Legal status, Use, and Management 

 13. Ownership type by percent area; 



Type 

 Private 



% 



Public 



100 % 



Unknown % 



14. 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. Name(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 17 June 1981. Refuge managers plan to try to maintain 



existing remnant marsh by the use of controlled burning to prevent 

 encroachment of forest species. 



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