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178 <br />Figure 6: Farm pond with Stand 3 in background, smooth alder in right foreground <br />Conclusion <br />While there are numerous challenges to overcome, this property still maintains good potential to <br />effectively meet Ms. Ennis' objectives. Generally the recommendations for the next twenty <br />years are geared towards investments in forest health and improving long term timber potential. <br />The diversity of this tract makes it feasible to manage for multiple objectives, none of which is <br />mutually exclusive, and with proper management we can achieve the goals of protection of soil <br />and water, timber income, conservation, permaculture, wildlife habitat, and family legacy. <br />Cost -share opportunities are available for many of the recommended actions including wildlife <br />habitat improvement, invasive species control, wetland management, and when the time comes, <br />reforestation and pre - commercial thinning of pine stands. Before investing in any of these <br />projects, the cost share opportunities should be researched. The Natural Resource Conservation <br />Service, The North Carolina Forest Service, The Wildlife Resources Commission, and the Soil <br />and Water Conservation District are all good sources of cost -share funding. <br />31 <br />