18, 



Uses of natural area; 



Timber production has been the major use of Northwest 

 Pocosin for at least 150 years, and continues to be the 

 main contemporary use. Logging has been cyclical, with 

 each new cutting cycle concentrating on the commercially 

 valuable tree species and individuals of that day. Recently, 

 pond pine stands have been the main source of timber. 



Hunting is a historic and continuing use of the natural 

 area, kept to a low level of intensity by the inaccessibility 

 of the pocosin. Certain potential uses of the area are dis- 

 cussed below under Item #22. 



19, Uses of surrounding land: 



Wildland 



60 



b. Agricultural land_ 



c. high-intensity forestry 40 

 % d. developed % 



20. Preservation Status: 



Cat 



* % 



*Description of preservation status 



6 



100 



Private land, not protected by owner. 









21. Regulatory protections in force: 



Drainage may be regulated by the Army Corps of Engineers, if certain 



technical criteria of flow rates are met. 



99 



