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Bee balm and hay-scented fern. |
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Little-sweet-Betsy trillium |
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Improper forestry practices in the Little Creek drainage area. |
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This raccoon was fast asleep in a dead tree. |
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Waterfall in the Wolf Creek drainage area. |
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Streambank damage resulting from flooding and lack of a riparian buffer. |
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Eagle Rock on TNC Property |
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Hickory Nut Gorge in Winter |
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Installing erosion control measures |
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Installing water bars as part of a road stabilization project. |
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Pool Creek Riparian Conservation Easement |
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White irisette, a federally endangered species. |
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Oriental bittersweet is one of the exotic invasive species that is plaguing the Southern Appalachians. |
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Princesstree or Royal Paulownia is another exotic invasive species. |
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Kudzu is probably the exotic invasive plant that folks are most familiar with. |
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The crevice salamander is a species endemic to Hickory Nut Gorge. |
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Rip rap-lined culvert inlet |
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Hydroseeding an eroding bank. |
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Example of proper silt fence installation |
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Severely eroded logging road. |
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Another critically eroding bank. |
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More properly installed silt fence. |
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Good relationships with landowners is the key to our success. |
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Water release from Lake Lure Dam after Hurricane Frances |
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Landslide resulting from Hurricane Frances. |
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