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ELU_GroupLargest Roadless Block% <strong>of</strong> blockAcres GAP1Acres GAP 2Acres GAP 3%GAP 1%GAP 2%GAP 3%UnsecuredRoads 1-5 (Hwy & Routes)Roads 6-8 (Local roads)HectarBlock Name Revised Name States AcresesUnika Mt. Unaka Mt.58,024,4617,752.9229. 23,4820bWilderness Wilderness NCTN 9 25,745 55 58 8 0 31 62 56 83 1 8 4 2 2 4 73 6 8 59 14 2 64 67 0 439,7511,304.316,0820b Hurricane Mts. Hurricane Mts. NC 7 16,183 419 0 0 28 72 72 990 7 3 1 1 11 1 2 1 1 18 20 34.0 949,6511 2.920,0920b Big Laurel Big Laurel NCTN 3 20,321 41 5,100 0 0 10 90 33 2 3 4 5 3 2 2 9 1 5 3 10 20.0 420b54,312,8515,1612 3.322.0.2 8.7 87.158.Average0 18,779 39 72 4 0 27 69 53 0 5 9 5 3 0 2 4.25 5 3.25 13 17 5 5 2 5 38.5 3Jefferson/Iron75,889,38 4,56 47,9714 2.230,7021Mt. Mt. Rogers VA 4 34,681 46 2 9 3 12 6 63 18 31 17 2 1 1 4932,1820,042.113,0221 Sugar Grove Glade Mt. VA 4 8,369 261 0 0 62 38 7 62 6 5 2 2 3454,034,69 2,28 34,0010 2.221 Average4 21,525 36 1 5 7 6 3 63 28 19 2 3 1 2 2 1 3.555,221,49 18,0413 3.7595. 22,3422a Roan Mt West Roan Mt West NCTN 5 19,463 35 686 2 2 1 3 33 63 74 5 4 9 5 3 1 1 20 149 17 25 48 53 51 232 143 0 932,523.413,1622a Big Bald Big Bald NCTN 4 19,395 60 6,498 0 0 20 80 45 68 1 7 5 3 1 2 4 14 1 6 1 29 37 57.0 222a43,8712,2710 3.675.19. 24.29.326.Average5 19,429 48 343 746 0 1 1 26 72 59 2 3 3 5 3 1 1 10 5 10.5 5 55 26 131 90 0Standing Standing95,5011,6269,1512 1.7246. 38,6522bIndian Indian GANC 8 57,585 60 6 315 5 12 0 72 15 43 7 15 8 1 1 1 34 29 5 9 19 7 2 11 130 102 0 157,3045,731.9125. 23,1822b Pink Beds Pink Beds NC 0 31,636 55 646 5 0 1 80 19 52 594 1 2 42 16 1 1 3 2 1 5 54 39 0 932,9715,6111 4.3148. 13,3422b Cullasaja Cullasaja NC 4 25,535 774 0 0 47 53 30 23 2 3 1 38 1 3 5 9 53 39 69 0 4Panthertown Panthertown49,6513,0716 4.6214. 20,0922bValleyValleyNC 8 13,996 284 0 0 26 74 63 6 0 2 4 3 2 74 5 1 5 5 55 69 63 0 658,8635,8911 3.112.6.2 4.7 4.268.2 183.22b Average0 32,188 55 2,906 240 4 3 0 56 40 47 6 4 7 2 2 1 47 5 2 2.5 5 5 5 31 73 5 314,205.223 Mt. Pisgah Mt. Pisgah NC 2 8,194 58 690 3,163 0 5 22 73 31 43 0 2 3 4 1 7 1 4 3 4 8 25 27.0 5,74793,621,64 44,8811 28 4.3202. 37,8823 Roy Taylor Roy Taylor NC 5 40,730 443 2 0 2 48 50 9 3 0 0 3 3 1 59 3 5 15 17 1 2 17 83 60 0 920,4319,213.623 Looking Glass Looking Glass NC 9 17,234 84 350 7 0 2 94 4 53 212 1 3 1 21 4 1 12 41 21 79.0 8,27142,7522,4211 4.30.335.3 102.23 Average5 22,053 62 894 1 0 3 55 42 68 6 0 8 2 3 1 29 1 3.33 5 7 3 2 11 44 3 7Richland Richland30,701,03 24,524.112,4224Balsam BalsamNC 4 18,049 595 3 0 3 80 17 69 583 1 2 1 26 1 7 19 1 8 25 43 87.0 535,8126,964.314,4924 Shining Rock Shining Rock NC 8 31,825 89 581 8 0 2 75 23 78 808 1 2 2 9 1 10 42 1 1 9 14 44 87.0 533,2625,744.230.19.24 Average1 24,937 74 808 6 0 2 78 20 73 696 1 2 2 17.5 1 8.55 0.5 1 8.5 5 43.5 87.0Roads (4wd and trails)Road density per 1000 acres% Pasture/Hay% % Developed Open SpaceEvergreen Plantations or Managed Pine% Row Crop% Low Intensity Developed% Clearcut - Grassland/Herbaceous% Successional Shrub/Scrub (Utility Swath)% Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other)% Successional Shrub/Scrub (Clear Cut)CommunitiesAmphibiansBirdsFishMammalsReptilesInvertebratesNon-Vascular PlantsVascular PlantsTotal TaxaTotal Element Occurrences46
ELU_GroupBlock Name Revised Name States AcresAmphibolite Amphibolite51,0225Mts.Mts.NC 3 16,528 32 3,00165,5825 Roan Mt. East Roan Mt. East NCTN 1 38,340 58 1,71458,3025 Average2 27,434 45 2,358Largest Roadless Block% <strong>of</strong> blockAcres GAP1Acres GAP 2Acres GAP 3%GAP 1%GAP 2%GAP 3%Unsecured2,696 3,659 6 5 7 82 61,152 7,506 3 2 11 84 501,924 5,582 4 4 9 83 28Roads 1-5 (Hwy & Routes)Roads 6-8 (Local roads)108153 0131 0Roads (4wd and trails)Road density per 1000 acres% Pasture/Hay% % Developed Open SpaceEvergreen Plantations or Managed Pine% Row Crop% Low Intensity Developed% Clearcut - Grassland/Herbaceous% Successional Shrub/Scrub (Utility Swath)% Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other)% Successional Shrub/Scrub (Clear Cut)Communities2.24 5 2 2 93 5 16 3 2 7 2 32 262 1283.10 6 3 2 20 125 12 26 51 4 7 13 179 962.614. 26.22.7 6 3 2 56.5 65 14 5 5 5.5 4.5 5 221 112AmphibiansBirdsFishMammalsReptilesInvertebratesNon-Vascular PlantsVascular PlantsTotal TaxaTotal Element Occurrences422.0437.0429.5Hectares20,64826,540GrandAverage53,822 26,774 55 7,4111,57121,675 7 3 40 50 48117 53.45 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 26 2.9 37 11 1.9 8.2 12 62 40.7171.847
Page 1 and 2: Southern Blue Ridge:An Analysis of
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Page 5 and 6: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Southern Blue
Page 7 and 8: The Southern Blue Ridge is a forest
Page 9 and 10: Figure 2. Regional Forest Conservat
Page 11 and 12: Table 1. Data used to evaluate pote
Page 13 and 14: gradients, are more prone to certai
Page 15 and 16: Table 2. Average Territory Size of
Page 17 and 18: CLASSIFYING THE MATRIX FOREST BLOCK
Page 19 and 20: LANDFORMLandforms anchor and contro
Page 21 and 22: The analysis resulted in 25 ELU gro
Page 23 and 24: Figure 5. Southern Blue Ridge Poten
Page 25 and 26: Figure 7. Prioritized Southern Blue
Page 27 and 28: RESULTS OF ANALYSISAll final SBR ma
Page 29 and 30: protection, but are subject to natu
Page 31 and 32: CONCLUSIONSThe goal of this analysi
Page 33 and 34: LITERATURE CITEDAnderson, M.G. 2008
Page 35 and 36: Lafon, C.W., Hoss, J.A. and Grissin
Page 37 and 38: Appendix A: State Expert Review Tea
Page 39 and 40: Appendix B: Fragmenting Features: D
Page 41 and 42: Geology class Lithotypes Metaequiva
Page 43 and 44: Tier BlockName OrdGroupLabelAcresT1
Page 45 and 46: Appendix E: Final Southern Blue Rid
Page 47 and 48: ELU_GroupBlock Name Revised Name St
Page 49: ELU_GroupBlock Name Revised Name St
Page 53: Field NamesSuccessional Shrub/Scrub

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