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Pocosin

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Pocosin Natural Area ~ Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

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Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge - Exploring North Carolina

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Pocosin Innovative School - Pocosin Christmas Parade

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Tundra Swans getting a little testy with each other - Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

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Bears at the Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Pocosin is a type of palustrine wetland with deep, acidic, sandy, peat soils. Groundwater saturates the soil except during brief seasonal dry spells and during prolonged droughts. Pocosin soils are nutrient-deficient (oligotrophic), especially in phosphorus.