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Polk County
County Ranger Dan Loudermelt
Location
The Polk County office is located at Old Sterns School Gym, 200 A. N. Peak Street.
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Polk County Ranger Dan Loudermelt
PO Box 446
Columbus, NC 28722
Voice: 828-894-8020
Fax: N/A
polk.dfr@ncdenr.gov
PO Box 446
Columbus, NC 28722
Voice: 828-894-8020
Fax: N/A
polk.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:
152,200
Total forest land in county:
98,700
Area of timberland by Ownership Class (Acres) *
All ownership:
98,700
Federal government:
0
State government:
8,000
County & municipal government:
0
Forest industry:
0
Private:
90,600
Wildfires by Cause: 2008 (and 5 year average)
Lightning:
2 (1)
Campfire:
0 (0)
Smoking:
1 (0)
Debris burning:
5 (9)
Incendiary:
2 (2)
Machine use:
3 (3)
Railroad:
0 (0)
Children:
0 (0)
Miscellaneous:
2 (6)
Total:
15 (21)