Threats: 



Category 



Description of threat 



Drainage of bays; logging of areas with matiire 



pines f and subsequent replanting as pine 



plantation; very recent (April '81) intru- 



sions (land clearing) indicate possible de- 



"" velopment in the neair future. 

 Management recommendations: 



(1 ) It is especially important that frequent prescribed burning 

 of the entire area be continued in order to ensure main- 

 tenajice of existing community diversity and animal habitat. 



(2) Vehicular traffic on the single access road through the 

 area— it connects highways NC 87 and NC 133— should be 

 restricted by some means to prevent further dumping of 

 trash within the complex. 



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