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97 <br />Table 4. List of Orange County Natural Areas and their Significance (Page 2 of 2) <br />Site Name (by Watershed) <br />Little River Watershed <br />South Fork Little River Marsh * <br />Forrest Creek Beaver Pond * <br />Jimmy Ed Road Heartleaf Flat * <br />Breeze Road Heartleaf Ravine * <br />Little River Aquatic Habitat * <br />Site # Significance Features <br />LO1 County <br />L02 County <br />L03 County <br />L04 County <br />L05 State <br />Beaver pond and marsh <br />Beaver pond and marsh <br />Rare plant <br />Rare plant <br />Rare aquatic species <br />Morgan Creek Watershed <br />State <br />Morgan Creek Bluffs <br />Pickards Mountain * <br />MO1 <br />County <br />Excellent chestnut oak forest <br />Calvander Laurel Bluff and Bottom * <br />M02 <br />County <br />Rare salamander <br />University Lake Macrosite <br />Ml l <br />National <br />Morgan Creek Floodplain Forest <br />McCauley Mountain <br />M03 <br />County <br />Mature upland forest <br />University Lake Slopes and Wetlands <br />M04 <br />County <br />Rare plants, rare mollusk, mature forest <br />University Lake Marsh <br />M05 <br />County <br />Marsh, good birdlife <br />University Lake Aquatic Habitat <br />M06 <br />National <br />Rare mussel <br />Berryhill Rhododendron Bluff <br />M07 <br />Regional <br />Rare plants, rhododendron bluff <br />Jordan Lake Macrosite <br />State <br />Morgan Creek Bluffs <br />M08 <br />State <br />Laurel Hill Ridge and Vernal Pool <br />M09 <br />County <br />Mason Farm Oak - Hickory Forest <br />M10 <br />State <br />Big Oak Woods <br />Ml l <br />State <br />Morgan Creek Floodplain Forest <br />M12 <br />Regional <br />New Hope Creek Watershed <br />Bald Mt. /Meadow Flats /Currie Hill Macrosite National <br />Bald Mountain <br />NO1 <br />State <br />Meadow Flats <br />NO2 <br />National <br />Eubanks Rd Xeric Hardpan Forest <br />NO3 <br />County <br />Blackwood Mountain <br />N04 <br />County <br />Steep Bottom Branch <br />N05 <br />County <br />Currie Hill <br />N06 <br />State <br />Camp Pipsissewa * <br />N07 <br />County <br />New Hope Church Road Basic Forest * <br />N08 <br />County <br />New Hope Chestnut Oak Forest * <br />N09 <br />County <br />New Hope Creek Floodplain Macrosite <br />State <br />Henry J. Oosting Natural Area <br />N10 <br />Regional <br />New Hope Creek Slopes <br />Nl l <br />State <br />Mature hardwood forest, rare plants & animals, <br />rhododendron bluffs, excellent birdlife <br />Large upland forest, rare plant <br />Rare forest type on diabase rock <br />Old growth swamp forest <br />Swamp forest, rare animals <br />Mature chestnut oak forest, nesting turkey vultures <br />Rare plant, rare animals, upland depression <br />Xeric hardpan forest <br />Mature upland forest <br />Mature forest <br />Basic forest on diabase rock <br />Mature bottomland forest <br />Forest on basic rock <br />Chestnut oak forest <br />Mature hardwood forest, rare animals <br />Mature forest, rare plants and animals, <br />rhododendron bluffs, sandstone outcrops, <br />mature alluvial forest, xeric bluff forest <br />Mud Creek / Couch Mountain Macrosite Regional <br />Couch Mountain N12 Regional Mature upland forest, very large trees <br />* Stand -alone standard site (not within a larger macrosite) <br />