Chattooga River Community Watershed Chattooga River Community Watershed Chattooga River Community Watershed Restoration ProjectRestoration ProjectRestoration Project

November 2002 Dick L. Fowler

Project Coordinator (706) 782-3320 ext 104

Email dlfowler@fs.fed.us

Cover Photo courtesy of Southern Expeditions

2002 Annual Report

The Chattooga River watershed contains one of the most highly treasured wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern United States. It is centrally located between Atlanta, Georgia; Greenville, South Carolina; Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina; and Chattanooga, Tennessee. All of these areas are experiencing intense development. A population of more than 25 million people has ready access to this cherished re-source, which contains some of the best trout fisheries and white-water rafting in the Southeastern United States. The purpose of this project is to significantly improve water quality through a variety of actions that will promote watershed restoration and health. The ecosystem of the Chattooga River watershed was heavily impacted by activities occurring during the 1800’s and early 1900’s. Rapid increase in population and the demands made upon the forest to provide clean water, recreational opportuni-ties, productive soils, and forest products are now having a tremendous impact on the watershed.

The watershed is part of the upper drainage for the Savannah River Basin, which provides a water source for cities within both South Carolina and Geor-gia. The watershed encompasses more than 281 square miles (180,000 acres) in northeast Georgia, northwest South Carolina, and western North Carolina. Headwaters of the river form near the small towns of Cashiers and Highlands in North Carolina, where annual rainfall averages 80–100 inches. The area is con-sidered a temperate rain forest with a tremendous diversity of flora and fauna, including many federally listed species. Elevation ranges from 880 feet above sea level at Tugaloo Lake to 4,880 feet at Whiteside Mountain near Highlands. The National Forests in North Carolina, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests in South Carolina, and Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in Georgia, administer about 68 percent of the watershed, or 122,000 acres.

Easy highway access and the close proximity to the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Greenville-Spartanburg, and Asheville have caused an ex-ponential increase in population, visitors, second-home owners, resorts, golf courses, and other developments. No decline in this growth is an-ticipated. This is especially true in the sensitive headwater area near Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina. Wildland/urban interface and conflicting land uses in the watershed have affected overall water qual-ity and management in the watershed to the extent that some of the tributaries of the Chattooga have been recently declared as impaired by the Environmental Protection Agency. Many of the impaired streams listed are significantly impacted by private land activities. Partners in this project are looking for ways to assist, educate, and inform area landowners on practices designed to mitigate and modify impacts on

the health of the watershed. Partners include three state governments, four county governments, three na-tional forests, private landowners, and numerous citizen and conservation organi-zations. Forest Service research is a critical partner, bringing with it a wealth of studies and collaboration from the G.W. Andrews Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Bent Creek Research Forest and Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Project work focuses on sediment reduction from roads, trails, areas of construction and culti-vation, alleviating excess fecal coliform concentrations and riparian restoration.

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Chattooga Watershed Project Goals Developed By the Board of Directors

Goal 1: Significantly improve watershed health within the Chattooga watershed. The majority of projects focus on the reduction of sedimentation from roads, trails, and areas of construction, heavy use, and cultivation. One of the primary project goals is to reduce sedimentation in the watershed by fifty percent. This will involve the use of several key factors to determine the highest priority sites and use of available resources to correct them. Goal 2: Transition to permanent watershed partnerships, building of local infrastructures through collaboration and recruitment.

The Chattooga project is planned for five years of funding. Implementation of watershed interest must be ongoing. It will involve the transitioning from a board of directors made of federal agencies to an organization of all watershed interest, private, public. A framework is established for making the transition from a Forest Service project to a partnership project; that is, establish prototypes and lead by exam-ple, make GIS databases available for all, establish a nonfederal-dominated partnership engaged in watershed health, and hire a coordinator who can fa-cilitate the transition.

Goal 3: Improve awareness, appreciation, involvement and support for improving watershed health through a vigorous information and education program. Recruitment of new partners and the continued collaboration with existing partners will help raise the awareness of the private sector on the challenges and issues now facing the watershed. Working with our partners to help generate grants from non-Forest Service funds, creating awareness through workshops, and getting the public involved will help inform and educate them on watershed issues and concerns.

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Goal 4: Develop key indicators to track watershed health, assess project success, and identify new research needs. Research is critical to the success of this project. Research coordinates and integrates the efforts among multiple investigations to ensure that work is relevant, timely, directly applicable, and of the high-est quality. Research works closely with the board and implementation team to ensure that the plan-ning, design, and implementation of specific propos-als complement the goals of research and the pro-ject. Research helps guide the selection and execu-tion of management strategies. The inventory and monitoring of existing conditions and project ac-complishments is essential. Goal 5: Proactively respond to opportunities to protect sensitive areas through collaborative efforts with local groups, organizations, agencies and individuals. This includes a continued strong acquisition program to identify and purchase critical tracts that have become available.

Example of Data Coweeta Hydrologic Lab is Obtaining

In 1999, a Board of Directors was established for the project. Made up of fourteen representatives from the Forest Service, Forest Service Research, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Environmental Pro-tection Agency, State and Private Forestry from Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Board serves to oversee the activities of the project and assure the projects tran-sitions to a locally lead initiative.

Chattooga Watershed Project Goals Developed By the Board of Directors

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At top left; the road to be obliterated where it enter the river. Middle left; Americorp crew working to lay and pin erosion control material. Left bottom; the road area that has been restored back to contour and vegetated. Below; The Foxfire Museum disassembles a historical structure piece by piece, to be re-built at the museum site

Nicholson Tract Road Obliteration Tallulah Ranger District, Chattahoochee - Oconee NF

The Nicholson Tract was acquired by the US Forest Service in December 2000. It was the last remain-ing 255 acres on the West Fork of the wild and sce-nic Chattooga River not available to the public. The land came with numerous sites that needed attention to correct erosion and sedimentation concerns. These became a priority to correct. The project in-cluded the obliteration of a 600-foot road that was discharging hundreds of tons of soil right into the river and restoring back to its original contour. It had been built straight through and down the steep landscape. Extreme efforts were made to contain and stop any soil run-off from the restoration pro-jects. These efforts included using biodegradable erosion control matting and water-bars, planting the area with seed and trees and treating the soil with a polymer to help stabilize it. Other projects com-pleted on this tract were three streambank stabiliza-tion sites, the removal of a culvert pipe from a per-ennial stream, establishment of 5 acres of wildlife food plots, the blocking of two roads, the establish-ment of a native seed plot, and the removal of his-torical structures donated to the Foxfire museum. Americorps were instrumental in the detailed and meticulous efforts put forth on this site, as were nu-merous volunteers and several agencies such as USDA NRCS, EPA, and the local Soil and Water Conservation District. One of the local folks who has lived in the area over 75 years gave the project it’s highest compliment saying,” I never thought I’d see this site look like this again.”

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Whetstone Creek Demonstration Farm Andrew-Pickens Ranger District Francis Marion-Sumter NF

Landowner, NRCS District Conservationist, and Forest Service District Ranger discuss conservation plan

Above: Damage to stream banks on Whetstone Creek caused by unlimited cattle access, left. The Whetstone Creek Project is a joint demonstration

effort between the Oconee Soil and Water Conserva-tion District, the USDA Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS), the South Carolina Forestry Commission, and the US Forest Service. It utilizes the technology of tree revetments that has been revised by NRCS in North and South Carolina and Georgia, to meet the needs of local stream conditions in the Appa-lachian Mountains. The whole tree revetment anchors trees – minus the root wade, to raw and eroding por-tions of the streambank for the purpose of reducing flow velocities. A mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees is used in building the revetment. As the water flows through the dense limb structure, it allows the sediment to settle in between the trees and branches and begin the process of rebuilding the eroding bank. Tree revetments are designed to assist local landowners with streambank stabilization options that are afford-able and meet sound conservation “best management practices” for water quality. A cost share agreement through NRCS was utilized to set up watershed funds for land treatment use. Tree revetment technology is a new concept to the Whetstone Creek area landowners. Working with the partners in the project, a landowner was found who was willing to try the tree revetment technology. The conservation plan developed by NRCS includes stream bank stabilization using tree re-vetments, cattle crossings and water facilities, fencing, wildlife openings and re-establishing the riparian area. “It’s my job to take care of this land for my grandkids” said the landowner, “it’s just the right thing to do”

Right: tree revet-ment being in-stalled on eroded stream bank Below: completed tree revetment.

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Sedimentation Control Projects Highlands Ranger District, North Carolina NF

Sedimentation reduction was identified as the highest priority for the watershed project to address. Significant accomplishments throughout the project area have been made to keep sand and silt out of the Chattooga and it’s tributaries. Some of the efforts on the Highlands District have included the redesign and resurfacing of Bull Pen Road in Macon County, NC. The road has been documented as a sedi-ment source and considerable efforts were aimed at achieving a balance between engineering specifications and the public for retention of a natural appearance. Erosion was also reduced by providing additional parking opportunities and stabi-lization of a problematic entrance to a dispersed campsite. Collaboration with Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory has continued with monitor-ing of sediment loss from Bullpen Road and chemical runoff analysis as a result of paving. Coweeta also initiated a paired watershed study in the headwaters area to determine the effects of upstream activities on water quality. Aquatic macro invertebrate sampling was coupled with this effort. Above; A redesigned and

resurfaced Bull Pen Road Glade Road was a significant source of sedimentation. This project was again the culmination of years of ef-fort to allow continued public non-motorized access into an area that has been devastated by years of abuse by motorized vehicles. The project originated when lo-cal individuals helped facilitate the Forest Service pur-chase of the property. The next obstacle was overcome with the assistance of both local and state government when the old state road was officially “abandoned”, for the purpose of allowing the Forest Service to begin res-toration efforts. Groundbreaking work on the project began earlier this year with some trail clearing accom-plished by the Outward Bound volunteer group.

Above; An abused Glade Road with entrenchments up to seventeen feet in some locations.

Grimshaws Trail is the northern most access to the Chattooga River. It has been heavily used as a swim and slide area for years. Trail hardening and surface drainage improvements completed this year resulted in improved access and reduced erosion and sedimenta-tion. Scotsman Creek was a restoration project completed last year. This year, a native seed plot was established near Scotsman Creek to determine the erosion control effectiveness of several native seed in comparison to traditional non-native seeds. A new trailhead and a short section of trail was con-structed on the Chattooga River Trail. This allowed removal of a section of the trail and parking from pri-vate land, implementing items from the original plan for the Wild and Scenic River Corridor Above; The Scotsman Creek native seed plot

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Southern Research Station Coweeta Hydrologic Lab Research is the backbone of the Chattooga Project. The following has been completed or is in preparation by the Coweeta Hydrologic Lab; Watershed Health: Stream Water Quality Monitoring Manuscripts:

• Riedel, Mark S. and James M. Vose. 2002. The dynamic nature of sediment and organic con-stituents in Total Suspended Solids. In Proc. National Monitoring Conference 2002. United States Advisory Committee on Water Information – National Water Quality Monitoring Coun-cil. May 21 – 23, Madison, WI.

• Riedel, Mark S. and James M. Vose. In preparation. Water chemistry of benchmark and im-

paired mountain streams in the southern Appalachians.

• Riedel, Mark S. and James M. Vose. In preparation. Seasonal variation of Total Suspended Solids, organic matter and mineral sediments in streams of the southern Appalachians.

• Riedel, Mark S. and James M. Vose. In preparation. Threats to source water resources in the

southern Appalachians. In Proc. Achieving Sustainable Water Resources in Areas Experienc-ing Rapid Population Growth – 2003 Annual Meeting. American Institute of Hydrology, Octo-ber 19 – 22, Atlanta, GA.

Watershed Health: Identification and Quantification of Sediment Source Manuscripts:

• Clinton, B.D., Riedel, Mark S. and James M. Vose. Assessing Impacts of Forest Road Condi-tion and Management Practices on Runoff Water Quality to Streams.

• Clinton, B.D. and James M. Vose. In press. Differences in surface water quality draining four

surface types in the southern Appalachians. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. Due out May 2003

• Poster presentation. 2002 SAMAB Meeting – Gatlinburg, TN Assessing Impacts of Forest

Road Condition and Management Practices on Runoff Water Quality to Streams. Numerous oral presentations, conference presentations, and tours have been made by Coweeta Hydrologic Lab researchers on the Chattooga Project.

For more research information done by Coweeta Hydrologic Lab and the Southern Research Station, visit their web page at: www.srs.fs.fed.us

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Partners in Action The Challenges of the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

The Eastern and Carolina hemlocks that have graced the forest for centuries are facing a new challenge, the hemlock woolly adelgid. This small exotic insect similar in size to an aphid, feeds on the stored nutrients from young twigs of hemlock trees. The trees loss of needles and new shoots can seriously impair its health usually causing it to die within four years. Hemlock stands are of great im-portance to wildlife and water quality within the watershed. Infestations of the adelgid have been found in all three forest and all three states located in the watershed. It is transported by wind, birds and mammals. Individual hemlock trees infested with HWA populations can be treated with insecticides, how-ever in the forest individual treatment of hemlock trees becomes impractical. The best hope for con-trolling the adelgid populations appears to be by biological controls such as natural enemies. Though there appears to be no known native predators or pathogens capable of keeping up with the exotic adelgid, scientist are placing emphasis on rearing and releasing a complex of non-native predators. The Chattooga Conservancy, an environmental ad-vocacy non-profit 501c3 organization, has been instrumental in pulling together partners to assist in establishing breeding facilities for one of these control predators in efforts to salvage the hemlocks from destruction. Efforts are focused at finding a science-based solution to the adelgid problem. The Conservancy seized the opportunity of a NFF grant proposal to pull together non-traditional partners in hopes of establishing a breeding labo-ratory for a predator beetle that shows potential of some control measures. The breeding lab will be established at Clemson University in South Carolina. Additionally, the Conservancy has aggressively been working to educate and prepare the local pub-lic to the potential catastrophic impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid and encourage their ef-forts for individual treatment of ornamental hem-lock trees.

This local citizen has volunteered many hours to GPS hem-lock woolly adelgid locations as he walks the trails of the

three National Forest in the Chattooga Watershed.

The cottony sacs at the base of the needles are good evidence of a hemlock woolly adelgid infestation. The sacs are the egg

masses produced by over wintering adults.

For more information on the hemlock woolly adelgid contact the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry at 610-975-4186

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Other Achievements for the Project Throughout the watershed

Goal 1: Improve Watershed Health

Restoration Action 2000 2001 2002 Total____ Forest Service Steams 34 miles 20.4 miles 29.7 miles 84.1 miles Inventoried Stream Reaches Monitored 46 No. 10 No. 12 No. 68 No. Trails Rehab 65 miles 40 miles 45 miles 150 miles Road Rehab 38 miles 2 miles 21 miles 81 miles Heavy Road Maintenance 74 miles 150 miles 95 miles 319 miles Illegal ATV Trails Re-vegetated 40 acres 15 acres 25 acres 80 acres Recreation Sites 4 No. 19 No. 23 No. Rehabilitation (camp sites) County Roads Rehabilitated 15 miles 6 miles 3 miles 24 miles Using the Wyden Amendment Streambank Stabilization 400 feet 150 feet 700 feet 1250 feet Noxious Weed Control 2 acres 2 acres Prescribed Burn for Wildlife 150 acres And Fuel Reduction Wildlife Habitat Treated 90 acres 150 acres 170 acres 410 acres Native Plants Planted 2 acres 2 acres

Road rehabilitation to reduce sediment Control burn to reduce fuel load

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• State and private forestry and the ranger districts have been monitoring the effects of the Southern Pine Beetle, a native pest that is causing catastrophic destruction to the southern pine forest throughout the Southeast. In addition to the esthetic and economic loss of the pine trees, the down timber is creating heavy fuel loads in an area impacted by urban interface. Responding to local concerns and developing a plan of attack has consumed hundreds of hours.

• Sediment reduction on Forest Service Trails has been assisted by volunteers

groups such as Bartram Trail Society, Nantahala Hiking Club, Vacation Vol-unteers, and numerous individuals who have spent hundreds of hours on trail maintenance within the watershed.

• A partnership has been initiated with Haywood EMC, the North Carolina Wildlife Resource

Commission, and national and local wildlife organizations to convert portions of existing power line right-of-ways to linear wildlife openings.

• The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, the Georgia Department of Natural Re-

sources, and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources have maintained over 150 acres of wildlife openings within the watershed.

• Grouse survey stations have been established with assistance from North Carolina Wildlife Re-

sources • The unique habitat of Wilson Lakes for adult and larva Odontae (dragonfly and damselfly) has

been inventoried. Experts from Virginia Commonwealth University assisted. • The presence of Cordulegaster sayi, a dragon fly never before documented in North Carolina,

was verified in Scotsman Creek. The occurrence was reported to the North Carolina Heritage Program. Cooperators included staff from St. Johns University, Minnesota, the Highlands Bio-logical Station and the North Carolina Heritage Program.

• The Mountain Aquaculture Research Center at Western Carolina University completed a study to

identify the genetic origin of wild brook trout populations. The information is added to data on trout species distribution and helps agencies develop appropriate management policies on North Carolina streams. In collaboration on this project are the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Similar studies are under way by Clemson University on brook trout populations in forest streams in Georgia.

• In partnership with Trout Unlimited and Rabun County (GA), native brook

trout habitat was enhanced by greatly reducing sediment runoff from a county road. This included some road maintenance and reshaping, stream cleanup and installing in-stream structures to enhance trout habitat.

Other Achievements for the Project Throughout the watershed

Goal 1: Improve Watershed Health -continued

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The watershed project has a wealth of information to pass on to partners and the public. Many of the projects that have been implemented are proving to be useful tools for scientific research and setting the course for others to follow. Issues such as total maximum daily loads and non-point source pollution are often confusing to those who don’t deal with them on a regular basis, yet it is those measures that we often us to gauge our success and failures. The project is making all efforts possible to meet regulatory guidelines, but also to educate the public on why changes are needed and how to implement change to meet these guide-lines. This is being accomplished through several avenues such as demonstration projects, research and outreach. Project partners are also doing great work to keep the public and stakeholders informed on issues such as best management practices, the hemlock wooly adelgid, and changing rules and regulations. State and Private Forest Health Protection Unit has conducted numerous education and information sessions with various conservation groups, civic organizations and country clubs concerning the potential impacts and control al-ternatives for the hemlock wooly adelgid. Since the watershed involves three states, an educational tour was made of projects in the watershed on both Na-tional Forest and private land. Participating were representatives from the three state forestry agencies, EPA, USDA NRCS, Southwestern North Carolina RC&D and the USFS Regional Office.

The size, diversity by state and rural environment of the watershed makes setting up a single watershed organization impractical as a functional unit concerned with issues throughout the watershed area. The vision of the Chattooga Board is to work with, and help establish, local watershed groups to improve the condition of the entire watershed. These individual groups will be encouraged to come together periodically and share on their progress and challenges. The Stekoa Creek Watershed Group, formed in 2001, has continued to grow in stature with the community. Com-prised of representatives from Agriculture, development, recreation, logging, environmental groups, and city and county governments from Rabun County Georgia, this partnership is finding ways to work on issues that effect Ste-koa Creek and help met the Total Maximum Daily Load established on this watershed. They have been a co-sponsor of a $183,208 section 319(h) grant from Georgia Environmental Protection Division and EPA in the development of a watershed restoration action strategy. The Cashiers Community Water Council continues to work on water quality issues at the headwaters of the water-shed. Because of their concerns over water quality from the community as it enters the National Forest, the High-lands Ranger District initiated a study with Coweeta Hydrologic Lab to investigate the differences in biological and chemical components of a paired watershed. The data collected can be used to assist private landowners and the community of Cashiers. It will also provide a baseline in the event of future disturbance. The Chattooga Land Trust, a non-profit organization, was formed in the spring of 2000. Their mission is to protect the unique natural and cultural resources of the watershed. Priorities for the trust include permanent protection of properties that are critical for ensuring biodiversity, scenic beauty and excellent water quality in the Chattooga River region.

Other Achievements for the Project Throughout the watershed

Goal 3: Information and Education Program

Goal 2: Transition to a Permanent Watershed Partnership

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Other Achievements for the Project Throughout the watershed

Goal 4: Track Watershed Health and Identify New Research Needs

In addition to all the watershed work done by the Coweeta Hydrologic Lab of the Southern Research Sta-tion, other research and monitoring activities by partners and groups include; • The Carolina Environmental Program at the Highlands Biological Station of the University of North

Carolina providing experimental environmental learning over the course of a semester. Completed projects include studies on habitat, fisheries, botany, urban fire interface, and forest pest.

• Ethnobotany by the University of Georgia • Chattooga River user survey by North Carolina State • A rare ragwort study by the University of North Carolina • In Georgia, the University of Georgia sampled six streams day and night, comparing the species diver-

sity of salamanders in impaired and threatened streams versus reference streams. In North Carolina watershed streams, research was performed on salamander populations by the University of Chicago. These results will give biologist information on how sediment pollution affects salamander diversity.

• Green salamander study conducted in partnership with the University of Georgia identified locations

within the watershed. • A mussel survey on 73 sites across the watershed indicated that the Alasmidonta varicose populations,

a forest sensitive species, are healthy and reproducing. Distributions of other mussel species were also catalogued.

• A cooperative study was initiated with Clemson University and Trout Unlimited surveying all potential

watercourses for the presence and distribution of native brook trout. Results indicate a wider distribu-tion than originally thought.

• Beetle Bark research by the Southern Research Station • The American Chestnut Foundation to develop a blight resistant chestnut tree

Left: The Rabun Trout Unlimited Chapter at work in Sarah’s Creek. Right: Early 1900’s photo of Chestnut bark being brought to the railroad sta-tion.

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Goal 5: Protect Sensitive Areas

Other Achievements for the Project Throughout the watershed

Land Acqusitions Appropriationsin Millions

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In 1999 the Chattooga River was selected by the Chief of the Forest Service as a watershed project. Since that time over 10.6 million dollars has been appropiated by congress for the acquisition of sensitive lands in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina within the watershed. These dol-lars were used for such areas as the Devil’s Court House in North Carolina, the Garland Tract in South Carolina and the Nicholson Tract on the West Fork of the Chattooga in Georgia.

Above: View of the Devils Courthouse at left, Big Creek in the middle, and the West Fork of the Chattooga River at the right.

Project Financial Report

___FY2002__ __Project Total Partner Contributions $686,424 $1,786,425 Forest Service $1,029,559 $6,269,008 Appropriations $3,600,000 $10,600,000 Total $5315983 $18,655,433

Right: Abes Creek in North Carolina

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Fiscal Year 2002 Project Dollars

Match26%

Fire21%

Forest 46%

Total Project DollarsSince 1999

Forest40%

Match57%

Fire3%

The 2002 wildfires nationwide were some of the worst ever experienced. Watershed dollars that went towards the national fire effort in 2002 totaled $545,992. Additionally the 3.6 mil-lion dollars in appropriations for land acquisitions were lost to this effort.

Ray Johnston Project Liaison USDA Forest Service Southern Region 1720 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30309 404-347-4807 rjohnston@fs.fed.us

David Melgaard Board Member US EPA Atlanta Federal Center Water Management Division 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, GA 30303 404-562-9265 melgaard.david@EPA.gov

Tim Garrett Board Member USDA NRCS SWNC RC&D P.O. Box 21707 Waynesville, NC 28786 828-452-2519 swrcd@dnet.net

Robert Butler Board Member US Fish & Wildlife Service 3333 Zircon Ashville, NC 828-258-3939 ext.235 bob_butler@mail.fws.gov

Dr. James Vose Board Member US Forest Service Research 3160 Coweeta Lab Rd. Otto, NC 28763 828-524-2128 jvose@fs.fed.us

Fred Allen Board Member Georgia Forestry Commission P.O. Box 819 Macon, GA 31298 478-751-3498 fallen@gfc.state.ga.us

Stan Adams Board Member North Carolina Division of Forest Re-sources 1616 Mail Service Center Archdale Building Raleigh, NC 27699 919-733-2162 stan.adams@ncmail.net

Bob Schowalter Board Member South Carolina Forestry Commission P.O. Box 21707 Columbia, SC 29221 803-896-8800 bschowalter@forestry.state.sc.us

Randy Fowler Project Coordinator US Forest Service 809 Hwy 441 South Clayton, GA 30528 706-782-3320 ext.104 dlfowler@fs.fed.us

The Chattooga Watershed Partnership Contacts

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