Etowah Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan

1. Etowah Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan Timothy Carter, Ph.D. River Basin Center Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia

2. Images courtesy of UGA River Basin Center

3. Amber Darter (Percina Antesella) Etowah Darter (Etheostoma etowahae) Cherokee Darter (Etheostoma scotti) 76 Native Species Images courtesy of UGA River Basin Center

4. Stressors to imperiled fishes Stormwater runoff Loss of riparian vegetation Sedimentation Habitat fragmentation Images courtesy of UGA River Basin Center

5. Etowah Darter (Etheostoma etowahae) Image courtesy of Seth Wenger

6. Image courtesy of UGA River Basin Center

8. Local Governments TechnicalCommittee TechnicalCommittee TechnicalCommittee Steering Committee HCP Staff Etowah Aquatic HCP policies Stormwater management Erosion and sedimentation (E&S) control Utility crossings of streams Stream buffers Road crossings of streams Water supply planning

9. Developer’s involvement in HCP

10. Etowah Darter (Etheostoma etowahae) Image courtesy of Seth Wenger

11. Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Images courtesy of UGA River Basin Center

12. Forested condition 5% impervious No Runoff Limit Images courtesy of UGA River Basin Center

17. www.etowahhcp.orgtlcarter@gmail.com