20. Preservation Status: Category 1, 100% Wildlife Preserve and 

 Wildlife Management Area 



21. Regulatory Protection in Force: Restricted access, regulated 

 hunting, protection of exploited and endangered species, CAMA 

 coastal wetlands, fragile areas, natural hazard areas. 



22. Threats: Potential drop in water table from drainage of adjacent 

 swamplands and pocosins. Peat utilization is a possible threat, 

 but at this time, not probable. 



23. Management and Preservation Recommendation: Controlled burning 

 would reduce the wildfire hazard, upgrade wildlife habitat, and 

 promote botanically diverse savanna development. We do not make 

 management recommendations for Angola Bay until further study is 

 conducted; in the interim, we strongly encourage minimal access, and no 

 drainage, timber harvest, or wildlife food plot clearance. 



Natural Characteristics Summary 



24A. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary: 



Community type: Pinus serotina / Cyrilla racemif lora - Zenobia 



pulverulenta ; peripheral stands of Pinus palustris / Aristida 



stricta ; isolated examples of Taxodium distichum - Nyssa bif lora 



Community cover type: Predominantly Pinus serotina 



General habitat feature: Pond pine pocosin 



Average canopy height: 25 ft 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 40-60 yrs 



Canopy cover: Open 



Estimated size of community: Total of 40,000 ac 



Successional stage: Edaphic climax 



Sere type: Hydrosere 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type (but 



not dominant) : None 



Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community cover or 



community type (but not dominant) : Gaylussacia frondosa , Lyonia 



lucida, Myrica cerifera, Ilex coriacea , Ilex glabra , Persea borbonia 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 



(but not dominant) : Woodwardia virginica 



24B. Soil Summary (by community type) 

 Soil series: Pamlico 



Soil classification: Histosols; Typic Medihemists to Fibric Terric 

 Medihemists 



Soil association: Dorovan-Ponzer 

 pH class: acidic to extremely acidic 

 Moisture class: Very poorly drained 



Source of information: General Soil Map, Pender County, USDA, SCS 

 (1972); Soil Taxonomy, Agri. Handbook # 436 

 Other notes: None 



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