Legal status, Use, and Management 

 13. Ownership type by percent area; 



Type 

 Private 





% 



Public 



100 



% 



Unknown % 



14c Number of owners: 1 



15. Name(s) of owner(s) and/or custodian(s) (with addresses, 

 phone numbers, other pertinent information). 



Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 



P. 0. Box 349 



Suffolk, VA 23434 (804) 539-7479 



16. Narae(s) of knowledgeable person(s) (with addresses, phone 

 numbers, other pertinent information). 



Pat Gammon, Botanist > US Geological Survey 



Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 

 P. 0. Box 349 



Suffolk, VA 23434 

 (804) 539-7479 Office 



(804) 539-5335 Home Has published several studies on the flora of 



Dismal Swamp, using remote sensing techniques. 



17. Attitude of owner toward preservation (contacted?)? 



Contacted June, 1981. Refuge managers consider this an important 



natural area because of presence of Stewartia , the large, mature 

 hardwood forest and the importance as habitat for black bear and 



other wildlife species. 



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