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Use of Natural Area: The primary low intensity use of this area is 

 hunting. Although the area has not been systematically logged 

 recently, the cumulative effect of many private individuals 

 cutting longleaf pines on the ridges is noticeable. The m.ain 

 intrusion of the area is its use of a dumping area, but dump 

 sites are mainly restricted to one sand road. 



Use of surrounding land: a. Wildland 95% b. Agricultural land 5% 



Management Problem Description Impact Effort 



Control of human overuse and abuse- affects natural 2, possibly 1 

 control of dumping land if closing roads 



to dumping is 

 done effectively 



Vegetation and animal management. significant 2 

 Area would benefit from a fire features 

 management program. 



Presence of jeep trails natural land 2, pissibly 1 



if roads can be 

 cloaed to vehicles, 



Preservation status: Private land, not protected by owner. 



Regulatory protections in force: There are no regulatory protections 

 that we know of. None of the land is an AEC , which includes 

 intertidal areas. The land to the north of the study area is 

 part of the Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge. The same 

 kinds of habitats exist within part of the refuge (longleaf 

 pine ridges, pocosins, and Carolina Bays), but the total area 

 of these habitats is small. 



Attitude of owner or custodian toward preservation: unknown 



Threats: 



Threat Category *SF 



logging pines 2- threat of destruc- * 



tion known, but not 

 immediate 



dumping 2 



jeep trails 2 



development (probably 3 or 4- no known threat * 

 confined to dry areas) & a possibility that a 



threat will develop 



within 5 years 



peat raining 4- no known threat & no * 



likelihood that a threat 

 will develop within 5 years 



