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B. NATURAL RESOURCES/NATURAL BEAUTY/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY <br /> (Puna CDP 2.1, 2.2, 5.1) <br /> Goals: <br /> 1. The natural resources and natural beauty of Volcano are protected from undue <br /> exploitation, encroachment, and damage. <br /> 2. Native forest and woodland ecosystems are permanently protected and green spaces <br /> and wildlife corridors are preserved in future developments. <br /> 3. The connections between intact forests in HVNP and other protected native forests <br /> surrounding Volcano community are protected and restored. <br /> Objectives: <br /> 1. Reduce forest clearing associated with residential and commercial development. <br /> 2. Identify cave ecosystems and protect them from clearing activities and disposal of <br /> wastewater. <br /> 3. Educate property owners, residents, heavy equipment operators, business owners, and <br /> professionals in construction and real estate about alternative nondestructive <br /> development and building design practices. <br /> 4. Maintain and improve environmental quality of the Volcano area by minimizing <br /> unnatural lighting, sounds, and visual pollution. Encourage the enforcement of current <br /> County sign, lighting, and noise ordinances and consider amendments to County <br /> ordinance to reduce lighting impacts and noise. <br /> 5. Control invasive species that threaten forest habitat and residents. Support efforts of <br /> community volunteers to control invasive coqui frogs and other disruptive alien plant <br /> and animal species. <br /> 6. Increase the County's role in helping to sustain native forest, primarily through tax <br /> incentives, new regulations, and zoning changes. <br /> 7. Include greater Volcano in the Hawaii Islands International Biosphere Reserve as a <br /> Transition Area, as an expression of a community striving for sustainability. <br /> 27 <br />