Project Number: 268

Conservation Values: Visibility from Fontana Lake, Lower Tuskeegee Road, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In TNC US Priority Area. Adjoins Nantahala National Forest. Proximity to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Meetinghouse Mountain and Owensby Natural Areas. Protection of a small tributary that flows into Fontana Lake. Natural communities, mature forest, aquatic features, and multiple habitat types. Bloodroot and galax on Exploited Plants List. Uncommon Montane Oak-Hickory Forest community.