Large River Systems
From NC Bird Conservation
The 2015 North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan defines 41 priority habitats for the state. More information about this habitat can be found in Section 4.2.10.
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Habitat Priorities
Surveys
- Carry out surveys todocument the distribution, relative abundance, and status of many wildlife species associated with riverine habitats. Priorities for conducting surveys need to focus on species believed to be declining, at risk, or mainly dependent on riverine communities. (Surveys Priority)
- Conduct additional surveys for species for which current distribution information is already available or for species that are considered common (NCWRC 2005). (Surveys Priority)
Monitoring
- Develop or enhance long-term monitoring for amphibians and reptiles (Taylor and Jones 2002). There is also a decided lack of long-term monitoring information on most bat species (Ellis et al. 2002).
- Continue existing programs and expand monitoring of anoxic and hypoxic water conditions, particularly during spring anadromous fish spawning, summer droughts, and before and after tropical storms.
- Install new and maintain existing USGS flow/water quality monitoring stations to collect real-time dischargeand DO data.
Research
- Conduct studies to determine how large riverine habitats and the species that occupy the habitatrecover or change after major flooding events from hurricanes.
- Investigate the effects of large scale snagging (removal of downed trees) within the rivers after hurricanes.
- Conduct research to investigate population densities,population growth rates, dispersal range, and extent of property damage from Nutria burrowing and herbivory.
Management Practices
- Make efforts toretain old growth floodplain forest (e.g., for Chimney Swifts, bats, and herpetofauna).
- Manage flow regimes in Coastal Plain rivers as much as possible to mirror the pre-dam hydrograph.
Conservation Programs and Partnerships
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4.2.10 +
NCWAP 2015 Conservation Programs And Partnerships Priority 316 +, NCWAP 2015 Conservation Programs And Partnerships Priority 317 +, NCWAP 2015 Management Practices Priority 314 +, NCWAP 2015 Management Practices Priority 315 +, NCWAP 2015 Monitoring Priority 311 +, NCWAP 2015 Monitoring Priority 312 +, NCWAP 2015 Monitoring Priority 313 +, NCWAP 2015 Research Priority 308 +, NCWAP 2015 Research Priority 309 +, NCWAP 2015 Research Priority 310 +, NCWAP 2015 Surveys Priority 306 + and NCWAP 2015 Surveys Priority 307 +
American Black Duck +, Anhinga +, Bank Swallow +, Blue-winged Teal +, Bufflehead +, Canada Goose +, Canvasback +, Common Loon +, Common Merganser +, Double-crested Cormorant +, Gadwall +, Great Blue Heron +, Great Egret +, Greater Scaup +, Greater Yellowlegs +, Green Heron +, Green-winged Teal +, Hooded Merganser +, Least Tern +, Lesser Scaup +, Lesser Yellowlegs +, Marsh Wren +, Northern Pintail +, Northern Shoveler +, Pied-billed Grebe +, Red-breasted Merganser +, Redhead +, Ring-necked Duck +, Ruddy Duck +, Spotted Sandpiper +, Swallow-tailed Kite +, Tundra Swan +, Wilson's Snipe + and Wood Duck +