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pocosins. We were not able to visit "Luken's Island" 

 which is very inaccessible and which may be a highly 

 significant area; we compiled a report on that area 

 based on observations by a person who is very knowledgeable 

 about the area. Approximately 4-5 days in the field were 

 required for each area described by a long report. Also, 

 for each of these areas, we included data previously 

 collected by us at various times as early as 1970. 

 Approximately one day in the field was spent at each of 

 the areas described by a short report. 



From late October to December, we refined our maps of 

 selected natural areas and compiled the reports. Approxi- 

 mately 3-4 days were required for each of the long reports 

 and one day for each of the short reports. 



Our final report includes: 1) a set of topographic 

 quadrangles and a set of orthcphotoquads , each with 

 primary physical features, plant communities, and special 

 habitats mapped; 2) a "key" describing primary values 

 and a general rating of all mapped areas; 3) copies of 

 our 13 previous reports on natural areas of the county; 

 4) our 23 reports prepared for this study. 



Recommendat ions 



Descriptions of the county's natural areas of greatest 

 ecological significance are included in this document. 

 These are (see Map 1): 



National and Statewide Priority Areas 



Carrot Island-Horse Island-Bird Shoal Complex 



Cedar Island Marshes 



Cedar Island-North Bay Barrier Island 



Core Banks and Portsmouth Island 



Croatan Pocosins 



Minis Road Longleaf Pine Savanna and Pocosin 



Patsy Pond Natural Area 



Shackle ford Bank 



Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area 



Regional Priority Areas 



Atlantic Natural Area 



Browns Island 



Emerald Island Woods 



Hadnot Creek on White Oak River 



Hadnot Creek Ponds and Longleaf Pine Woodlands 



Masontown Pocosin 



North River Marshes 



Pr ingle Road Carolina Bays 



Sea Gate Woods 



Union Point Pocosin 



Walker's Mill Pond 



Wildberry Woods 



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