Editing Fort Bragg (section)

==Geography==
Fort Bragg is at 35°8'21" north, 78°59'57" west (35.139064, −78.999143).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=23 April 2011|date=12 February 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=24 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the post has a total area of {{convert|49.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|49.1|km2|order=flip}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}} of it is water. The total area is 0.32% water.

Kiest, Simmons, Boundary Line, McFayden, Hurley and Holland lakes are intensively managed to maintain fish populations. Croatan, Quail, Deer Pen, Overhills, Big Muddy, Little Muddy, Texas, [[McArthur Lake (Fort Bragg)|MacArthur]], Smith, Mott, and Lindsay lakes are managed, but are not normally treated or restocked since their fish populations are respectable and are maintained naturally.<ref>{{citation |title=Lake Information Sheet |publisher=Fort Bragg Wildlife Branch |url=https://bragg.isportsman.net/fishing.aspx |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154250/https://bragg.isportsman.net/fishing.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> A 1.1 MW [[floating solar]] plant with a 2 MW battery was installed on Big Muddy lake for $36 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Michelle |title=EGEB: Ft. Bragg gets the largest floating solar in the southeast |url=https://electrek.co/2020/10/01/egeb-fort-bragg-largest-floating-solar-us-southeast-nhs-net-zero/ |website=[[Electrek]] |date=1 October 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110041813/https://electrek.co/2020/10/01/egeb-fort-bragg-largest-floating-solar-us-southeast-nhs-net-zero/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Calma |first=Justine |date=14 June 2022 |title=US Army deploys its first floating solar array |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/14/23167441/us-army-floating-solar-power-plant-floatovoltaics |access-date=24 March 2023 |website=The Verge }}</ref>

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[[File:Neonympha mitchellii francisci individual.jpg|thumb|left|[[Saint Francis' satyr]] [[imago]]]]

Fort Bragg is the only locality where the [[endangered]] [[Saint Francis' satyr]] butterfly (''Neonympha mitchellii francisci'') is known to occur. St. Francis' satyr is found in wetland habitats dominated by [[graminoid]]s and [[Cyperaceae|sedges]], such as abandoned [[beaver dam]]s or along streams with beavers.

[[Fort Bragg fever]], a bacterial zoonotic disease, has been named after it, in reference to an outbreak in 1942.

In 1990, the endangered [[red-cockaded woodpecker]] came under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This caused a tremendous problem for Fort Bragg, where many of these birds lived. Training stopped, ranges were closed, and troops were temporarily moved to other installations for training.

The Army and the conservationists eventually came to an agreement, which put in place training restrictions around the woodpeckers' habitat. White stripes were painted on trees to indicate the location of the habitats, and restrictions limited the scope and duration of training that could take place within {{convert|200|ft}} of these locations.

Today, the clusters of woodpeckers has more than doubled in size (200 to 493), and many of the training restrictions have been lifted.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brooks|first1=Drew|title=Fort Liberty and Red-cockaded Woodpecker Co-exist|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/21/fort-bragg-and-red-cockaded-woodpecker-co-exist.html|access-date=21 August 2014|agency=Fayetteville Observer|publisher=Military.com|archive-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123194542/http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/21/fort-bragg-and-red-cockaded-woodpecker-co-exist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>