Cook Creek
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
The Cook Creek tract lies within the Roan Mountain Important Bird Area, the state designated Roan Mountain Massif Natural Area, the Roan Mountain West Forest Matrix Block, and the Grandfather Unaka Priority Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Area. There are records of the Trailing Wolfsbane, Alleghanian Spotted Skunk, and Gray’s Lily. The property lies within a High Priority Wildlands Network Wildlife Corridor and scores as a top priority due to Its climate resilience rank. Protection of this property, which reaches up to 4,300 ft in elevation, will ensure that the views from Roan Mountain and the Rhododendron Garden are not impaired by encroaching development on this highly marketable property. Cook Creek, which is a NC
Division of Water Resources Trout Water flows through this tract after originating on adjoining protected land. It eventually flows into Little Rock Creek.