Conservation
While we recognize that any development has environmental impact, we have striven to create a community that minimizes impact while maximizing access to outdoor recreation. The final plan conserves about 50% of the entire tract. The development area is confined to areas along ridges - minimizing stream impact in the coves below. Multiuse trails, houses, and roads are kept away from the lowlands as much as possible - only pedestrian trails, at least 30 feet from streams, are planned in the ecologically sensitive valleys. Houses are clustered in the Northeast and Central sectors, minimizing the length of roadways required. Covenants will keep manmade disturbances as far from streams as possible. A conservation easement is planned for the 200+ contiguous acres included within Sylvan Habitat - and greenways protect our many small streams.
