Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Identify impacts of nonnative species on priority species and habitats.
Blueback Herring
Snail Bullhead
Flat Bullhead
4.5.9.5.4 Management Practices Management practices that reduce impacts and work synergistically with other conservation actions are needed to enhance the resilience of natural resources. Particular needs include preserving biodiversity, protecting native populations and their habitats, and improving degraded habitats. In addition, education about, and regulation and prevention of, the introduction and spread of exotic or invasive species are vital. Specific issues in this basin include secondary and cumulative impacts upon water quality, riparian vegetation and stream bank restoration and conservation, mitigation of hydropower development impacts, and species restoration opportunities. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Support conservation and restoration of streams and native riparian vegetation in priority areas, especially in the Valley River, Brasstown Creek, and the Peachtree-Martins Creek watersheds. Brasstown Creek Peachtree-Martins Creek Valley River • Enforce erosion control and site-specific stormwater control requirements to protect water quality where development is occurring in watersheds with ORW, HQW, and Tr waters, especially Fires Creek and Tusquitee Creek, and the Sweetwater Creek watersheds (NCDEQ 2025e) . Fires Creek Tusquitee Creek Sweetwater Creek • Investigate the potential for restoring Christy’s Elimia, Sicklefin Redhorse, and priority mussel species in restored or improved habitats. Christy’s Elimia Sicklefin Redhorse Freshwater mussels • Prioritize education and other measures to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive, nonnative species, as well as nonnative and invasive aquatic and riparian plants. Crayfish Alewife Blueback Herring • Support removal of relict dams and enhancement of aquatic organism passage at other barriers. Zebra Mussels
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