Category: Archives
2020 Accomplishments
2021 was another outstanding year for the partnership, from publishing journal articles, propagation and reintroduction of multiple fish and mussel species, restoring stream banks, Shade Your Stream tree planting events and more. View photos and read about our efforts to protect the Little Tennessee watershed here!
Video: Sicklefin Redhorse Restoration
Sicklefin redhorse — long known by the Cherokee and only recently recognized by western science — is an iconic species of the Little Tennessee watershed. Join Luke Etchison of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to learn about science and restoration of this incredible fish.
2018 Accomplishments Report
2019 was another outstanding year for the partnership, from creating a Facebook page, publishing journal articles, propagation and reintroduction of multiple fish and mussel species, restoring stream banks, Shade Your Stream tree planting events and more. View photos and read about our efforts to protect the Little Tennessee watershed here!
2017 Accomplishments Report
2016 Accomplishments – a big year
2017 was a tremendous year for the partnership, from getting snorkeling events going to recording video for upcoming movie shorts about the basin. Read more here.
Looking back at 2016
The partnership just produced it’s first annual accomplishment report. What a great year – from river snorkeling to fish conservation. Check it out.
Endangered Species Act protection not needed for sicklefin redhorse
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded the sicklefin redhorse doesn’t need to be placed on the Endangered Species list. Though long recognized by the Cherokee, this fish was discovered by science in the early 1990s. It is found in Swain, Jackson, Macon, Clay, and Cherokee counties, North Carolina, and Towns County, Georgia. For several years, it has been the subject of a focused conservation effort by
the Service, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and Conservation Fisheries, Inc. An agreement signed earlier this year formalized the partnership and brought in the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Duke Energy, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Read more. Read more.
Biologists hit the water, preparing to expand snorkeling offerings
The Cherokee National Forest has been a leader in offering river snorkeling programs to forest visitors. The Little Tennessee Native Fish Conservation Partnership recently acquired several sets of snorkeling equipment in order to offer more snorkeling outings across the basin. Partnership members recently hit the Oconaluftee River to learn
the ins and outs of offering a snorkeling program. Check out the photos.
Steering committee meeting – June 24 in Cherokee, N.C.
The Little Tennessee Native Fish Conservation Partnership semi-annual steering committee is coming up – Friday June 24. Check out the agenda for more details.