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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />1 <br />E TA cA o� l�lo <br />JANUARY 2 0 , 20 <br />1 <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />Planning and Development - Soil & Water Conservation District - <br />Application for Significant Natural Heritage Area Protection <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The Conservation District intends to apply for monies from the State Clean <br />Water Management Trust Fund to protect 78 acres that include the state - <br />designated Suther's Wet Prairie Significant Natural Heritage Area, in <br />partnership with the Land Trust for Central North Carolina and the Plant <br />Conservation Program in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture <br />and Consumer Services. Collectively, these partners believe that this site <br />will be the top natural heritage site submitted to this Fund during the next <br />funding cycle. The Plant Conservation Program in the North Carolina <br />Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will be the likely owner <br />and manager of this site. <br />This remnant native Piedmont prairie and the diversity of plants found <br />there, which has attracted national attention from conservationists, <br />educators and scientists, was included in the 2002 "An Inventory of the <br />Significant Natural Areas of Cabarrus County, North Carolina" that was <br />adopted by the Board of Commissioners. For over a decade, the District <br />funded research on vegetation on this site in an effort to guide <br />conservation planning and management decisions. <br />The Conservation District is seeking approval for use of monies from the <br />Prime Farmland Preservation fund to provide a local match for this grant. <br />The county has $249,000 in funds that are already allocated for this type <br />of activity. Any contracts or cooperative agreements associated with <br />successful grant applications will be brought to the Board of <br />Commissioners for approval. <br />F -11 Page 102 <br />