-67- 



11 . Legal Status and Use 



Ownership type by percent area : 



Private 



100 



% 



Public 

 Unknown 





% 

 % 



12. Number of owners: 1 



13. Name of owner: 



Prulean Farms Joint Venture (Prudential Insurance owns 80%; First 

 Colony Farms 20%) 

 Creswell, NC 27928 



14. Use of natural area: 



a. Cat. Low intensity recreation 



b. Other (describe) Intrusion of frequent low level jet overflights 



15. Use of surrounding land: 



a. Wildland 100 % 



b. Agricultural land % 



c. Developed land % 



16. Management problem description: 



Excess flood water from 



agricultural drainage operations - Impact 3; Effort 1 



17. Preservation status ^ 

 Cat - 6 - 100% 



18. Regulatory protections in force: Section 404(b) of the Clear Water Act 



19. Attitude of owner or custodian toward preservation: Unknown 



20 . Threats 



a. Category 3 *SF X 



b. Description of threat. Atlantic white cedar is valuable 

 timber. High density stands are easy to cut. Approximately 

 2900 acres of similar forest have been harvested in the vicin- 

 ity of Frying Pan Lake in the last few years. 



21. Management and preservation recommendation. 



Prevent logging! An agricultural drainage canal that runs 

 directly through the middle of the natural area should be blocked 

 with the water diverted in such a way that sheet flow through the 



