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Gates County
County Ranger Scott Sheets
Location
The Gates County office is located on NC HWY 158, 5 miles East of Gatesville, near Eason's Crossroads.
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Gates County Ranger Scott Sheets
061 Hwy 158W
Gatesville, NC 27938
Voice: 252-357-0123
Fax: N/A
gates.dfr@ncdenr.gov
061 Hwy 158W
Gatesville, NC 27938
Voice: 252-357-0123
Fax: N/A
gates.dfr@ncdenr.gov
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:
218,000
Total forest land in county:
142,400
Area of timberland by Ownership Class (Acres) *
All ownership:
133,900
Federal government:
4,400
State government:
1,200
County & municipal government:
0
Forest industry:
8,700
Private:
119,600
Wildfires by Cause: 2008 (and 5 year average)
Lightning:
5 (3)
Campfire:
0 (0)
Smoking:
1 (2)
Debris burning:
10 (13)
Incendiary:
14 (6)
Machine use:
5 (4)
Railroad:
0 (0)
Children:
2 (2)
Miscellaneous:
10 (6)
Total:
47 (36)