Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Provide support for land protection, particularly in riparian areas through acquisition or easements.
• Prioritize education and other measures to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive nonnative crayfishes.
• Support measures to remove relict or non-functioning stream barriers where appropriate.
4.5.6.5.5 Conservation Programs and Partnerships Conservation programs, incentives, and partnerships should be used to the fullest extent to preserve high-quality resources and protect important natural communities. Protective measures that use existing regulatory frameworks to protect habitats and species should be incorporated where applicable. Land conservation or preservation can serve numerous purposes in the face of anticipated climate change, but above all, it promotes ecosystem resilience. The NCDWR has prepared a Catawba River Basin Water Resources Plan to determine the water capacity of the Catawba River to serve future populations and at the same time to identify any potential trouble-spots or conflicts related to water supply and its demand (NCDWR 2007) . The Catawba-Wateree Basin Advisory Commission helps administer water issues in the basin and is a source for information associated with those issues. Basin Planning documents can be downloaded from the NCDWR website https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water- resources/water-planning/basin-planning-branch.
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Support restoration projects and basin-wide management initiatives in priority watersheds.
• The Catawba River District Partners, the Catawba and Foothills land conservancies, Catawba Riverkeeper, and many other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are active in the basin and are active partners
References are located at the end of this document.
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