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Are Hellbenders Found Downstream of the Ohio Train Derailment Really a Sign That the Water is Safe?
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Ohio authorities have called the recent capture and release of two hellbenders downstream from the site of a train derailment and toxic chemical spill a 'positive discovery,' because hellbenders are an indicator of a healthy aquatic ecosystem, but the reality is more complicated.
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Riparian Forest Buffer - CPS 391
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An area predominantly trees and/or shrubs located adjacent to and up-gradient from watercourses or water bodies.
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Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - CPS 395
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Maintain, improve or restore physical, chemical and biological functions of a stream, and its associated riparian zone, necessary for meeting the life history requirements of desired aquatic species.
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Streambank and Shoreline Protection - CPS 580
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Treatment(s) used to stabilize and protect banks of streams or constructed channels, and shorelines of lakes, reservoirs, or estuaries.
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Watering Facility - CPS 614
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A watering facility is a means of providing drinking water to livestock or wildlife.
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Fence - CPS 382
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This practice facilitates the accomplishment of conservation objectives by providing a means to control movement of animals and people, including vehicles.
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Fence Job Sheet
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NC Fence Job Sheet Installation Instructions
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Riparian Forest Buffer
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Buffers are applied on stable areas adjacent to permanent or intermittent streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands that flood or pond.
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The Last Dragons - Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders - 10 minute film
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An intimate glimpse at North America's Eastern Hellbender, an ancient salamander that lives as much in myth as in reality.... and in many waters, myths are all that remain of these sentinel stream-dwellers.
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The Last Dragons - Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders
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An intimate glimpse at North America's Eastern Hellbender, an ancient salamander that lives as much in myth as in reality.... and in many waters, myths are all that remain of these sentinel stream-dwellers. Video by Freshwaters Illustrated.
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