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Introduction The Forest Stewardship Program is a cooperative project between the USDA Forest Service and, for this property, the North Carolina Forest Service. The purpose of the program is to "enable active, long -term management of non - industrial private forestlands." The North Carolina Forest Service facilitates development of comprehensive multi- resource management plans to assist landowners in managing their property for multiple objectives. Forest Stewardship Plans motivate landowners to become more active in planning and managing their forests, greatly increasing the likelihood that their forests will remain intact, productive and healthy, and that the social, economic, and environmental benefits of these lands will be sustained for future generations. tmardship FOREST This Forest Stewardship Plan was prepared, with funding through The Eno River Association, for the property of Alana Ennis. The purpose of the plan is to provide an evaluation of the current condition of the property and recommendations for management action to best achieve the landowner's objectives. General Location and Property Description The subject property is located in western Orange County approximately two miles northwest of Efland, NC. The property consists of two parcels located to the east of Frazier Rd. with limited access off the end of Faye St., a private road. The property totals 114.175 acres, of which 92.3 are forested. The remainder is composed of cultivated fields, hayfields, and a small farm pond. The property encompasses land to the west of McGowan Creek including portions of a small unnamed tributary which flows east into the main channel. McGowan Creek is a tributary of the Eno River which joins the Little River, feeds Falls Lake, then forms the Neuse River. The elevation ranges from 636 feet above sea level where McGowan Creek leaves the property at the southeastern corner, up to 730 feet on a broad ridgetop on the northwestern corner. Generally the topography is gently rolling and slopes rarely exceed fifteen percent. The exception to this rule is a limited area of land paralleling the main channel of McGowan Creek, where the land drops sharply to the floodplain and slopes up to fifty percent are present. 3 150