Project Number: 187

Conservation Values: Visibility from Blue Ridge Parkway, the city of Hickory, and the town of Lenoir. Proximity to Rocky Knob MTB Park, Howards Knob County Park, etc. Protects portion of Yadkin River Watershed headwaters. Adjacent to National Park Service Land. Waters, mature forests, and amphibolitic geology create natural habitat for diverse flora and fauna. State Watchlist black cohosh, galax, and bloodroot species. Carolina saxifrage observed is a Federal Species of Concern and state listed.