News from the Upper Etowah
Stories about the river’s wildlife, the science behind clean water, and simple ways you can help protect the watershed.
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Eagle Scout Projects That Help the Upper Etowah
Looking for an Eagle Scout project that protects local streams? Ideas for buffer plantings, cleanups, storm-drain marking and more, plus how to work with UERA.
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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 StormWaterSystems Trap Arrives at Canton Creek
Small creeks carry a surprising amount of litter downstream. A new Bandalong Bandit litter trap on Canton Creek now stops it before it reaches the Etowah River.
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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: The Endangered Darters of North Georgia
Beneath the Etowah's rushing shoals lives a hidden world of tiny, colorful fish found almost nowhere else on Earth. Meet four of the river's rarest darters.