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Addenda to Bird Shoal-Carrot Island report: 



Soil Information: 



Higher ground: Newhan-Carteret complex, 0-30 % slopes 



This is a very sandy soil that has a droughty condition. 

 It is not suitable for development, because of drought, narrow 

 dune ridges, and the soil's tendency to shift. Typical species 

 found on this soil type are Uniola paniculata and Ammophila 

 breviligulata . 

 Marsh: Carteret soils, high phase 



These are regularly flooded sandy soils with an excess 

 concentration of salt. It is not suitable for development or 

 agriculture . 



Reference : 



Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 1979. 



Soil Survey Interim Report, Carteret County, North Carolina 



(advance copy, subject to change). 



