Our diverse aquatic life could be threatened if we don't take action now. Open space funding will begin to help preserve the diversity of aquatic life by cleaning the water with riparian buffers. Song Birds - The song bird populations in North Carolina are plummeting. Other Wildlife - Wildlife needs ways of moving from one area to another. Otherwise they become trapped from water and food sources as well as access to other members of their species.
Open space can provide access to wildlife creating a healthy ecosystem.
The long leaf pines we see at Pinehurst, at one time, were quite prevalent here in Wake County. Now they only exist in the Harris Lake Area and are threatened there. Opened Space funding will go to preserve the long leaf pine as well as other forms of diverse plant life in the county. Wake County currently enjoys diverse plant life. Only by taking steps to preserve it, will we continue to enjoy this diversity.