6.9 Other Statewide Conservation Partners and Initiatives
Te mission of UNRBA is to preserve the water quality of the Upper Neuse River Basin through innovative and cost-efective pollution reduction strategies, and to create a forum to cooperate on water supply issues within the basin by forming a coalition of units of local government, public and private agencies, and other interested and afected communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals to secure and pool fnancial resources and expertise; collecting and analyzing information and data, and developing, evaluating, and implementing strategies to reduce, control, and manage pollutant discharge; and providing accurate technical, management, regulatory, and legal recommendations regarding the implementation of strategies and appropriate efuent limitations on discharges into the Upper Neuse River Basin. Visit the UNRBA website for more information (http://unrba.org). 6.9.22 Upper Tar Collaboration Anchored by the Tar River Land Conservancy (TRLC), the Upper Tar Collaboration includes a multitude of corporate, agency, nonproft, and private partners dedicated to preserving and managing riparian bufers and wetlands to help protect the incredible aquatic biodi- versity that resides in the Upper Tar River Basin. Tis basin is nationally recognized as one of the most important watersheds along the East Coast because it harbors 14 federal and state rare and endangered species, including the federally endangered Tar Spinymussel and Dwarf Wedgemussel. 6.9.23 WakeNature Preserves Partnership Te WakeNature Preserves Partnership brings together natural resource professionals from local governments, NCSU, state agencies, and nonproft organizations to build capacity among Wake County’s local governments to identify the most valuable natural resources areas they own and improve environmental stewardship of these areas. Te mission of the Partnership is to organize and provide resources to identify ecologically valuable, publicly owned open spaces within Wake County, and to build capacity for appro- priate management and long-term stewardship of those areas. WakeNature encourages a coordinated approach to classifying and managing the most ecologically valuable natural areas in Wake County, as well as better public education about our local natural heritage. More information is available from its website (http://wakenature.org).
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