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Alexander County
County Ranger Dennis Wahlers
Location
The Alexander County office is located on Adams Pond Road. Take Highway 64 east out of Lenoir to Adams Pond Road. There will be signs for NC Forest Service on Highway 64.
Contact Information
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Telephone:
Email:
Alexander County Ranger Dennis Wahlers
215 Adams Pond Road
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Voice: 828-632-5810
Fax: 828-632-1362
alexander.dfr@ncdenr.gov
215 Adams Pond Road
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Voice: 828-632-5810
Fax: 828-632-1362
alexander.dfr@ncdenr.gov
Open Burning
Open burning permits may be obtained online or in person from a county permit agent (PDF).
Landowner Assistance
* County statistics are provided, but users are cautioned that the accuracy of individual county data is highly variable. Sampling errors for individual counties are provided in Forest Statistics for North Carolina, 2002 edition.
County Forestry Facts
Total acres in County:
166,600
Total forest land in county:
87,800
Area of timberland by Ownership Class (Acres) *
All ownership:
87,700
Federal government:
0
State government:
0
County & municipal government:
0
Forest industry:
4,700
Private:
83,100
Wildfires by Cause: 2008 (and 5 year average)
Lightning:
3 (2)
Campfire:
1 (0)
Smoking:
3 (2)
Debris burning:
13 (22)
Incendiary:
3 (2)
Machine use:
0 (2)
Railroad:
0 (0)
Children:
2 (3)
Miscellaneous:
3 (8)
Total:
28 (41)