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The
Mills River Watershed Management Strategy
What is the
The Mills River Watershed Protection Project has one basic
goal: to improve the water quality in
What is a watershed?
A watershed (or drainage basin) is the area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a given stream, lake, river, or marsh.
Where is the
The Mills River Watershed is located in the mountains of
Western North Carolina, mainly in
Trout in
Trouble? – August 24, 2007 –
Drought
Leading to Water Restrictions – August 23, 2007 –
Darts
and Laurels – August 11, 2007 –
Take
Care of Nature – August 10, 2007 –
Toll
of Mills River Fish Kill Unknown – August 8, 2007 –
Fungicide
Found in River and City Water – August 7, 2007 –
Got
a Minute … with Shaun Moore – August 5, 2007 –
Fish Kill did not Harm Elktoe Mussel – August 3, 2007 – Hendersonville Times-News
Take
More Care with Mills River – August 1, 2007 –
Pesticides
Likely Caused Fish Kill – July 30, 2007 –
Officials
Investigate Mills River Fish Kill – July 27, 2007 –
Q and A with developer Kent Smith– March 7, 2007 – Hendersonville Times-News
Groups
Lobby to Prevent Subdivision– March 6, 2007 –
Development
Plans Moving Forward – February 26, 2007 –
Volunteers
Scour Streams for Organisms – February 12, 2007 –
Grant
Targets River Pollution – April 18, 2006 –
Grant
Would Help Town be Prepared – March 28, 2006 –
Council
Delays Grant Petition – March 25, 2006 –
Proposed
Land Trade Prompts Concerns from Forest Service officials, others – January 23, 2006 –
Keeping
River Clean Makes Sense – January 4, 2006 –
Mills River Development
Plan Raises Some Flags - January 3, 2006 –
Despite Quality
Successes, Mills River Still Faces Threats – January 2, 2006 –
Citizens
Receive Awards for Efforts to Protect Rivers – August 26, 2005
–
Rare Mussels
Found in Mills River – April 16, 2005 –
Region Ripples
with Welcome Water – January 11, 2005 –
AmeriCorps
Group Preserving Natural Resources - November 22, 2004 –
Project
Aims to Restore the Mills River - November 21, 2004 –
Nursery is Friend of the River - July 20, 2004 – Hendersonville Times-News
Mills
River Partnership Responds to Water Quality Concerns - January 26, 2004
–
Program
Part of Larger Effort – June 25, 2003–
Grant
Project Cleans Mills River - June 14, 2003 –
Read EPA Success Story
The “Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter” of the
Soil and Water Conservation Society awarded Shaun Moore, Mills River
Partnership Project Coordinator the Unit of Government Award on January 13,
2007. This award is presented to
acknowledge outstanding achievements and contributions to resource-related
programs.
2007
HHB Chapter Awards Newsletter
Native Plants for Riparian Buffers:
Link to a list of
Riparian Plants
Contact:
Shaun Moore
Henderson County Soil &
Water Conservation District
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phone:
(828)697-4949 fax: (828)693-5832