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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element IRL by providing local funding assistance, and by providing "in-kind" services, such as identifying environmentally -sensitive parcels. OBJECTIVE 6 Upland Vegetation Communities Using 2008 conservation land acreage as a baseline, Indian River County shall, by 2020, preserve a minimum of 500 additional acres of upland native plant communities to sustain viable populations of native plant and animal species and protect representative stands of each habitat type in Indian River County. The additional acreage shall be preserved through the establishment of conservation easements and/or fee simple acquisition. Policy 6.1: The county shall continue to assist regional, state and federal agencies in the establishment of regional preserves for sand pine/xeric scrub, tropical/coastal hammock, and coastal strand, pine flatwood, and dry prairie vegetative communities by identifying lands eligible for acquisition, and by providing local cost -share funding. These preserves shall be of a sufficient size to function as "wildlife corridors" in order to maintain viable populations of endemic plant and/or animal species. Policy 6.2: Using 2008 conservation land acreage as a baseline, the county shall, by 2015, restore and manage, or assist in the restoration and management of, a minimum of 100 additional acres of xeric scrub vegetation in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), to ensure that use and management of the property is compatible with the maintenance of viable populations of endemic plants and/or animal species. The following sites shall be included: the North Sebastian Conservation Area Addition; the Cypress Bend Community Preserve; and the Sand Lakes Conservation Area. Policy 6.3: The county shall, assist the FDEP and USFWS in the management of publicly owned coastal/tropical hammock and coastal strand conservation lands on the northern portion of Orchid island by providing "in-kind" services. Polic�6.4: The county shall continue to review its environmental land acquisition guide on a regular basis, and shall update the guide as deemed appropriate. a. The land acquisition guide shall include factors to be considered to assess and prioritize acquisition proposals, such as: 1. resource values/physical features, such as proximity and value to other resources, recreational trail systems and greenways; 2. environmental values, such as lands verified or expected to support rare, endangered, or threatened species; Community Development Department Indian River County 130