Author: Etowah River
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Meet the Crayfish of the Upper Etowah
The Etowah crayfish lives nowhere else on Earth. Meet two rare crayfish of the Upper Etowah River, why they matter, and how you can help protect them.
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How Stream Buffers Protect Our Water
The strip of trees and plants along a creek does more work than almost anything else to keep our water clean. Here’s how stream buffers work and how you can protect them.
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The Pollution Without a Pipe: Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Upper Etowah
Most pollution in the Upper Etowah doesn’t come from a pipe. Learn how runoff carries sediment, bacteria and chemicals into our streams, and what you can do.
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Small Trap, Big Impact: The Storm Water Systems Weir Arrives at Canton Creek
Small waterways often get overlooked, but they carry a surprising amount of litter downstream. Today marks a major step forward for local water quality in Canton, GA, as a new Bandalong Bandit litter trap is installed right in the waters of Canton Creek.
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The Ancient Fish Weirs of the Etowah River
Next time you look out over the river on a clear, low-water day, keep an eye out for those subtle V-shaped ripples in the current. You might just be looking at one of North America's oldest surviving agricultural structures.
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Hidden Gems of the Etowah
Beneath the cool, rushing waters of the Etowah River basin in north Georgia lies a hidden underwater world—one inhabited by some of the most striking and fragile freshwater creatures in North America.