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r <br /> C. MORGAN CREEK HIKING TRAILS <br /> along Morgan Creek , n/o University Lake <br /> tmr: 7. 114, 114B, 114C, and 114D <br /> Easements granted along creek for hiking and horseback <br /> riding. <br /> D . CLEARWATER LAKE <br /> Clearwater Lake Rd . CSR1918] <br /> tmr: 7 . 130 .B.8 <br /> Owned by Chapel HiII -Carrboro YMCA . <br /> V. Biological <br /> A . UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED <br /> Botanically significant features include a marshy area <br /> at the south end of the lake, containing a good <br /> population of royal fern (TheJypteris palustr_ is ) and <br /> crested fern (Dryopter (.L rrlsj-atj ) . An outcrop on the <br /> northern side of Phils Creek 0.25 mile upstream from <br /> Jones Ferry Rd . contains an excellent population of <br /> hairy- lipped fern (Chellantbee Iano„” ) and blunt <br /> lobed woodsia ( Woodsia obtuse ) . Twenty-two species of <br /> fern have been recorded on university owned property <br /> during the summer months . <br /> B. MORGAN CREEK BLUFFS <br /> sw/o Chapel Hill , 0 .5 miles below University Dam. <br /> tmr: 7 . 116 <br /> The bluffs are noted for rhododendron on the upstream <br /> bluff and mountain laurel on the downstream bluff . <br /> Other flora includes maidenhair fern ( djantum <br /> peda p ) and Ginseng (panax qu1 ngjjejo l i_,m ) . <br /> C. Endangered Animal Sites <br /> 1 . USGS Coordinates 35 53 50 N 79 05 35 W, Chapel <br /> Hill Quad . <br /> University Lake <br /> tmr: 7 . 116 <br /> Savannah Shoremussel (Carunculina pulls) <br /> In Carrboro etj . <br /> D . Special Animal Sites <br /> 1 . USGS Cooridinates 35 56 57 N 79 05 42 W, Chapel <br /> Hill Quad . <br /> northern end Lake Hogan Farm Rd . [SR1728] <br /> tmr: 7 . 109 <br /> Black Vulture (.orag_yps etratus) . Annual winter <br /> roost for approximately thirty birds . <br /> 83 <br />