NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



Natural Area Name: Northwest Pocosin 



2. County: Pamlico 



3. Location: Tract is centered about 2.5 miles due west of where 

 NC 306 crosses the Pamlico/Beaufort County line , in 

 the northwest corner of the county. It is bordered 

 by the Craven County line on the northwest, the 

 Beaufort County line on the northeast, and parts of 

 Whiskey, Beltline and other roads along the south- 

 west and south. 



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



Bayboro (1974) 

 both 7.5 min. 



Size: 12,500 acres, measured with a grid calculator 

 Elevation: approximately 35' to 40' above mean sea level 



7. Access: Best access to the roadless portion is on foot along the 

 bombardier track starting at the north end of Chamness II 

 Road (private road so named on NC Forest Service county 

 road map). Within 0.25 mile this track enters the low 

 pocosin and continues for several miles before dead-ending. 

 Other access points are off the boundary and interior 

 roads, to taller pocosin vegetation. 



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



P. 0. 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 14, 



June 28 and July 12, 1982 



10. Priority rating: High 



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