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Progress Energy manages approximately 50,000 acres of forest land in the Carolinas and Florida. A multiple resource management concept is utilized in managing these lands located primarily around its power plant facilities. A Forest Management Plan that provides strategies for timber production, wildlife habitat enhancement, watershed protection, recreational opportunities and many other benefits has been developed and is revised annually.
Each site is managed by its specific characteristics. These often include unique management objectives, species, soil, aesthetics, and many other factors. The primary goal is to balance all of these elements while continuing to provide value to the land. Actively managed forests provide periodic income, habitat for wildlife, clean water, and recreational opportunities while sustaining forest health and vigor.
Timber management involves but is not limited to harvesting, reforestation, thinning, site preparation, prescribed fire, and herbicide application. After a timber harvest, each site is carefully evaluated to determine the most cost effective and environmentally responsible manner in which to prepare and reforest the site. The site conditions, native species, location, soils, and local climate are used to help determine the most appropriate tree species for replanting the site. North Carolina's mandatory Forest Practice Guidelines (FPG's) and each state's voluntary best management practices (BMP's) are followed during any forestry related activity.
Progress Energy incorporates wildlife food plots, partners with local organizations and agencies for the enhancement of habitat. Current wildlife partners include Quail Unlimited, Quality Deer Management Association, and the National Wild Turkey Federation. These partnerships have helped include wildlife recommendations within the forest management plans for all managed lands.
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Approximately 40,000 acres of Progress Energy land has been designated for public use through the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's Gamelands and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Area programs.
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