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Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest

Coordinates: 34°41′01″N 078°34′59″W / 34.68361°N 78.58306°W / 34.68361; -78.58306
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Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest
Map showing the location of Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest
Location of Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest in North Carolina
LocationBladen, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates34°41′01″N 078°34′59″W / 34.68361°N 78.58306°W / 34.68361; -78.58306[1]
Area890 acres (360 ha)[2]
Named forTurnbull Creek
Governing bodyNorth Carolina Forest Service
WebsiteTurnbull Creek Educational State Forest

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (TCESF) is a 890-acre (3.6 km2) North Carolina State Forest in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.[2] It is the only educational state forest located in North Carolina's coastal plain. Jones Lake State Park is adjacent to the forest, and both are surrounded by Bladen Lakes State Forest. The forest's primary purpose is public education of forestry practices.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bladen Lakes Airport (historical)
  2. ^ a b "NC Forest Service Natural Assets" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. January 23, 2014. p. 9. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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