrboro ' s fields could be lighted . " It needs painting and a little The point was driven home as transition zone . Richard Kinney , director ( ork, but it' s still sturdy . " Roderick walked through the " We recognize that there is Carrboro Recreation and I County officials say the house , woods and found a fire ring built another side to it , in that it is a Department , said area resit dairy barn and a cabin Stancil next to the pond and dangerously large piece of property not avail- have clamored for more >timates may have been built in close to some bushes . A beer bot- able for commercial development fields and trails for a long ie 19th century could be used as tle , caps and knife lay on the or residential development and and the county ' s purcha : farm exhibit, perhaps demon- ground nearby . " It ' s a full-time not adding to our tax base , " said more than double the town ' : rating how small dairies used to job to keep it up . And I ' d rather Carrboro Alderman Diana rent park holdings . )erate . look out the door and see a park McDuffee . " That ' s a flip side . " We ' re glad to see the cc IF " The opportunities are almost rather than a developer • " However , we ' ve always said we take an interest in setting mitless here , " Stancil said, tick- Roderick Cate said developers need active recreation , and we land for a district park , " Ki ig off a list of possible uses that often came calling with pie- in- identified that area for a district said. " There ' s no doubt we icludes nature trails , ball fields , the - sky proposals for a mini- Park . Overall , the pluses out - it . " icnic areas and greenways . Southern Village , combining weigh negatives . " Commissioner Mar John Henry Cate kept up his retail and office space with tight- McDuffee has been closely Brown has long been inv� �rriily' s dairy operation until the ly packed condos and homes . involved with the county ' s Soccer with the Intergovernmental � 70s , until dairy farming and Now the proposals are running Symposium Task Force , which Work Group , which is made orking as an equipment opera- more along the lines of a mini- has drawn attention to the lack of county and town elected off )r for the Forest Service became soccer complex to be shared by all regulation - size soccer fields in and parks representatives , the county . Stancil said the park envisions a connecting net io much to handle . county residents and an elemen- , After the dairy closed down , tary- middle school campus for area could support up to 10 soccer of greenways for bikers and The Chapel Hill News a A7 z: al a ing park facilities is an added t benefit to whatever school goes n th o e site . a " It helps enrich the program at X Y a school , " he said . " A park site opens up exploration into envi- ` r ronmental studies , ecology , the I OFF: sc iences . A lot of our curriculum IF ' IF enhanced by having natural OFF 0 3 . : is map areas nearby. " �S { � ' 4 i ;;V Other schools have parks near - p � � � 1 £ by but this model is followi -fa $Y i-- =7 ; $ . r'.E, ac, °`�" f a t . .?� ti 2: ) g h e ; 1 n t � � , ti ` ' . f _ £ ' M : :< " ' YNfi � � L ° a � '� example of the planned ninth ele _ A y At.4 L F mentary at Meadowmont with 12 L� z s S : �£ ' r , F s= s 3 4k park facilities adjoining the {' "` r ° , school site , Scroggs said . He AOFkF .�,�t, , S } < s t3 ,t S . IF { f ° £ y x , �� { j my m s qu kly L j _ »„ Y . , . . z 2 £ _ n h opes the cou ove is : L �a into setting aside planning funds $ f ' Staff photos by Grant Halverson r t ; : ; ¢' rQ :_ for a loth elementary school on } 2 € € i V r �� £ Roderick Cate, ( above) son of John , � 2°� _ �; r 0 OFF `L2 . Henry Cate, now must find a new the new site . f ! ° t IF IF I . home. Development of the first phase F. 6 s { € : ) 2 £, = t f 2 i .. <l 3. ?' & t ! / £ s t' Yi3 .2 Sy#' ;, 3 � � b { L of the park , along with school x A. 2 '. ' s = t ; � , r = t� ? � �` 36 £ t ' s , t F : £ t es �3�� = t - c , 3 { e 2 < , j � x = £ . �d Left, Jonathan Cate is the fifth construction funds , are among IF OFF « generation of Cates to walk his the $ 153 million in requests being fY , 2 £ t 3 Y == r�{ r , ,f f m land off old N .C. s6 . ebated by the Capital Needs £ aI it d t 3 { 'z ; Y , , 2 y"� y ` " " fr Advisory Task Force , which is deciding what to recommend for the November bond referendum . ers to travel from Carrboro « The accomplishment ( of buy - GZ rather see a park here than 200 houses through the Cate and Hunter properties , Duke Forest , the ing this property) should encour- wo cars each going up and down this closed county landfill property age people to support more park and down through the Greene bonds , " Brown said , " because tract, which is also owned by the we ' ve spent the money so well IL county. and the needs are so great . We John Henry Cate Jr. " I ' m just thrilled . It' s been a have a huge need that is repre FFIF Orange County land owner four -year dream , starting out sented in the next bond to try to with the park task force and catch up . " everyone coming in with their Stancil estimates that Orange el Hill- Carrboro City fields and , because the site is not own plans , she said , and now County has a deficit of nearly 600 'he area is in the coun- adjacent to a residential area , the we ' re working together and fiction but in Carrboro ' s fields could be lighted . building on these things . " acres in parkland when compare zone . Richard Kinney , director of the The purchase is the result of ing the number of residents to the cognize that there is Carrboro Recreation and Parks cooperation between governmen- average number of parks needed .de to it , in that it is a Department , said area residents tal bodies and the efforts of parks to serve that population , of property not avail- have clamored for more ball task force and the Schools and " We have a lot of needs out mmercial development fields and trails for a long time Land Use Councils of the counties there , " Stancil said . " It ' s a good itial development and and the county ' s purchase is and towns to co -locate park and start, but it' s the tip of the iceberg to our tax base , " said more than double the town ' s cur- school facilities , in terms of what we need . " Alderman Diana rent park holdings . " It ' s just common sense really , The actual layout of the entire " That ' s a flip side . " We ' re glad to see the county because the expensive pieces of 193 acres depends on a master we ' ve always said we take an interest in setting aside infrastructure , like parking lots , plan yet to be worked out , but ie recreation , and we land for a district park , " Kinney water and sewer , playing fields — that area for a district said . " There ' s no doubt we need why would you duplicate them? " county and town officials agree � rall , the pluses out- it . Brown asked . " Particularly, I ' m on the wisdom of setting aside atives . " Commissioner Margaret interested in trying not to pave as this parcel for future community le has been closely Brown has long been involved much as we do . If we can use needs . Tith the county ' s Soccer with the Intergovernmental Park parking facilities for school activ- " Sites like this don ' t exist in n Task Force , which Work Group , which is made up of ities and weekend events , you use Chapel Hill and Carrboro any - attention to the lack of county and town elected officials your infrastructure efficiently . " more , " Stancil said . - size soccer fields in and parks representatives . She Steve Scroggs , assistant super - . Stancil said the park envisions a connecting network intendent for support services in Virginia Knapp can be reached at support up to 10 soccer of greenways for bikers and walk- the city school district, said hav- 932- 8742 or at Uknapp a nando . com s P ' a 24 6A—The News of Orange County , Hillsborough , NC, Wednesday , April 18 , 2001 j . y f � , ✓ -t, t, ' r U i ^ '1 } }#�.'�vt }• IT ; Q/r� ttb R elks• f Phones M : x continued from 3A virtually every situation . "We ' ve gotten tons and tons of phones , and we just keep f j ' sending them out , " said Boone . + ,y The Hillsborough Police De- k partment ' s program is approxi- 4 Irk i ' Ya mately the same , in that the department loans phones to women for months at a time if IF { .$ need be . Since phones are often out for a considerable amount of time , the department needs to o s, N � � . keep a certain number of phones on hand for new victims , Ca - x tai<n Jacobs said . We want to make sure we always have a phone for some - t r A one who needs it , " said Jacobs . "I think it ' s a worthwhile pro- t gram , and I ' m sure the commu - ` ,�3i nity thinks so also . " Further information on the k "• r �, , ' program can be had by calling Captain Jacobs or Officer L. W . Left to right : Lori Olson , Jane Korest, Becky Heron, Barry Jacobs , Rich Shaw, and Kate Dixon . Hedgecock at 732- 9381 , or at www . donateaphone . com . The state ' s domestic violence am Oran e h ore C on website is www . nccadv . org , fo Dur ameron * ttler wog o iR1* 7ercontinued from 4A money and to the miracle of calculator microchips , I eventu - The North Carolina Land Trust threatened by development, now with the Orange County Environ - ally crunched the numbers at Council , a collaborative effort of protects aquatic habitat , other mental Resource Conservation hand and found myself squarely the statewide Conservation Trust wildlife and water quality, department , accepted the award on the bottom line with plenty of for North Carolina and local mem- " We are gratified to be able to from Kate Dixon , executive direc- time to get to the Post Office . ber land trusts such as the Eno create a partnership with our tor of Triangle Land Conservancy, River Association and the Tri - neighbor, Durham County, and and Lori Olson , executive direc- Maybe I should have waited angle Land Conservancy, awarded two highly successful land trusts , for of the Eno River Association . until after lunch , I thought . Durham and Orange counties as the Triangle Land Conservancy The media has reported that Government Conservation Part - and the Eno River Association , " literally millions of Americans ners of the year at the annual said Barry Jacobs , Orange County The 2001 North Carolina Land North Carolina Land Trust As - Commissioner . " Working to - Trust Assembly attracted more waited until April 16 to file this sembly held in brown Summit , gether, we ' ve protected the envi - than 120 conservation profession - year , and yes , most of them N . C . ronment and created an amenity als for three days of training and were waiting for a parking place The Eno River Association and to serve as a model for similar dialogue about the growing land at the Hillsborough Post Office the Triangle Land Conservancy cooperative ventures throughout trust movement . The Conserva - around noon on Monday . Next nominated these two county gov - North Carolina . " tion Trust for North Carolina or- ernments for their exemplary art- ganizes the Assembly for the 24 Year I ' m not going to procrasti - P Y P Becky Heron , Durham County nate . You see I ' m getting back nership to protect land along the commissioner, Barry Jacobs , Or- local land trusts conserving lands g g Jane across the state . As the statewide nine dollars this year . Clearly , I Little River. The counties , with ange County commissioner, land trust , CTNC directly protects should have filed earlier . I could help from the local land trusts and Korest , senior planner with the state grants , have protected a 391 - Durham City/County Planning land and provides technical and really use that nine dollars . Live acre tract spanning both counties . Department, and Rich Shaw, Land financial support to North Caro - and learn . This new regional park , once Resource Conservation manager ling Land Trusts . 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'1 ' a3 . .. a�K` 14 . . .`. , f: 1 ;,' .;_ t r � �11 : �. i} - HERALD-SUN/ PHOTOS BY KEVIN SEIFERT A sign announces the area as Little River Regional Park , but planners for Orange and Durham counties expect it will take at least until the summer or fall of 2002 to get the park ready for public use . The main entrance eventually will be along Guess Road . • � • • fIV, 1 t rer r1mol n s throug nast things 'R l r .•t �✓ a pia i 1 , rr• r 'r� m,, ct?a rc �� J ��cL � c�� , '* � ' record of h2cman �nterp� c �Isp; ' t IF 0 I ;r . r i I .% s! ' 1 . ';. • i r I j I 11 I t and a ca aloQ• o native critters ' �' ,, # 1 ;Al I IF ! , A f4� f ' I' / Lj 'lV *r i ;,�.4Aq6yA�� L�r,.i Ia }I lIJff / . : t \i ` I�, 9 /•.M - (l� ,{��qa `i� t�1yy1■1�� 9 �f�I T,, tt�r As 1 •♦I�, rt$r� 'ii"'•� ;IF ! ,/ - 1 Y i 1 I i t�s 1 - �� Y , CL' S C711Y YYY � tlG JY v�SIt *lA l +N. 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Those are the clues to ast lives that LL +} y ` t% K Fu�xK 1FIz I I IH SIF �4 '• rd f a'la' '� >:..- tti ,r, Ray..ot + - a,. - ✓ • I S ; r..r�• �� . �s, . �a ' �$: i�+ ra-:?cY r r ,� ' "` Ott a � =1 r `��a i ! do I , r� s III ,2 r� ��Nf � �tr. . 1*"`, 5 . ?.c 1 \' � , # atf .�F researchers are finding within the 391 -acre !' k 14F � � ' ` oIN !� o + ifFIN A �t, . �y II _I a 1 }r.; r ` ' �rffaf'ht TA`''I r�l •I�; r •+'4 1 `t bbt ar I r. i a S. �4 Little River Regional Park and Natural Area . plo�; ; Y � a Ixkw f jC v'�.j• ,`Pd1I I .% kys ~FLY �va -r* r a2. ti i 'ISy A.' a 1 , ,, _: Durham and Orange counties are developing r5 t .tt ' 1 !� 'If Al y{ it `� `4�y�rtl`�III ,;I �LA'� Y a s:k A %r* . f' -_t tow 5 t Vt q: r ) .� . ft ` \ I 1 : \.. ¢ ,: ' rt t car ♦}� i� , the parkJointly, with about 136 acres in north- kIF .III t t�•,1 kok � � � ` + 1. i' � �a f . t It _ , II 11 i - .I 4 !: _ ' it ?. �\ a 1 : ♦ . . FFIF + Ia - . } i ,,. ri 5 ., I, t ' .•f 'd•) iJ tile . eastern Orange and 255 acres across the i a � t zA I rs \` t r; f � ' rti county line in Durham. I I . 3jti r; $ it, I f�� r 1 � � � � t = > ,t 1 ir � III IY 4 , �,� r � � e ' � I C .a r , ! \ t r mi i IX \ Idd ' 1 f } i, . r a .�f, . t I 'I .F e I . t + el S + Y. a,O L crtt` I tt. a S t l r - . 1 , t o c t - * - • 1 to a, t ,I tvp :! I ! - �• ! - a 3 S r 4to t 11 1' t a .f or L ! IF ..r . r rS . 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I IF 11� A a mixed forest of pines and hard- Margaret Jones ( left) , land resource technician with Orange County, and Tina Moon , a woods and a 15-acre field that was farmed preservation planner with Orange County, walk past an old tobacco curing shed Thursday until five years ago . on the land of the future Little River Regional Park and Natural Area . The critter- catalog includes deer, beavers, turkey, quail, rabbits and hawks, while the Giles said Thursday, waltzing down a narrow 4 entrance along Guess Road, but planners river has four species of threatened freshwa- road used for logging the property in recent expect it will take at least until the summer or ter mussels and evidence of otters, said Mike decades . "I 've got some friends who are fall of 2002 to get the parts ready for public Giles , open - space land manager in the developers , and they would Just froth at the use . Durham City-County Planning office. mouth for this . " . 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VN l la- _ b 64" x r I Linda France Stine we � � 'V 1W ` '� Legacy Research and h ; L1,4 F,-%..a I�g O..i.W F I.IF I F 0JI I,.-FaTIF P�I F.It�-I II1aF�.I� IF:II FROM PAGE Cl 1 V searching deeds and other w {y, � " t to learn more about the r The latest step toward that open- # -- r The documents she 's foun in is the archeolo ' cal survey of :. � . , • a• suggest it was known as t g gi ar.t the property that Durham-based ' , •`" �' - ' " Mill , or Gray ' s !` ^�" Legacy Research started about a 41 4 , . A-.. - A- L Mill . �- Jf ,7 r t, A J ; g1, r week ago . a " It may go back - t �. - ' °• a, � as far as 1800 " `" The research . firms Deborah Joy �- e . 1: ._ ;, said pieces of 't - she said . "I ' m not :, R ,. , rr 7 ositive but ' � 4' 4 � stone tools, flakes d; ,k . P , ;., - `� '�'� that ' s what it 's �� 1h chipped from , 4i { f } ��'t `� ' ' r } stones and bro - Y' *�, . _ , I ' starting to look _L ` j ., like . If you know TF*I II�...;?SI l,F IF�LtIFIiI F IA aI..II_FF:F I ott-FI1.aF.4I.F.,II II,-%I��t 1.I%.4A FII II4I,I`I�,F ri�'IA a.IFF 0.I&:i.F4aFI.F��otA 4 I Ir fFi-I g i+T I rI-!e Fkh ken pro ectile t �`� t ; . different, let us aFtwFrt11,.IF I-IIF�"r$1Il.o Fi T I1 Vi4�*,.&&I I.CI�.a-IIa T Fl 0'.g,,I.I..J F'I�j+-FlI%I:Zt I T N,II'o S%.A.IJI!-F I II:Ai%II,I�.FA'k JTI.-F.qFoJWI-..1t'Ol_0I FF. points , are abun- s, a F . dart on parts of r know. .r. ► _ .. Y the property — _ F �� J " I ' m trying to 8 000 - to 12 000- ��' , ST9M � 1( , . { " piece together �I year- old rem- V a`* IT;, ~ . . ` 1 this puzzle , and Y \ nants from when - 'k - , • ' ` - ' ;." ••C %- I - there may be people out tl Native Ameri- Wild iris bloom brilliantly along the trails of the Little River Regional Park have answers , " Stine said . JOY cans followed She asked that any le game and area . When the park opens for public use next year, people can come dents with knowledge of I camped along the river. through an entrance to the park that will wind through the 15-acre field . history or other aspect Joy said the stone in the area was property call Joy at 6082-21 home - site indicators like cedar or mid- 1800s . The oals of researe good material for tools because it g trees and daffodils . Down the steep hill the ro ert are to avoid c breaks cleanly, and she said there P P Y is evidence of an area along the The second home site is marked researchers envision a stone damp any important sites in con river where stone was quarried . by a large pile of stones that likely that once blocked the river and facilities such as trails , ai The more modern clues the was part of the chimney and fire- channeled water to a grist mill . gather historical informa • II researchers have found include Place , Joy said . There is evidence of the stone dam included in displays at two likely home sites , several hun - There is a spring nearby and a and at least two channels . said Rich Shaw, land con dred feet apart uphill from the pile of stones that may have Not far down the river is a for- river. One site includes a depres - formed a springhouse . mer crossing that people may have sion with scattered river rocks , Joy said the evidence so far sug- used to get to the mill , which Priam possibly from a foundation , and gests the homes dated to the early marily would have milled corn and %..Sir -• ' y 7r _ tka 1 K' r • R , l RR}�y, y Yrr RII ■ 't. L •C•Seem. Sri 1 _ , T . , w:71 I Stiffener AS Air F � � L+ ,. VMS f 4 ~ .f _ �. %, . . :� - . y �: ' . ` ` . ; ,: J . _ :'IT F ,y4� rim ' Ir „^ - T ' h �_ y" .1 �'� T v` . _ s° i:�a h- .w "h�r �+.�.+vt � \1\l _D ,7 - •.Z,.i- t . �iyry : .�,li r.+Sol III� _ "5 �. i -&VIajic :.�� f �: ` its , � � If t . � '+ � ¢►{ • i . . - i5y � rh' ~^t` . '' Kir; . 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VVX - 11) 3 EI Slc -9, 3y`. .'S+ �.q . is"?` to ; - 4.,, ,att• .. y � n u, . + +zu4 „ - •-a,e. 'C .sf :,, to . �Y . +. - �R r Ne - -. ,. '.^-: its✓+ ^+ e • ml VlJrV , ' 11 Aim I Sir .� s °Sh, _ _ }41 14 • ti► I Pf Ir, SIR IS Jim q4 IV a �. . Yfin a ^ " .� THE HERALD-SUN/ PHOTOS BY KEVIN SEIFERTt . 4 IfIII . 1 The north fork of the Little River, one of the Piedmont's cleanest waterways , runs along Alit , `R one edge of the park site , near the fork's confluence with Buffalo Creek . The area serves '� �., �?; . ` e as a habitat for deer, beavers , turkey, quail , rabbits , hawks , four species of threatened s;; a ;. 5' I. freshwater mussels and , according to evidence , river otters . A, Deborah Joy ( left) leads the way past what used to be a structure at the park , which �L along with an old wagon ford across the Little River, the remnants of a stone dam and I- gristmill race , prehistoric stone tools and stone flakes chipped off in the making of tools , I offer clues to past human inhabitation . wheat . manager for Orange County. area , so that makes it a unique chat= Linda France Stine works for The entrance to the park will lenge to decide exactly what ' s Legacy Research and has been wind through the 15 -acre field , going to go on here , " Giles said. searching deeds and other records which Shaw said will basically To help pay the $ 1 . OS million to learn more about the mill site . remain an open meadow. At the price for buying the park property, The documents she 's found so far entrance are a home and outbuild- the counties received grants of suggest it was known as the Gray ings that once belonged to the Laws $ 377 , 000 from the Clean Water Mill , or Gray 's �1 i family, and plan- Management Trust Fund and Mill. �, ` h 4` ners don 't yet $250 , 000 from the state Parks and " It may go back know whether Recreation 'Trust Fund . The Trian- r �' a v as far as 1800, " ~ raw; -j those buildings gle Land Conservancy and the Eno she said. "I' m not ;;�, _� � can be renovated , River Association also committed positive , butIf + Shaw said. to raising $ 170 , 000 for buying the that 's what it's ,; a .j A parking area, land . starting to look F.� ii . � :: " .., � , restrooms and Those funds reduced the land- like. If you know r icnic shelter P acquisition costs for the local gov- different, let us z 4i a will be located at ernments to about $ 96 , 000 for know. _ s, . the end of the Orange and $ 178 , 000 for Durham . "I ' m trying to entrance drive, at The counties also got a $262 , 000 piece together STINE SHAW the edge of the federal grant for actually develop ,,, this puzzle , and woods , with trails ing the property into a public park. there may be people out there who leading down to the river and loop - The land is directly adjacent to a have answers , " Stine said. ing through the property. site of about 175 acres that was She asked that any local resi- A Little River Park advisory once considered for a construction- dents with knowledge of the mill' s committee, made up of citizens and and- demolition debris landfill . history or other aspects of the officials , has met this spring, and property call Joy at 682r,l that group will be making recom- The goals of researching the mendations on possible uses in the property are to avoid damaging park. any important sites in constructing Uses like hiking are certain, but facilities such as trails , and also to whether activities like horseback gather historical information to be riding and mountain-biking will be included in displays at the park, allowed remains to be decided . said Rich Shaw, land conservation " It's both a park and a natural ) unty ' s Eagle Point Nature Preserve to open in June http : //ww %.v . salisbur)lpost . com/.) 001march/031. 701d . htm Salisbury Post Online : March 27 , 2001 Local news , weather , sports and more ! Serving historic Rowan County , North Carolina since 1905 . St j ti - . - Home � -CJ News Index County ' s Eagle Point Nature Preserve ImE Today ' s News to open in June 1 -123 Editorials -C:: ) Columns J -M Features BY JESSISE BURCHETTE � -f. Sports SALISBURY POST =M Obituaries =M Classified j -CI Contact Us J -CD Church The 100 - acre nature preserve along High Rock Lake Form will open to the public in June as Eagle Point Nature I -C1 Club Preserve . Form � - Search Site The Rowan Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the name during its meeting Monday evening . The property along Black Road in eastern Rowan was donated to the county in 1998 by the LandTrust for Central North Carolina through the efforts of Bill Stanback . The property in the Pooletown area came with the condition that it stay largely undeveloped . Bob Pendergrass , director of the Rowan Nature and Learning Center at Dan Nicholas Park , recommended the Eagle Point name . In a memo to the board , Pendergrass noted that "the bald eagle is the most noteworthy animal that we have seen in the area . " Parks Director Jim Foltz said officials offered to name the preserve for an individual or a company , but both declined . A dedication will be held at the preserve on June 16 at 1 p . m . The preserve will then be open to the public . A walking path of natural shale meanders through the preserve . During an estimated two - hour walk , visitors can see a wide variety of native plants , birds and animals . On a recent tour , Foltz said , large fields of daffodils were in full bloom . Remnants of three homeplaces have been found on the property . Sloan Park' s new pond and nature trail will be dedicated at 1 p . m . on May 12 at that park , which is located off N . C . 150 West at Millbridge . or 2) 3 /27 /20014 :218 11h/1 County ',s Eagle Point Nature Preserve to open in June http : //www . sallsburypost . coni/2001marcli/03270ld . htm In other action , the board unanimously approved new 29 rules dealing with charges for groups . Foltz said increasing demand on the park facilities forced the action . In particular , he cited private schools or private businesses that use park facilities as part of their paid operations . Under the new rules , which take effect April 1 , those groups will not be charged for using outside facilities Monday through Friday . Fees will be charged holidays and weekends . Fees will be charged for use of inside facilities . Cleanup fees can be assessed for outside facilities if needed . As an example , Foltz mentioned a new agreement with Kids Sports , which will pay $ 1 per day per child for use of inside facilities . Committees of the board will work with supervisors to decide fee issues . Foltz and board members discussed several projects under way at the various parks . Work is continuing on new restroom facilities at Ellis Park and on the refurbishing of the Granite Quarry Depot at Dan Nicholas Park . In other business , officials announced several upcoming events : o March. 24 , kite day at Dan Nicholas Park . o April 14 , 11 a . m . Easter egg hunt , Dan Nicholas Park . o A new toll -free number for Rowan County Parks will start March 30 . It is 1 - 866 - RoParks or 1 = 866 - 767 = 2757 . Home Classifieds I Columns I Archives I Contact Us Copyright 0 2000 , 2001 Post Publishing Company , Inc . Web design : webmistress 2 of 2 3 /27 /2001 4 : 28 PNI ews http : //www , wateitechonline . com/news . asp ? mode=4 & N _ID=? 1986 30 !� 117, 17 he 'd ter Te C . 7 Water Tech Features e = News D mi1 L41 - 31 emNews Daily - , u7.� T , �. 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III ( ILIAFv OLltlook L �( aI Briefs " Groundwater is a natural resource of unparalleled importance to Market Unclates California , but the state ' s approach to monitoring and protecting it People is a jumble of disconnected and often ineffective approaches that RC ,) ulcILOIr Flatters leave us dangerously unprepared for the future , " said David Beckman , an NRDC senior attorney who coauthored the report and hechrlolo `7 - directed its groundwater probe . "The unsettling reality is that California has a widespread groundwater contamination problem , but no one truly knows exactly how bad the situation is — or how `f � L) & L bad it may become . " 11 F K The agency most responsible for monitoring the state ' s Site Menu groundwater supplies , the California State Water Resources Control Board ( SWRCB ) , is crying foul . The NRDC ignored a new state Home program to test local wells among, other deficiencies in the report, OnlineArticl - according to SWRCB officials . 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" The SWRCB also has a Web site , which includes a geographic Se 'a %; ,ra tern Brad k isle Nk' a to r information system to show the location of the water wells in the Desa nia tion i Systems state and finds the location of leaking and underground storage sites . For more information , go to the SWRCB Web site . " It ' s obvious we ' re not communicating our message effectively, " F • • ' ' • • said Giannopoulos . p . hometown approach The NRDC is also supporting a measure in the California State An bdfice of prevention Legislature called the Groundwater Monitoring Act of 2001 , nc - , . . - � s4 sponsored by Assemblywoman Carol Liu , D - Pasadena . The measure was reported out of the Assembly Environment and Toxics Materials Sign up today for a Committee and could face a vote before the full Assembly later this FREE subscription to year . For more of the latest news , click here . TECHNOLOGY e - Nct.vls Oall � For related information on this story, click here . To discuss this topic with other water and wastewater industry professionals , click here . Environment Archives View .100 Most Recent Nc «ts Piec: ct; All Content Copyright 2000 National Trade Publications Inc . Click Here for details on our Privacy Polite This site best viewed with : NETSCAPE 4 . 7 or Internet Explorer . 2 of 2 4/30/21001 2 : 07 PM 32 05 /04/01 NEWS RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/ 1 /01 New USGS/County Ground Water Report Finds Higher than Normal Radon Activity in Some Parts of County Contact : Rosemary Summers 245 = 2411 , Ron Holdway 245 = 2360 , David Stancil 245 = 2597 On Tuesday , May 1st , the Board of Commissioners received a three - year Ground Water Resource Investigation conducted by the U . S . Geological Survey . As a part of the study , a thorough analysis of water quality was conducted at 51 wells across the County . Among the study findings were elevated radon activity in some wells . Radon is a naturally occurring invisible odorless gas that comes from deposits of uranium in soil , rock and water Radon is a natural by - product of the decay process . Generally speaking , the wells with higher radon activity in Orange County are clustered in an area west southwest of Carrboro . High radon activity was also uncovered by USGS in 1997 as part of a similar study in Guilford County . The likely cause for this elevated activity is the presence of a relatively new ( in geologic terms ) granitic pluton of bedrock that underlies this area and extends into northern Chatham County . The same type of underlying geology was noted in the 1997 Guilford County study . Since the report findings were made available , County staff from the Health Department and the Environment and Resource Conservation Department have discussed the report findings . The Health Department has consulted with experts at the NC DHHS Division of Health Services and the NC DENR Division of Radiation Protection to evaluate the data on radon in this report . The radon levels as reported are not a cause for concern for any of the wells tested . The levels of radon in drinking water that would cause concern are far higher than any of those found in this study . Radon in water is primarily of concern because of the release of the radon into the air when the water is used in the home . Drinking the water is not the primary risk factor . Exposure to radon is the second - leading cause of lung cancer in the United States . To assist homeowners with questions about radon , a fact sheet has been prepared by the Health Department and will be available at the May 1st meeting . The fact sheet is also posted to the County web site , and may be downloaded at www . co . orange , nc . us/ health / hot . htm Environmental Health Services has a limited number of air testing kits available for residents that may be concerned about the radon level in their homes . Residents that are concerned may call Ron Holdway at 245 - 2360 . LOCAL Saturday, May 5, 2001 PAGE 2 33 FatX% r getS g0AM But report notes high munity systems. The highest con. radon levels in wells To learn more ' centrations of housing units served f in two areas by wells were in the northern third To get a copy of the Water Resources of the county, west of Chapel Hill- Committee report, contact the Orange Carrboro and between Chapel Hill- By ROB SRAPARD County Environment and Resource Carrboro and Hillsborough, part of chh@herald-sun.com; 732-6397 Conservation Department at 245 25970 the rural buffer. HILLSBOROUGH — A recently For a copy of the U . S . Geological The researchers concluded in released study gives good marks to Survey report, call 571AO39 or write Part that information in the study groundwater quality and quantity in to the U . S. Geological Survey, could be used "to develop policies in Orange County. Publications Division , 3916 Sunset the county to protect and manage " Overall water-quality data in Ridge Road , Raleigh , NC 276074 groundwater used by rural resi- Oran rail Orange County Environmental Health dents and to begin plans to integrate g y indicate few drink- Services has kits for testing water mg-water concerns," two U.S. Geo- and air for radon , as surface-water and groundwater well as a list of protection measures. " logical Survey scientists state in distributors who sell the kits . Call their report. "No organic contami- 245-2360. "This information will become nants or excessive nutrient concen- even more important as the county's trations were observed, and few rural population increases and sur- exceedances of North Carolina face-water resources used by incor- drinking-water standards were In samples from 51 porated areas become fully allocat- fo to wells throughoot ed, " they wrote. Turning groundwater availabil- The county's Water Resources ity, the study reported two areas in Orange County Committee worked with the U.S. the county that seem more favor- Geological Survey on the report, In able for high-yield wells: northwest about 67 percent its own report in March, the com- of Hillsborough roughly in and mittee, which has been in place for around Cedar Grove and west of showed radon levels 10 years, made recommendations Chapel Hill-Carrboro toward Bing- above a standard that for how such groundwater data ham Township, could be used. The report did express concern federal agencies have The committee said county offi- about elevated levels of radon in cials should: some of the wells sampled, primari. proposed as the point ® Conduct further research into ly to the west and southwest of Car- the levels of water-borne radon in rboro extending into Chatham at which homeowners south-central Orange County and County. As reported in The Chapel Hill should do further possibly talk to Chatham County Herald this week, the county's Envi- about partnering in that research, ronmental Health Services Division testing ibly and poss s Consider zoning changes in offers information about radon and several watersheds as part of the radon testing kits, take steps like county 's update of its comprehen- Radon is an invisible, odorless mstallingfilters and sive plan. The committee con- gas that occurs naturally from the tended that " there are five water- decay of uranium in rocks and soil, vents, sheds in the county that may not Environmental Health Services be able to sustain the density of Director Ron Holdway said the mmmmm development that current zoning key concern with radon is the level will permit" — including the Haw that is present in the air inside nants. River, Back Creek, Haw Creek, buildings, rather than in well Three of the samples exceeded Hyco Creek and portions of the water. But because well water is the standard for iron . Twelve tested Upper and Lower Eno River used in household chores, radon in above the standard for manganese watersheds , tale water can be released into the and four above that for zinc. Orange Planning Director Craig Lead, arsenic, bromide, alu- Benedict suggested the Flat River The study, which includes the minum and selenium were detected watershed should be on that list as radon results, is called "Investiga- in 13 to 26 percent of the analyses. well. tion of groundwater availability and Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, B Consider requiring that well quality in Orange County, North and xylene � or atrazine compounds sites be found for residential lots - were not detected in any of the sam- before a subdivision is approved. Carolina. " The U. S. Geological Sur vey conducted the research in con- pies. a Create a program for monitor- junction with the county.One of the scientists The 51 sampled wells were among ing groundwater, using wells to , hydrologist a total of 649 throughout the county evaluate changes in water yield and and Orange County resident Charles Daniel that Daniel and William Cunning- quality in parts of the county with , said Thursday that ham inventoried in the study. They significant growth. the elevated radon levels likely are reported that the typical well in a Study using a "water budget' associated with a granite formation Orange County has an average approach to tie together land-use counties. of Orange and Chath am depth of 208 feet.counties. planning and the use of the county's In samples from 51 wells " In Orange County, wells in groundwater and surface water throughout Orange County, about hills and ridges have the highest resources. 67 percent showed radon levels average yields, and wells in the e Educate the public about con- above a standard that federal valleys and draws have the low- serving water drawn from wells, agencies have proposed as the est; however, differences among not just from surface sources, settings were not statistically sig- point at which homeowners should do further testing and possibly nificant , " Daniel and Cunning- take steps like installing filters and The ham stated . 4 f�� ; vents , y reported that about 40 per- t S S : , Y � r 6 The report says that a few sam- cent of the county's residents et ples from the 51 wells exceeded drinking water from individualPV state standards for other contami- wells or groundwater-based com- �� F ' { ; �; 5 ° ' ' ' 34 TM Vol . 12, No . 3 April—June 2001 Fund Protects Land in ; µ , Alaska , Michigan , Editorial : Restoring and protecting the Colorado and Alabama Chesapeake Bay will require a new public -private partnership . 0 Tongass National Forest recently gained 840 acres of wilderness after The Conservation Fund bought the in- Siiiall Tracts ; A very good year for open holding from the University of Alaska . Lead funding for space, the end of a 350 - year - old tradition in the purchase came from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman zi p Fund, with help from the Paul G . Allen Forest Protection Maryland and an assessment of Alaska ' s Fund , Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines , National Fish and worth . Plus a startling concept : can the Wildlife Foundation and the Skaggs Foundation . The land, environment make you well ? adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park in southeast Alaska , contains 12 miles of rugged coastline at the northern tip of Yakobi Island . Soapstone Cove, a deep estuary, is a central feature of the property, and Mount Fairweather ( 15 , 300 Corporate Notes : Plum Creek and Simpson feet) , the highest point in British Columbia, is visible to the timber companies complete major plans to north . The property contains habitat for Steller sea lions, conserve habitat on their Northwest harbor seals and sea otters , as well as Sitka black- tailed holdings , Coke sponsors a river education deer, and brown and black bears . Old - growth Sitka spruce , program and Anheuser - Busch plans to which reach five feet in diameter, dominate the landscape . reward nature photographers . The land was transferred to the Forest Service for addition to the Yakobi-West Chichagof Wilderness Area . V Michigan is one of the nation ' s top producers of navy Water: Daylighting : a way cool way to and black beans , pears and grapes , maple syrup , mint, and restore streams . cranberries . Due to its many microclimates , Michigan ranks second in the nation in agricultural diversity . To protect its farmland , the state has created a Farmland and Funding: Bush proposes full funding for the Open Space Preservation Program . The program allows Land and Water Conservation Fund . qualified farmers and landowners to sell their develop - ment rights to the state of Michigan , permanently protect- ing their land from development . In just a few years, The Conservation Fund has worked with farmers and the Databank : Conserving 20 % of the state ' s agriculture department to protect almost 8 , 500 acres Chesapeake Bay watershed will take of prime farmland through 43 conservation easements , more than $ 1 billion in new funding . Twelve pending contracts will preserve another 5,000 acres . 13 The Conservation Fund has transferred a 25 , 742 - acre cattle ranch in southeastern Colorado to a private buyer interested in conservation, subject to protective easement See Fund , page 3 COMMON GROUND VOL. 12 NO , 3 APRIL—JUNE 2001 35 a' i y y' Y >+;5� tnG .. .�5 . : ".�c :� �°5' '� ,r' ar- tia Sa :L"i i�'v 7�ti ti:•= ,'t t ;+, � ,;: k :! ?. . 'F rib _ !P!' > iJ,: kl: ChesapeakeOne of the great conservation issues "re bay ' s health and recommends a number of face in America today is the restoration of actions critical to its future . Partnershipthe Chesapeake Bay . The bay is our largest The challenge facing all of us is simple estuary and was once one of the world ' s and compelling : How do we mobilize citi - most productive fisheries . zens , private landowners , businesses—large The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, which and small—nonprofit organizations and scientifically tracks the estuary ' s health, public agencies and leaders to enhance and gives the bay a score of 28 out of 100 . Oys - restore the bay for all time ? ters and submerged aquatic vegetation have In the Everglades , the federal govern- been hit the hardest . Their sensitivity to ment and Florida have committed $ 8 billion overall water quality , which makes them so to a similar ecosystem recovery opportu - vulnerable, also makes them the best indica - nity . While public funding should be a part tors of the bay ' s environmental health . of a bay recovery program , it cannot do the The bay ' s famous oysters are at 2 % of job alone . We need to look for new solutions their historic level , and the blue crabs are at that include broader private -sector involve- an all - time low . The economic impact on the meet and greater applications of appropri- region ' s communities has been immense, the ate technology . bay ' s hardworking watermen are literally By creating corridors of green open 0 g being forced " off the water . " space along the Chesapeake ' s shore and the Bringing the bay back from the brink waterways that feed the estuary, we can tie is published quarterly as a will require a many- faceted approach that together the communities of the bay . We service to the conservation includes watershed -wide land conservation can enhance water quality and improve the community by and restoration . At The Conservation Fund , environmental and economic health of the The Conservation Fund we ' ve helped protect 150 , 000 acres within Chesapeake Bay . Patrick F. Noonan Chairman the watershed in the past decade . We can do this by supporting the bay John F. Turner Protecting the bay begins miles from its with a protected green infrastructure that President shoreline; it starts by safeguarding the water will improve the quality of life from Cape Mike McQueen quality of the streams and rivers that feed it . Charles at the bay ' s mouth to its headwaters Editor The bay watershed covers large areas of at Otsego Lake , N . Y . Jack Lynn Y Editorial Consultant Maryland , Virginia , Delaware and Pennsyl - We know how to solve the bay ' s prob - Meg West vania ; it includes the District of Columbia lems . It is up to all of us , who live in the bay Art Director and stretches to New York and West Vir- watershed and benefit from its resources, to For address corrections and ginia . A recent study showed that major roll up our sleeves and build a new Chesa - information, contact: sources of the bay ' s pollutants come from peake Bay Partnership—a public - private April Berry the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania , the collaboration . We need to act now . To get Circulation Manager James in Virginia and the Nanticoke in the job done, as the captain of one of the The Conservation Fund g 1800 N . Kent St. , suite 1120 Maryland and Delaware . Chesapeake ' s famed skipjacks might say , Arlington, VA 22209 The new report of the Chesapeake Bay urgently need all hands on deck . " 703 / 525-6300 p P Y we ur g Y Commission serves as the factual foundation —Patrick F . Noonan COMMON GROUND routinely grants permission for reprints. to build an active campaign to preserve and The autlior is cllainiiaii of the board of directors Address editorial correspondence restore the bay . It documents threats to the at The Conservation Fund , and reprint queries to : COMMON GROUND 940 Stillivater Lane Earlvsville, VA 22936 804 / 973-7324 coground@aol . com aol . com 1. o, COMMON GROUND is available on the World Wide Web at http : // www . conser�pationfLind . org Printed on recycled paper . L1 nN\ C :J 0 U U C 36 CONINION GROUND VOL . 12 NO . 3 APRIL-JUNE 2001 Fund , frolli Page 1 then , more than 20 National Forest grazing planned Giving restrictions . The state division of wildlife permittees have temporarily moved their The Conservation Fund identified the land , located 40 miles north- cattle to the grass bank while restoration encourages conserva - east of Trinidad at the confluence of the work proceeded on key areas within their tion - minded individu- Purgatoire River and Chacuaco Canyon, as 200 , 000 acres of customary grazing lands . als to consider a one of Colorado ' s top 10 areas worthy of Other project partners include the Northern planned gift to further protection for wildlife diversity . The ranch New Mexico Stockman ' s Association , the the Fund ' s work in provides habitat for mountain lions , black Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District and New preserving the nation' s bears , bobcats , bighorn sheep , antelope , deer Mexico State University ' s Cooperative Exten- outdoor heritage . Be - ard scaled quail . The conservation ease - sion Service . To learn more about grass bank- quests play an impor - ment, which will be transferred to the Colo- ing , you can order the proceedings ( available tant role in building rado Cattlemen ' s Agricultural Land Trust , May 1 ) of " Grass Banks in the West , " a con- capital to protect and protects the property ' s diverse wildlife , red ference sponsored by the Quivira Coalition , preserve America ' s rock canyons and riparian areas while al- the Fund and other partners last November land and water . For further information, vira lowing ranching to continue . Funding for in Santa Fe . Send $5 to Cordova Rd #423 , Santa Fe N M187501 . call, e -mail or write the initial purchase of the property came 55 Liz Madison from Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO ) and the Fund . Sale to the private N Norman Christensen Jr . , long- time mem- (703 / 525 - 63001 lmadison buyer allowed the Fund to recover its in- ber of the board of directors at The Conserva- C�conservationfund . or , vestment and repay GOCO in full, protect- tion Fund , will step down in June as dean of 1800 N . Kent St . , g ing the land forever at no cost to the state . the Nicholas at Duke Unhool of the iversity .ersity Christen nvironment Suite 1120 , Earth S Arlington, VA 22209 ) . ® The Coastal Land Trust and The Conser- sen, who will return to teaching and re - vation Fund have purchased 1 ,900 acres search , provided the leadership to create from Alabama Power Company to protect Duke ' s School of the Environment in 1991 , the working forestland from encroaching becoming its first dean . He has been instru- development in fast- growing Baldwin mental in developing training programs for County . The property , in the Mobile River conservawelh is not ke lonch t Duke , but at the delta , also borders land protected by the Fund as Army Corps of Engineers . The 1 ,900 acres Schlesinger to succeed Christensen as dean . provides habitat for black bear and the en- dangered red- cockaded woodpecker . A COMMON GROUND readers have an op - portunity to help protect land in the new 13 Eight wetland restoration projects in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monu- Readers Have Chicago area recently received $ 281 , 000 in ment in northern Arizona . The Conservation grants from the Northeastern Illinois Wet- Fund must raise $ 250 , 000 this year to acquire a }� 1. 11211S11a1 lands Conservation Account . Since 1997 , an important 400 - acre inholding and remove opportlll2ity to the conservation account has contributed cattle from more than 50 , 000 acres of associ- F help protect land $ 2 million to 50 projects in Cook, DuPage , ated grazing lands in the monument and the i }� the new GrandLake , McHenry , Kane and Will counties . Mt . Trumball Wilderness Area . The current Funding comes from a Justice Department owner of the inholding and grazing rights , Canyon - Parashant settlement of a corporate wetlands infrac - along with the Bureau of Land Management, National tion . The Conservation Fund , in cooperation National Park Service , Mohave County and with the Fish and Wildlife Service , Army state of Arizona , support this important ac- Monument in Corps of Engineers and the Justice Depart- quisition and conservation initiative . To help northern Arizona . ment , created the account to provide match- the Fund acquire this property , send $ 5 per ing grants to local groups for wetland acre to The Conservation Fund , 1800 N . Kent projects . For more information on this year ' s St . , Suite 1120 , Arlington , VA 22209 - 2156e grantees , see the news release at www . conservation fund . org or call 847 / 5484062 . The Kodak American Greenway Awards 0 The Forest Service recently awarded the program is seeking applicants for grants Chief ' s National Range Management Award up to $ 2 , 500 from community groups to the Valle Grande Grass Bank in New who are planning and designing Mexico . The Conservation Fund , with foun- greenways . Applications , which are due elation support, created the 36 , 000 - acre grass June 1 , are available from The Conserva - bank in 1997 by acquiring a 240 - acre inhold - tion Fund (www . conservationfund . org , ing and the associated grazing permit in the 703 / 525 - 6300 ) . Santa Fe National Forest (sec CG 9 : 6 ) . Since CONUMON GROUND VOL . 12 NO , 3 APRIL-JUNE 2001 37 wA r` 7' 7. �: 'Z;?•,9 �r ., +'•rvr :tee`...-sR'. T u b-n . v-*=.etji rdrae Y4:o'r�� i - i fi ' •S - -- : � • ..wizi '.,...a __ _ >_,...— , _ _ t _ / ;-- -v, •_�� 4 _ �:r.u-xY.al:�ia��Lr...w.va3 _. s-..*_�" >.A1s�ria71.—_�<+:M�� — � .+rlms�w S M A L L What ' s Alaska worth ? By one measure , the In March, Bedford, North Andover and The Conservation Fund state ' s ecosystems provide employment for Duxbury became the first three communities Vital Statistics one in four workers in the state , generating in Massachusetts to approve a 3 % property Land protected by TCF 84 , 200 jobs and $ 2 . 26 billion in total income . tax surcharge that enables them to access and partners, 2001 : The commercial fishing and processing in- state matching funds for open space protec - Acres protected : 36 , 267 dustry generates the most ecosystem- related tion , historic preservation and affordable Est . value : $31 , 525 ,085 jobs , providing 33 , 669 direct and indirect housing . The state ' s new Community Preser- Cumulative land protected , jobs and more than $ 1 billion in total income vation Act, which became law in December 1985-2001 , by TCF and each year, according to " The Economic Im - after first being vetoed by the governor ( see partners : portance of Healthy Alaska Ecosystems , " CG 11 : 6 ) , allows voters in the state ' s 351 cit- Acres protected : ( free , 907 / 2764917, www . akcf. org) , a report ies and towns to increase property taxes up Est. value : $ 1 ,359, 611611 ,400 00 from the Alaska Conservation Foundation to 3 % , raising up to $ 200 million annually . TCF ' s three-year average written by Steve Colt, an economist at the The state provides an additional $ 26 million fund -raising cost: Institute of Social and Economic Research at annually in matching funds for municipali - 2% of total income the University of Alaska in Anchorage . Next ties who take part in the program . Nearly 30 The Conservation Fund is are tourism (25 , 512 jobs , $ 643 million in in- other communities are scheduled to vote on a 501 (c ) (3 ) nonprofit come ) , management and stewardship ( 10, 475 similar proposals in April and May , organization established to j advance land and water obs., $527 million in income ) and sport fish- conservation in America . in ( 9 , 236 jobs, $ 233 million in income ) . Voters approved $ 7 . 5 billion in spending The Fund is a member of last year to protect open space , the Land Earth Share and participates The five fastest growing states in the coun - Trust Alliance reports . Residents in 29 states in the Combined Federal try are all in the mountain West, according approved 83 % ( 174 of 209 ) of the open space Campaign as #0930 . to the new 2000 Census (www . census . gov ) . referenda on the ballot in 2000 . During the The population of Nevada grew a whopping 1998-2000 period , voters OK ' d 85 % ( 390 of Share 66 % since 1990 , to 2 million residents . Ari - 458 ) referenda that devoted $ 17 . 6 billion to O. Earth zona ( +40 % ) Colorado ( + 31 % ) , Utah ( + 30 % ) open space protection , according t " Voters ers and Idaho ( + 29 % ) rounded out the top five Invest in Open Space : 2000 Referenda Re - Conservation Leadership gainers . North Dakota ( + 0 . 5 % ) and West Vir- sults , " ( free , members ; $ 3 , others ; wwxv . lta . Courses ginia ( + 0 . 8 % ) grew the least . California org / publicpolicy / referenda2000 , htm, 202 / added 4 . 1 million residents to remain the 6384725 ) . A separate study by the Brook- Conserving Land with most populous state at 33 . 9 million . Nearly ings Institution details 553 growth-related Conservation Easements , one of every eight Americans is a Califor- measures on the November 2000 ballot . May herds, ni Shepherdstown, W . Va . an . New York ( 19 million ) lost its number Open space and recreation referenda ac- Contact Land Trust 2 spot to Texas (20 . 9 million ) . Despite more counted for 45 % of the total , followed by Alliance : 202 / 6384725 . than 8 % hikes since the 1990 census , Wyo - investments in transportation, schools , af- " Fundraising for Land ming ( 493 , 782) and Vermont ( 608 , 827) re- fordable housing and water quality ( 26 % ) , Trusts, " June 13-16, main far from the madding crowds . and growth management ( 16 % ) . California Chicago, Ill . Contact: voters faced the most growth- related ballot Land Trust Alliance : The National Governors ' Association held a questions ( 78 ) , followed by Ohio ( 69 ) , Colo - 202 / 638-4725 . " Private Lands , Public Benefits " conference rado ( 67) , and Illinois ( 55 ) , according to " Gateway Communities : in March as a first step toward developing a " Growth at the Ballot Box : Electing the Keys to Success " state - federal strategy to improve working Shape of Communities in November 2000 , " (interactive TV workshop ) , lands conservation policy . Working papers ( free, www .brook . edu / urban; 202 / 797-6139 ) . June 21 . Contacts : 703 / from the conference (www . nga . org) show- 908 -5809 ( content) ; cased the benefits of using publicly sup - Residents of DeKalb County, Ga ., voted 304 / 876- 7480 ( registrar ported working lands conservation to attain March 20 to spend $ 125 million on parks tion ) . environmental and natural resource objec- and open space in the suburban Atlanta tives beyond those achieved through acquisi- county . Vernon Jones , the county ' s new tion or regulation . The approach can work in CEO , had asked voters to approve the bond harmony with private landowners ' goals of to help ensure that all children in the fast- maintaining a sustainable , productive busi- growing county were within a 10 - minute ness while providing important public ben- walk of a park, trail or natural area . Most of efits , organizers said . The association will the money ( 70 % ) will be used to acquire and release a follow - up report and policy recom - protect land . The county (pop . 665 , 865 ) "rill mendations based on conference proceed - spend the remainder to renovate existing ings and input from the governors . parks and expand recreational opportunities . 38 COM�IMON GROUND VOL , 12 NO . 3 APRIL-JUNE 2001 .;.cs• i' % s. -.+Y �l� ,."^e�► . t.r's1p�'�'i" ' F,c . ...� 15.�-� r.�c . . :..r `'*`±, ,r . r � ,f+c �PTC --^r_+�; _ y : -. + c., rc:,. �,ti - �-• . .s_.'. ,tiS _r _ 1. s. - r k'�: ' 4« .:r r TR � ITS chigan found that prisoners The state of Maryland has begun the A study in Mi with a view of farmland had 24 %0 fewer sick nation ' s first tobacco buyout program that call visits than those without the view . A encourages farmers to grow alternative Pennsylvania study found that hospital pa - crops and enroll their land in farmland pres - tients with window views of trees had ervation programs . The state has devoted Tobacco farmers shorter stays and less need for medication $ 5 . 9 million of tobacco settlement funds this who enroll their than patients whose view was a brick wall . year to pay farmers not to grow tobacco , a And an Australian study found that heart 350 -year- old tradition in the state . Nearly land in a state or patients with pets had lower blood pressure three- fourths of the 977 eligible tobacco collnty farmlancl than their petless counterparts . Citing these farmers applied for the buyout, with average preservation examples , an Emory University researcher is annual payments of $ 11 , 000 . Tobacco farm- calling on program receive calling environmental health specialists ers who enroll their pr land in a state or county who normally investigate the hazardous ef- farmland preservation program receive a a 1 0 % bonus . fects of the environment on human health to 10 % bonus . The program offers grants to consider that exposure to the environment support tobacco farmers who develop alter- also may improve human health . In " Be- native crops , such as grapes or raspberries . yond Toxicity : Human Health and the Natu - ral Environment, which appeared in the Compelling scientific evidence now shows April issue of the Atttericatl Journal of Preven - that protected marine reserves conserve tine Medicine (www -east . elseviencom / ajpm ) , biodiversity and replenish the seas . " Marine Dr . Howard Frumkin argues that human reserves work and they work fast, " said Jane contact with the natural world may be a Lubchenco, one of 150 leading marine scien- cheap , effective and medication- free way to tists who backed the reserves at a February enhance health . If so, he said, the medical meeting of the American Association for the community must broaden its vision of envi- Advancement of Science (www . aaas . org ) . � � ronmental health to include urban and re - " It is no longer a question of whether to set It is no longer gional planning and landscape architecture aside fully protected areas in the ocean, but qllestl0lZ Of to help link environmental health principles where to establish them , " . she said . The sci- whether t0 Set with large - scale environmental design . entists spent three years researching marine reserves at the National Center for Ecological asiGle filly A Sierra Club report compares growth Analysis and Synthesis at the University of protected areas management approaches in Portland , Ore . , California at Santa Barbara . Although fully in the ocean , but and Atlanta , Ga . , to demonstrate how land protected marine reserves currently encom - use planning can make a difference . Port- pass only 1 / 100th of 1 % of the ocean, scien- where to establish land , with an urban growth boundary that tists found that aquatic population densities them . "' steers development inside and protects land averaged 91 % higher and species diversity —Jane Lubchenco beyond , has seen its land area increase by 23 % higher in reserves . Key to developing a just 2 % since the 1970s while absorbing a successful reserve network is a knowledge population hike of 50 % . In the 1990s alone , of larval dispersal and ocean current move - the Atlanta region has doubled in size, from ment, the scientists said . They also presented 65 miles to 110 miles from its northern to a new computer-based tool that can help southern edges . Atlanta ' s property taxes map and design reserve systems , have jumped 22 % from the mid - 1980s to the mid -90s , while Portland ' s dropped 29 % . The On the move : David Burwell, who co - number of vehicle miles traveled jumped founded Rails - to -Trails Conservancy and 17% in Atlanta and just 2 % in Portland . served as its president for 15 years , left the Ground level ozone , measured by the num- organization in February to become presi- ber of days with unhealthy concentrations of dent and CEO of the Surface Transportation ambient air, dropped 86 % in Portland , but Policy Project . Keith Laughlin , executive rose 5 % in Atlanta . The report " New Re - director of the Clinton White House Task search on Population , Suburban Sprawl and Force on Livable Communities , succeeded Smart Growth ( sierra club . org sprawl ) , sug- Burwell at the conservancy . And Michael gests that cutting subsidies to new develop - Finley, superintendent of Yellowstone Na - merit and businesses coupled with creating tional Park, will leave the National Park greenbelts to protect fragile land can curb Service to become executive director of the sprawl and restrain population growth . Turner Foundation in Atlanta in May . 39 COMMON GROUND VOL . 11y7�2 NO . APR1L-JUNE 2001 9 _ .� '= i f ' �R 1127a� �� .y"An rv--�'�'-T°M�'� �J� � '. � FCF'7'P'' urc.."�.,�.{m'4-F�' .; ) t(+ iJ 'hi'..,x- ;" /•ti� fn . r�: �'� �..�i��K ��,,4� : i: �y; a. . � �f J' ;- . iT- /dl/ b.t�4.' 'sJ.AiY...}.w�lii "i` t .Y. ' S . fi.�a 4✓-9' dy Ldkr•< 41 Plum Creek Timber Co . ( 206 / 467- 3600 , 0 Simpson Timber Co . ( 360 / 426 - 3381 , TV%rWw . plumcreek . com ) , the Fish and Wildlife w1Arw1 . s1mpson . com ) has developed a first~ Service and the National Marine Fishers Ser- ever habitat conservation plan for its timber vice recently signed the largest aquatic habi - holdings on Washington ' s Olympic Penin - tat conservation plan ever developed . The sula that also addresses water quality re - 30 -year conservation plan governs all timber quirements under the Clean Water Act . The harvesting, road building and land sales on 50 - year plan covers 51 species of fish and The plan includes 1 . 6 million acres of company land in Mon- wildlife on 262 , 000 acres of company land . It tana , Idaho and Washington . The plan, three governs all of Simpson ' s timber harvesting, point - system - years in development, presents a conserva - road construction and maintenance and sil- based incentives tion strategy for 17 species of native trout, vicultural activities . Because of the land ' s to reward Plum steelhead, salmon and whitefish, eight of extensive water resources , the plan focuses Creek for which are endangered . It is the first habitat habitat conservation activities for the 30 conservation plan to address both cattle aquatic species on reducing sediment runoff conservation grazing and forest management . The plan from roads and unstable slopes . The road . includes point- system-based incentives to program calls for upgrading upstream roads land sales reward the company for conservation land first and removing those that deliver too sales and " fish- friendly " easements if Plum much sediment to streams . As an example, Creek sells land for residential development . the company said that one road , built in the After the plan was signed , the Fish and late 1950s , contributed 10 , 000 cubic yards of Wildlife Service gave Montana a $5 million sediment to North Mountain Creek before it matching grant under its habitat conserva - was decommissioned in 1997 . tion plan acquisition program to help the state obtain a conservation easement on 2 The Coca - Cola Co . has joined the Nam seven miles of Plum Creek ' s riverfront land tional Geographic Society,. The Conserva - to protect the threatened bull trout . tion Fund and five other nonprofit groups to launch an educational initiative to raise in New research suggests that multinational awareness about river conservation among firms that adopt a single , stringent global en America ' s youth . Coca - Cola has agreed to Developing vironmental standard have much higher sponsor Geography Action ! 2001 Rivers countries that are market values than companies that default to ( www . national geographic . com / geography tempted to adopt less stringent or poorly enforced standards action ; available mid -May ) , which will be a lax environmel2tal in host countries . Developing countries that special focus of the society ' s annual geogra - are tempted to adopt lax environmental phy education program that reaches 200 , 000 regulations to regulations to attract foreign investment may schools and 6 million children worldwide , attract foreign end up attracting poorer quality, and per- The year-long rivers program , which will in- investment may haps , less competitive firms , according to elude river events , workshops for teachers " Do Corporate Global Environmental Stan- and the production of related educational end tip attracting dards Create Or Destroy Market Value ? " material, will culminate in November during poorer quality, ( byeung@stern . nyu . edu ) which appeared in Geography Week . Partners include the Izaak and perhaps , less the August 2000 issue of Management Science . Walton League of America , American Riv - competitive firms . The researchers , from the business schools at ers , WaterKeeper Alliance, Trout Unlimited the University of Michigan , University of and River Network, who joined the Fund North Carolina at Chapel Hill and New York and the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation to form University , found that more than half the a River Council last summer that led to the companies ( 59 of 107) in their study adopted program ' s creation . a stringent internal environmental standard that they applied globally, while only 30 Professional and amateur photographers adopted local environmental standards . have a chance to win $ 1 ,500 and possible national exposure for their work in an �� Corporations and communities have until outdoor photography contest sponsored June 1 to apply for this year ' s CF Industries by Anheuser-Busch, Inc . , Busch beer and National Watershed Awards . Since 1996 , The Conservation Fund . Photographs at the North American cooperative has recog- any of 25 selected forests and mountain nized leadership in protecting water re - ranges must be submitted by June 1 to be sources through voluntary, nonregulatory eligible for the awards . For details, visit Pair means . Call 301 / 876 - 2815 or visit www . www conservationfund . org , tyww . conservation fund . org to obtain an applica - abenvironment . com or www . busch . com . tion or more information . IO CON /11 ION GROUND VOL . 12 NO , 3 APRIL- ► UNE 2001 - r ,C• i . ' 'M "+a„ l' ► ^r" -tr'� Rr.e4rr . a`. ..-"`. .. "�: i!' at�2. •'r� 3Ni'.�'+!,°'*9 .= 'i.•-5a r, ir,. ro � � 'k � d• to v�; i s e . w _ aY- t _ -K ® Federally mandated cuts in acid rain Unearthing buried streams . In the past emissions will not restore Northeast water- decade , daylighting activity has increased in Many thanks to these sheds within the next 25 to 50 years , leading the U . S . , and is widespread in parts of Eu - recent donors to the acid rain researchers have concluded . If elec- rope . What ' s daylighting ? The term refers to COMMON GROUND tric utilities cut sulfur emissions an addi- stream restoration projects that expose the Research Fund : tional 80 % , the region ' s ailing streams could flow of a previously covered river , creek or Lane Coulston change from acidic to non- acidic within 25 stormwater drainage . The city of Zurich , Wallace Elton years , according to " Acidic Deposition in the Switzerland , has daylighted nine miles of Richard Holloway Northeastern U . S . : Sources and Inputs , Eco - brooks and storm drains since 1988 , accord - Mr . & Mrs . Henry Little system Effects , and Management Strategies , " in to Richard Pinkham, who wrote a 64 - Ann Rappoport Y g g g Peter Roemer ( free , www . hbrook . sr . unh . edu, 603 / 653 - page report, " Daylighting : New Life for Bur- Betty van der Smissen 0390 ) . Once acidification is corrected , it ied Streams , " ( free , www . rmi . org , $ 12 , 970 / Sarita Van Vleck would take 3 to 10 years for stream macro- 927-3851 ) for the Rocky Mountain Institute invertebrate and lake zooplankton to re - and the Environmental Protection Agency . Nine donors have given cover, researcher said . The recovery of trees Pinkham documented 18 projects in the U . S . $545 to the COMMON would take decades . Although sulfur diox- that have daylighted 14, 000 feet of water- GROUND Research Fund ide emissions have dropped in recent years , way, from an unnamed tributary in McLean, this year . If you have not only modest improvements in acid neutral- Va . , that drains a 17- made your gift, please acre watershed to Omak don ' t delay , izin capacity , an im important measure of wa . Creek, which drains a 140 -s uare - mile wa - gp q Send your check, ter quality, have occurred in New England . tershed in Washington . Why do this ? c / o The Conservation No significant improvement has been mea. Zurich ' s daylighting projects are removing Fund , 1800 N . Kent St . , sured in the Adirondack or Catskill Moun- water from combined sewer systems to free Suite 1120 , Arlington, VA tains in New York . More than 40 % of lakes up wastewater treatment capacity . Projects 22209 -21566 in the Adirondacks and 15 % in New En- in Berkeley, Calif . , and Kalamazoo , Mich . , gland exhibit chronic and / or episodic acidi- have increased local property values . Other fication, the report said . Acidification of projects have improved water quality, re - waters decreases the survival, size and den- stored habitat and increased flood control sity of fish , and loss of other aquatic biota capacity . Some projects have even saved from lakes and streams . Red spruce and money in cases where rebuilding collapsed sugar maples have been damaged as well . culverts would be costly . i � � L till - III W1111 :,, t-: rp •� M '��. : I't!�•nL1-(: h t .t)- j.. "f. a �.� °h '- ':'• � 1^ j^ - :, rt £ •_ }- Bush Proposes Budget rently serve those functions would be cur- tailed or zeroed out under the president ' s proposal . The Natural Resources Conserva- President Bush ' s fiscal 2002 budget pro - tion Service ' s wetlands reserve , wildlife posal, released April 9 , includes $900 million habitat incentives and farmland protection in Land and Water Conservation funding, to programs would receive no funding in 2002 , be split evenly between federal land acquisi- saving $ 192 million . In the Fish and Wildlife tions and state grants . The proposal, if Service, $ 150 million would be saved by adopted by Congress , would no longer re- eliminating funding for state wildlife grants quire states to spend their grant money on and reducing spending on the Cooperative the purchase and development of recreation Endangered Species Conservation and North land . They also could devote grants to ben- American Wetlands Conservation programs . efit wildlife and habitat, protect endangered In the National Park Service , the Urban Park and threatened species , and enhance and re- and Recreation grants would be eliminated . store wetland ecosystems and other habitat The table shows the president ' s requests for fish, migratory birds and other wildlife , for land and water conservation spending in Budgets for many programs that cur - the four land management agencies . Land and Water Conservation Spending (in millions ) Agency FY ' 00 FY ' 01 FY ' 02 ( proposed ) Change from ' 01 Bur . of Land Management 47 . 8 56 . 5 4707 11, 809 Fish & Wildlife Service 6109 121 . 2 16404 +43 . 2 National Park Service 181 . 8 215 . 1 557 . 0 + 341 . 9 1 Forest Service 156 . 0 151 . 0 131 . 0 -20 . 0 , LWCF Total 44795 54399 90000 + 356 . 1 COh1IvION GROUND VOL . 12 NO , 3 APRIL-JUNE 2001 ...j....-� i_+„c:':, „c.,.......'.�.'a, ,.. :uf& ,.,.:il.:a_L.s� i. . ._ S _'-e .. — ✓ . a-� - a _ .. .a : � . �—,. �t ii v <7 Sewingthe Last year, Maryland , Pennsylvania and Commission and Trust for Public Land , As Virginia signed a new Chesapeake Bay of mid -2000 , 6 , 688 , 757 acres have been pre - speske Agreement ( Chesapeake 2000 ) with the Envi - served in the watershed , leaving about 1 . 1 Ch %La�W� ronmental Protection Agencv , committing million more acres to preserve to reach to the states and the District of Columbia to Chesapeake 2000 commitment . If current preserve 20 % of the estuary ' s watershed by federal and state funding, adjusted for infla - 2010 . Protecting the 64 , 000 - square - mile bay tion, continues , existing programs in the is a big job : The land - to -water ratio is larger three states will preserve another half- mil - than any other estuary on earth . For every lion acres . Enhanced public funding—esti - acre of bay, 16 acres of land drain into it . mated at $ 1 . 35 billion—will be required to But the 20 % goal is achievable , accord - close the gap and protect the remaining ing to a new report, " Keeping Our Commit- 600 , 000 acres, the report says . ment: Preserving Land in the Chesapeake Below are tables from the report that Watershed, " ( free , www . chesbay . state . va . us, show overall totals for land preservation and 410 / 263 - 3420 ) , from the Chesapeake Bay the progress that the three states have made . Chesapeake Bay V a ter5hea Land Preservation Watershed Protected Percent Acres needed acres acres protected to reach 20 % Maryland 6 ,2081025 901 , 882 14 . 7% 330/ 723 Pennsylvania 18,840,363 3,538, 134 18 . 8 % 229,939 Virginia 13 , 831 ,890 2 ,233 , 048 16 . 1 % 533 ,330 D . C . 39,000 6,692 17.2% 1 , 108 TOTAL 38, 9191278 61688, 757 17.2 % 11095, 099 PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND VIRGINIA Watershed Land Protected, Watershed Land Protected, Watershed Land Protected, FY 1992-99 ( in acres ) FY 1992-99 (in acres ) 1992-99 ( in acres ) Private 61572 4 .3 % Private 32 , 763 21 . 5 % Private 19 ,249 20 . 9 % Federal 416 043 % Federal 61559 443% Federal 10,944 1109 % State 146,418 95 . 4% State 112 , 885 74 . 2% State 62 ,065 67. 3 % TOTAL 153,406 100 .0 % TOTAL 152,207 10000 % TOTAL 92,258 100 . 0 % Public Land Preservation Public Land Preservation Public Land Preservation Expenditures, FY 1992-99 Expenditures, FY 1992-99 Expenditures, 1992-99 Local* $491312, 180 2602% Local * $26 , 085 , 702 7 . 3 % Local * NA NA Federal 221 ,805 001 % Federal 25,024,820 7.0 % Federal 30,268,690 5642% State 138 , 589, 277 73 . 7% State 305 , 889 , 775 8547% State 23,574,291 43 . 8 % TOTAL $ 188, 123,262 10090 % TOTAL $3571000,297 100 . 0 % TOTAL $ 53, 842,981 100 . 0 % *Local amount reflects only local money spent to meet state matching requirements . 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