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Designated Natural Area: The natural area includes 



approximately 20,000 acres on Core and Portsmouth 

 which are outside the development zone (visitor centers, 

 sanitation facilities, etc., ferry docking sites) and 

 the area between Cape Lookout and Shingle Point, 



Core and Portsmouth islands are unique in their 

 character and are among the few remaining stretches of 

 the Outer Banks where natural conditions can be enjoyed. • 

 For reasons of wilderness, habitat preservation and 

 scientific and educational pursuits, these islands 

 represent a significant measure of the State's heritage. 



Preserve Recommendations: Because of the geological and 

 biological diversity, Core Bank and Portsmouth Island 

 should be protected from development and public over- 

 use. The islands serve as an ideal study ground for 

 barrier island ecology-geology, and further studies should 

 be encouraged. 



Data Sources: Preston D. Riddle, Supervisor, and staff. 



Cape Lookout National Seashore, Beaufort, N.C. 



Paul J. Godfrey, National Park Service Cooperative 



Research Unit, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 



Mass. 



John Fussell, Morhead City, N.C. ' ' '^■z" ' 

 National Park Service, General Management Plan and 



Environmental Impact Statement. 



Scientific References: Burk, C. J. (1961) A botanical ■ -. 

 reconnaissance of Portsmouth Island, North Carolina. 

 Jour. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc . 77: 72-74. 



Godfrey, P. J. and Godfrey, M. M. (1976) Barrier 

 island ecology of the Cape Lookout National Seashore and 

 vicinity. North Carolina. National Park Service Scientific 

 Monograph Series, No. 9, 160 p. 



Documentation and Authentication: Voucher specimens and 



documentations are on file at the Cape Lookout National 

 Seashore headquarters in Beaufort, North Carolina. See 

 Management Report No. 22: Preliminary Resource Inven- 

 tory of the Vertebrates and Vascular Plants of the Cape 

 Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 



