NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1 . Natural Area Name : Scranton Hardwoods 



2 . County : Hyde 



3. Location: Along the east side of US 264 between Scranton 

 Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway. 



4. Topographic quadrangle ( s ) : Ponzer (1974) 



Scranton (1974) 



5. Size: Approximately 6000 acres; measured with grid calculator 



6. Elevation: 4-8 feet above mean sea level 



7. Access: Any number of points along US 264 which forms west 

 boundary of natural area. Old-growth stands are 

 located primarily between 1.4 and 2.5 miles south 

 of the Intracoastal Waterway bridge. 



8. Names of investigators: J. Merrill Lynch S. Lance Peacock 



Route 2, Box 222-B P. 0. Box 6006 

 Enfield, NC 27823 Raleigh, NC 2762E 



9. Date(s) of investigation: February 26, April 9, June 28, 



August 12, 1982 



10. Priority rating: High-very high 



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