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[]: 4
[Name]: Long Hope Creek Spruce Bog
[Image]:
[Date]: 1974
[Location]: 36°22′52″N 81°38′44″W / 36.381101°N 81.645663°W / 36.381101; -81.645663 (Long Hope Creek Spruce Bog)
[County]: Ashe, Watauga
[Ownership]: private
[Description]: One of the rarest plant communities in North Carolina. The still forming Elk Knob State Park is adjacent to the privately owned NNL, and the state has a long-term goal to acquire the site. -
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[Name]: Goose Creek State Park Natural Area
[Image]:
[Date]: 1980
[Location]: 35°28′25″N 76°54′50″W / 35.473611°N 76.913889°W / 35.473611; -76.913889 (Goose Creek State Park Natural Area)
[County]: Beaufort
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: An excellent example of a gently sloping mainland undergoing rapid ocean transgression. -
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[Name]: Green Swamp
[Image]:
[Date]: 1974
[Location]: 34°05′36″N 78°17′57″W / 34.09321°N 78.29925°W / 34.09321; -78.29925 (Green Swamp (North Carolina))
[County]: Brunswick
[Ownership]: private
[Description]: The largest and most unusual mosaic of wetland communities in the Carolinas. The Nature Conservancy manages the site as the Green Swamp Preserve. -
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[Name]: Bear Island
[Image]:
[Date]: 1980
[Location]: 34°37′55″N 77°08′44″W / 34.631944°N 77.145556°W / 34.631944; -77.145556 (Bear Island)
[County]: Onslow
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: Dune movement has created a dynamic landscape of outstanding scenic beauty. Bear Island is the principal attraction of Hammocks Beach State Park. -
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[Name]: Piedmont Beech Natural Area
[Image]:
[Date]: 1974
[Location]: 35°51′14″N 78°44′34″W / 35.853889°N 78.742778°W / 35.853889; -78.742778 (Piedmont Beech Natural Area)
[County]: Wake
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: One of the best examples of mixed mesophytic forest in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. The natural area is located within William B. Umstead State Park. -
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[Name]: Salyer's Ridge Natural Area
[Image]:
[Date]: 1983
[Location]:
[County]: Hyde
[Ownership]: federal
[Description]: A rare example of mature loblolly pine forest in process of succession towards a deciduous forest. The natural area is located within the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
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