Chapter 4 Habitats
See NCDWR Basin Plan, chapters 9 and 10, for more information: https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-planning/basin- planning/river-basin-plans/french-broad.
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Support NCDMS’s Watershed Restoration Plan (WRP) and River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) for the French Broad River Basin, and several Local Watershed Plans (LWP) and Project Atlases, including Mud Creek, Bald Creek, South Hominy Creek subbasins (NCDEQ 2025e) . Available online https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/mitigation- services/planning/watershed-planning-documents. • Work with multiple agencies and non-governmental partners and potential partners to share common goals and objectives and take advantage of the many opportunities for cooperation throughout the basin. • Partner with Soil and Water Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs, such as the Agriculture Cost Share Program, as they are also effective partners for conservation in priority areas. • Continue successful restoration partnerships in the Pigeon River and Richland Creek to restore habitats and species. Pigeon River Richland Creek • Continue work with Duke Energy, FERC, French Broad EMC, resource agencies, and other cooperators to fulfill relicense settlement agreements and other mitigation for hydropower impacts from Little Tennessee River Basin projects.
References are located at the end of this document.
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