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• htip://www.ncnhp.org/Pages/helitagedata.html • http: / /www.ncnhp.or /Pales/i4uide.htm • http: / /www.ncnhp.or /Images/ 2010 %20Rare %20Animal %20List.pdf Threatened and Endangered Species on This Property: A comprehensive assessment of threatened and endangered species populations was not conducted during the site visits for this Forest Stewardship Plan. During the evaluation of the property, no known endangered or threatened species were found. Forest Health A healthy forest is a forest that possesses the ability to sustain the unique species composition and processes that exist within it. The health of our forests must be maintained to ensure the survival of plant and animal species that make the forest their home, and to protect those processes that maintain a healthy environment. A healthy forest must also be able to accommodate the present and future needs of people for a variety of values, products, and services. Forest health protection issues are often directly related to the active management of insects and diseases, invasive plants and wildfire. Yearly inspections for signs of insects, diseases or invasive plant infestations should be completed by the landowner. More forest health information can be found on the following websites: www.forestt�ests. http://www.fs.fed.us /foresthealth/ htlp://www.fs.fed.us /r8 /foresthealth/ httD://ncforestservice.uov /forest health /forest health.htm Forest Health on This Property: Some losses due to insects and disease are normal throughout a forest's development, but in many cases management action is necessary to prevent insects, disease, or invasive plant species from greatly reducing the forests ability to realize the landowner's objectives. Over the next several decades invasive plant species and southern pine beetle will probably pose the greatest threats to forest health. Non - native plant species threaten forest productivity across the continent and the problem is causing environmental and economic damage on a rapidly growing number of acres every year. Invasive plant species, once established, are capable of severely inhibiting natural regeneration, out - competing native tree species, and in some cases killing mature stands of timber. The best method to protect the long term productivity of the property from this threat is to monitor for and control invasive species infestations aggressively before they become well established. Specific species will be addressed later in the plan. Southern Pine Beetle is an insect native to North Carolina that has become the most important insect pest for management of southern pines. The species is always present in areas where pines are growing, and under normal conditions trees' natural defenses prevent large scale mortality. When conditions are dry, growth rates are low, or stem densities are high, Southern 11 158