Project SummaryAtlantic White Cedar Ecosystem Restoration |
Name Atlantic White Cedar Ecosystem Restoration Region Southeast State North Carolina Location Dare County, NC Date of this update
Habitat Restoration/Protection Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk Pollution Mitigation Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)
Atlantic White Cedar habitat in Dare County, and Dare County Air Force Range, following logging operations which began in the 1800s and continued until 1989, has not been able to reestablish itself. This project evaluates the ecological factors in known cedar habitats that are critical to successful natural reforestation. Using this knowledge, the project is developing test plots areas where critical ecological conditions are introduced or modified. A variety of methods of introducing cedar (e.g. cones, seeds, seedlings) will be evaluated. Ultimately the project will produce guidelines for preparing and restocking traditional cedar ecosystems. 3,000 acres of Atlantice white cedar forest habitat will actually be restored using these guidelines. Preliminary surveys are complete, and test plots are being developed.
Partners with the Air Force are: the FWS, the US Forest Service (USFS), the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources (NCDFR) and North Carolina State University (NCSU). The FWS provided endangered species and habitat management guidance on the project, under the Endangered Species Act, and is working with the USFS, NCDFR and the NCSU to provide joint guidance on potential restoration methodologies. Additionally, the NCSU will develop, guide and document the project=s research efforts in collaboration with the FWS and the NCDFR.
100 acres have been hand planted with Atlantic whited cedar seedlingsWas a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.
No
Lead - USAF: funding, project design Others - FWS: technical assistance, project design, monitoring, volunteers USFS: technical assistance
State government - NC. Div. Forest Resources: technical assistance, project design
Local government
Private industry
Public interest groups - The Nature Conservancy: comments, NC Natural Heritage Program: technical assistance
Educational Facility - NC. State University Extension: technical assistance
Other partnerships
Federal $624,700 Non Federal State government Local government Private industry Public interest groups Total $624,700
Federal: $120,000: administration, vehicle, fuel, supplies
Non Federal: $60,000: administration, supplies, facilities
Total: $180,000
80 hours
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No
Initiation date 1992 Completion date 1998 Current stage Underway
Scott Smith
Installation Forester
4CES/CEV
1095 Mitchell Ave
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531-2355
(919) 736-6318
(919) 736-6318 (fax)
4cevdare@ces 4.seymour johnson.af.mil
Mike Bryant
Refuge Manager
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1969
Manteo, NC 27954
(919) 473-1131K.O. Summerville
Staff Forester, Technical Development and Planning
N.C. Division of Forest Resources
2411 Old US 70 West
Clayton, NC 27520
(919) 553-6179
As a result of this project and exceptional interest in the Atlantic white cedar species, a workshop was held during August 1995. More than 24 current research and demonstration projects were presented to approximately 80 participants representing the eastern seaboard from Georgia to New Jersey. Also, the Atlantic White Cedar Alliance was formed to promote wide-ranging interests including conservation, preservation, restoration, management, and utilization of this species and the ecological communities in which it occurs.
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