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A Lands Legacy Pronrfn for ola, 7ge County Adopted /I/DO F <br /> 3J <br /> A 1988 forest management study classified land holdings into four <br /> categories . The study recommended that Duke retain portions of <br /> the forest classified as Class 1 — Permanent Research Forest and 4 , <br /> r k <br /> Class 2 — Research Project Land as areas to be retained in their <br /> forest state . All 12 of the sites in Duke Forest are within portions of <br /> the forest that are classified as Class 1 or 2 research lands . t; ; <br /> However , there is no binding agreement that guarantees that the <br /> forest study will be adhered to , and there are no easements for <br /> perpetual protection for natural areas located on lands owned by <br /> Duke . <br /> 7 . Held by Public or Non - Profit Land Trust <br /> . . . Eno River State Park 3 <br /> , . ,Triangle Land Conservancy <br /> 6 3 are partial easements <br /> . . . The Nature Conservancy _ _ _ 1 <br /> Owned b Public Institution <br /> UNC Mason Farm 7 <br /> Owned b Private Institution <br /> Duke University Duke Forest 12 <br /> In Private Ownership <br /> Privately - owned 35 <br /> Tota 164 F <br /> Seven sites are located on lands owned by the University of North <br /> Carolina . Most of the <br /> se sites are located on the Botanical Garden or <br /> adjacent Mason Farm Preserve property . The University has a long - <br /> standing policy for protection of these areas . However , like Duke , <br /> there is no formal guarantee that these lands will be perpetually <br /> protected . <br /> Even with 29 sites in some method of protection , there are at least <br /> 35 natural areas as yet unprotected . There also may be , many sites <br /> not yet identified , whether through lack of review or oversight in <br /> previous work . The new prime forest areas shown in the 1997 and <br /> 1999 reports from the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC ) may <br /> contain additional areas not yet identified . <br /> Some of the 35 sites in private ownership may be high priorities for <br /> public acquisition , particularly as filtered through the recent TLC <br /> reports . A method for prioritizing and evaluating natural areas and Fr <br /> wildlife habitat will need a set of criteria for review . <br /> a <br /> 18 y�' <br />