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3. Natural function of marine communities (plants, invertebrates, fish,
reptiles, birds, and mammals).

lh. Beaches.

5. Land fauna and flora.

6. Geology.

7. Vantage points.

8. Climate.

9. Archaeology. |

10. Historical sites and history.

Three land-marine classifications excluding maintenance and access areas
are desirable for sustaining primitive conditions in the park. 1. Areas of
biological necessity are essential for preserving natural community function
and as places for breeding birds. Use of these areas by man (ranging from
non-use to moderate use) should be determined by degree of tolerance of wild-
life to unnatural molestation, especially tolerance of breeding birds at
critical egg-laying or hatching time. Scientific research essential to the
operetion of the park should be relegated to areas of biclogical necessity,
providing disturbance of wildlife and flora is kept to a minimum. 2. In-
violate areas are undisturbed sanctuaries for wary forms of life and should
be held absolutely inviolate to human trespass. 3. Areas of unlimited use
are those places where man, at all times, has freedom of participation as
contrasted to reservation schedule of beach use on the northwest side of
St. John Island and the reservation of observation facilities on the east
and southwest end of the island. Access marine lanes, roads, trails, vantage
points, north side of East End, and the southwest side of the island are

examples of unlimited use.