Four Corners Master Plan Highlights
Approved and Adopted (December 1996)
Theme 4 - Environment
Vision
This
Plan recommends protection and enhancement of
the natural resource in the Four Corners Master
Plan area for the enjoyment of residents and
to sustain a stable and healthy environment
for native plant and animal populations.
Highlights
This Plan identifies Four Corners as an environment restoration area, which will require a long-term improvement program in order to correct existing degradation in areas that developed prior to adequate environmental controls. This Plan recommends that natural resources be maintained and their quality enhanced by supporting efforts to restore degraded parts of Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek. This plan also supports continued protection of woodlands, continued efforts to restore stream aquatic habitat, and recommends local citizen action to protect and improve natural resources.
Recommendations
- Continue cooperation among government agencies in the restoration of Sligo Creek and Northwest Branch.
- Address stream bank erosion problems along the edge of Northwest Branch Park through a combined effort of County agencies and citizens.
- Encourage community participation in Montgomery Parks and County government programs to eliminate dumping, vandalism, encroachment, and misuse of parkland.
- Consider meeting part of the requirement for reforestation of the Blair High School site within the Four Corners Master Plan area, including the medians, Beltway loops, parkland, and possibly the Hastings Neighborhood Conservation area.
Date of last page update: November 27, 2007
Montgomery County Planning Department