North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 07 - Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 13 - PARKS AND RECREATION AREA RULES
Subchapter I - NATURAL AREAS
Section .0200 - SELECTION CRITERIA
Section 13I .0202 - SITE EVALUATION
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
In assessing natural features, each site shall be evaluated with respect to:
(1) presence of natural features, not adequately represented in other protected natural areas;
(2) diversity of native flora and fauna;
(3) quality and condition of natural features;
(4) viability and self-sufficiency of the natural ecosystem when properly managed;
(5) extent to which past disturbances have altered the natural features;
(6) degree of vulnerability to disturbances and encroachments;
(7) capability of being managed so as to protect and maintain natural conditions;
(8) compatibility of protective management practices with current use of adjacent lands;
(9) scientific and educational value.
Authority
G.S.
113-3;
113-8;
143B-10;
143B-135.16;
Eff. August
15, 1981;
Transferred from
15A NCAC
12I .0202 Eff. April 1, 2017;
Pursuant
to G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive
public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
