Wildlife Diversity Program Quarterly Report for January–March 2026
HABITAT CONSERVATION
Technical Assistance
Staff have provided technical assistance to multiple community groups and local governments. These technical assistance interac- tions include: • Green Growth Toolbox Half-Day Workshop in Wake Forest • Wake Forest Conservation Alliance • Wake County Comprehensive Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan • Subdivision development review for Town of Apex Planning Department • Subdivision development review for City of Durham Planning Commission • Conservation subdivision guidance for M/I Homes • Collaboration with the Office of Conservation Policy & Analysis to begin an evaluation of the Green Growth Toolbox Program • Orange County Commission for the Environment State of the Environment Report • Rezoning review for Stokes County • Uwharrie Point Community Wildlife Conservation Program – a subdivision community program that works to establish pol- linator habitat, nesting boxes for multiple species, wildlife occurrence data, and restoration and maintenance of wetlands throughout the community. • First Tee – a nonprofit organization working to involve children and teens in underserved communities in golf. First Tee has acquired property that they would also like to establish an environmental education program for communities and hope to restore and maintain wetland and upland communities on the property.
Partners for Green Growth
Recipients of the Partners for Green Growth cost-share program in 2024 and 2025 have been moving forward with their projects, with two projects in the final stages of completion. • The Town of Brevard held a public hearing on its Green Growth Audit and Implementation Guide that reviews resources in the town, an audit of their UDO as it pertains to conservation and sustainability, and future implementation steps. The goal is to adopt this guidance document as an appendix to its comprehensive plan. • Pender County has completed their Partners for Green Growth project. Their Preferred Development Guide is intended to guide future development away from sensitive natural resources and promote conservation. • Union County has completed their Rural Land Use Plan and drafted ordinance language. The county is in progress on their Conservation Subdivision Brochure. • Buncombe County has kicked off their project with a public meeting to guide the Swannanoa Small Area Plan. The county is working with staff to create action items for conserving natural resources in the Swannanoa area. • Chatham County continues to make progress on the development of a web-based conservation implementation tracker to share progress on the conservation goals, actions, and activities identified in their comprehensive plan
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