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- Pigeon River Aquatic Community Restoration
- Since 2004, the NCWRC has extended the interstate project to restore aquatic fauna to the Pigeon River into the NC portion of the impacted reach. From the early 1900's thru the early 1990's, the Pigeon River was severely polluted by effluent from a paper mill at Canton, NC. Changes in the paper bleaching process and improved waste water treatment resulted in improved water quality in the reach between Canton, NC and Newport, TN. While habitat conditions improved, many species of fishes and mussels did not begin to recolonize the river due to dams and reservoirs that isolated the reach from source populations that might naturally recolonize. Cooperators in TN began to reintroduce several species of snails, mussels, and fishes beginning in the mid-1990's. Since 2004, six fish species (Gilt darter, Banded darter, Silver shiner, Tennessee shiner, Telescope shiner, and Bigeye chub) have been successfully reintroduced and maintain self-perpetuating populations.
- Cambarus Cracens Threats Assessment
- Survey distribution and assess threats to candidate species
- Cheoah River Restoration
- In 2005, an improved flow regime was established in the Cheoah River and other habitat improvements are currently underway as part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Relicense Agreement. Restoration of multiple species, including Appalachian elktoe, Alasmidonta raveneliana (Fed. & NC Endangered); Spotfin chub, Erimonax monachus (Fed. & NC Threatened); Wavy-rayed lampmussel, Lampsilis fasciola (NC Species of Concern); and Rainbow mussel, Villosa iris (NC Species of Concern), are part of the cooperative restoration plan for the Cheoah River.
- Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon into TN River Drainage
- Restoration of a locally extirpated fish species to the TN river basin
- Alligator Snapping Turtle Surveys and Genetics - Lower TN and MS River
- Dr. Josh Ennen, Aquatic Conservation Biologist, TN Aquarium Conservation Institute
- TRB Ecology 101
- Goals for Stakeholder Engagement in Focal Landscape
- The Appalachian LCC is engaging in an integrated, multi-scale conservation planning and design initiative throughout its geography. Phase I of this research identified five different conservation design elements. The largest element is made up of regionally connected cores. These cores are broad areas of regional significance (i.e., irreplaceability) that have high internal landscape connectivity. The LCC has strategically decided to target two of these core areas as part of its ongoing effort in Phase II of this process to reach out and collaborate with local partners working in these cores. These two areas include the Tennessee River Basin and western Pennsylvania.
- Master Neves Library
- This is a compilation of resources from the library of Dick Neves, Professor at Virginia Tech and Director of the Virginia Tech Mussel Center. These resources include published and non-published literature that have been scanned to a PDF. A direct link to each document and summary information is provided in the spreadsheet below.
- AppLCC Home
- Agenda: April 2016 Core Team Meeting
- Core Team Meeting Notes 04-29-2016
- Notes from April 2016 meeting
- Agenda: October 2015 Core Team Meeting
- Connecticut River Watershed Landscape Conservation Design Pilot
- Connect the Connecticut - Fact Sheet
- High-level overview of the landscape conservation design project. May 2016.
- Connect the Connecticut Report
- Connect the Connecticut Report - report summarizing the process and results of the project. May 2016.
- Draft Connect the Connecticut Report
- Current version of Connect the Connecticut report for Core Team review
- Implementing the LCD
- Implementing the LCD, Patrick Comins
- Model Evaluation Project
- 1-page pdf
- Communications update, April 29, 2016
- For Core Team meeting
- Nulhegan Road-Stream Crossings
- Map of road-stream crossings on the Nulhegan Division
