18. Uses of natural area: 



The portion of the natural area owned by Georgia-Pacific 

 Corporation is open to public hunting under the N. C. Wildlife 

 Resources Commission's Gamelands program. Deer hunting is the 

 primary activity. The area has been timbered periodically 

 since historical times and is presently undergoing a considerable 

 amount of logging. Almost all of Van Swamp north of SR 1101 has 

 been ditches, drained and converted to intensive loblolly pine 

 silviculture. The wetter portions of the swamp south of SR 1101 

 (underlain by the deepest peat deposits) contain the last remnants 

 of natural swamp vegetation although this area is presently being 

 ditched, apparently with the intent of conversion to pine planta- 

 tion. 



19 , Uses of surrounding land: 



a. Wildland 20 \ 



b. Agricultural land 



c. high-intensity forestry 75 



d. developed % 



20. Preservation Status: 



Cat 



* % 



*Description of preservation status 



6 



100 



private land, not protected by owner 







21. Regulatory protections in force: 

 None known. 



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