2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

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• Figure 4.5.19-2. Location of priority watersheds in the White Oak River Basin--- 4-526 4.5.20 Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4-527 4.5.20.1 River Basin Description ------------------------------------------------------------ 4-527 • Figure 4.5.20-1. Location of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin-------------------------- 4-527 4.5.20.2 Aquatic Resource Conditions ----------------------------------------------------- 4-528 4.5.20.3 Aquatic Species ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-529 4.5.20.4 Threats Affecting Aquatic Species ----------------------------------------------- 4-529 4.5.20.5 Basin Specific Recommendations------------------------------------------------ 4-530 4.5.20.5.1 Surveys---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-530 4.5.20.5.2 Monitoring ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4-531 4.5.20.5.3 Research-------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-532 4.5.20.5.4 Management Practices-------------------------------------------------- 4-533 4.5.20.5.5 Conservation Programs and Partnerships -------------------------- 4-534 • Figure 4.5.20-2. Location of priority watersheds in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-535

Chapter 5. Threats (Required Element 3)

5.1. Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-1 5.2 Threats, Stressors, and Emerging Concerns ------------------------------------------ 5-1 • Table 5.2-1. Chapter section and threat category description --------------------------- 5-2 5.3 Residential and Commercial Development------------------------------------------- 5-5 • Figure 5.3-1. Population growth projection 2010 to 2035 -------------------------------- 5-6 5.3.1 Anticipated Impacts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-7 5.3.2 SGCN Priority Species ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-9 5.4 Agriculture and Aquaculture ------------------------------------------------------------5-10 5.4.1 Agriculture - Anticipated Impacts -------------------------------------------------------------5-11 5.4.2 Aquaculture – Anticipated Impacts -----------------------------------------------------------5-12 5.4.3 Silviculture – Anticipated Impacts-------------------------------------------------------------5-12 5.4.4 SGCN Priority Species ----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-13 5.5 Energy Production and Mining ---------------------------------------------------------5-14 5.5.1 Biomass and Biofuels – Anticipated Impacts -----------------------------------------------5-14 5.5.2 Coal Energy – Anticipated Impacts------------------------------------------------------------5-16 5.5.3 Oil and Gas Extraction – Anticipated Impacts ----------------------------------------------5-17 5.5.4 Hydropower – Anticipated Impacts-----------------------------------------------------------5-19 5.5.5 Mining and Quarries – Anticipated Impacts ------------------------------------------------5-20 5.5.6 Nuclear Energy – Anticipated Impacts -------------------------------------------------------5-21 5.5.7 Solar Energy – Anticipated Impacts -----------------------------------------------------------5-22 5.5.8 Wind Energy – Anticipated Impacts ----------------------------------------------------------5-23

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