NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1, Natural Area Name: North Minnesott Sand Ridge; South Minnesott 



Sand Ridge 



2. County: Pamlico 



3. Location: North Minnesott Sand Ridge - lying along both sides of 



NC 306 between a private woods road named Beltline Road on the south, 

 and the Pamlico-Beaufort County line on the north. Extending east of 

 NC 306 an average of 0.25 mile, west an average of 0.75 mile. 



South Minnesott Sand Ridge - along both sides of NC 306 beginning at 

 the north edge of the Pamlico Technical College campus and extending 

 north about 2.0 miles, excluding some cleared areas. Distances east 

 and west of NC 306 are as given for North Minnesott Sand Ridge. 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : North Minnesott Sand Ridge - Bayboro (1974) 



South Minnesott Sand Ridge - Arapahoe (1951) 



5. Size: North Minnesott Sand Ridge - 1250 acres 



South Minnesott Sand Ridge - 380 acres 

 both measured with a grid calculator 



6. Elevation: Both natural areas range from slightly less than 20 feet 

 to more than 45 feet above mean sea level. 



7. Access: Both natural areas may be reached at various points along NC 

 306. Several private woods roads also traverse each area. 



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



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



Raleigh, NC 27628 Enfield, NC 27823 



9. Date(s) of investigation: February 24 and 25, April 14, May 13 and 14, 

 June 28, and July 11 and 12, 1982. 



10. Priority rating: Medium to High 



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