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The Last Dragons - Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders - 10 minute film
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Mar 17, 2021
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Hellbenders,
Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders,
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The Last Dragons,
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Eastern Hellbender,
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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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Multimedia
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Restoring Degraded River Habitat for Eastern Hellbenders
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Dec 12, 2025
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Dec 17, 2025 02:46 PM
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WLFW,
USDA,
Science Briefs,
General Resources,
Aquatics,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Eastern Hellbender,
Resources
Restoring aquatic habitat in streams degraded by past human activities is an important component of conservation strategies for Eastern Hellbenders across the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America. Recent work in Virginia’s Middle Fork Holston River found that restoration efforts placed heavily-degraded reaches of this waterway on similar habitat trajectories to nearby reference reaches with confirmed hellbender presence. These similarities remained following severe flooding from Hurricane Helene and an additional significant flood event in Winter 2025, indicating that restoration efforts may also help improve resilience to future disturbance events in impacted waterways.
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Hellbenders and Healthy Farms
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Eastern Hellbender,
Resources
Farm bill programs for aquatic conservation
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Riparian Forest Buffer - CPS 391
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by
Morgan Harris
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Jul 12, 2019
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Jul 17, 2023 11:19 AM
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Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Conservation Practices,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources,
Aquatics
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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Morgan Harris
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Jul 12, 2019
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Jul 17, 2023 11:29 AM
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Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Conservation Practices,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources,
Aquatics
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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Conservation Practices
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Streambank and Shoreline Protection - CPS 580
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by
Morgan Harris
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Jul 12, 2019
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Jul 17, 2023 11:35 AM
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Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Conservation Practices,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources,
Aquatics
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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Morgan Harris
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Jul 12, 2019
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Jul 17, 2023 11:36 AM
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Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Conservation Practices,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources,
Aquatics
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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by
Morgan Harris
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Jul 12, 2019
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last modified
Jul 17, 2023 11:38 AM
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Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Conservation Practices,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Resources,
Aquatics
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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Morgan Harris
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Jul 12, 2019
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Jul 17, 2023 11:41 AM
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Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Job Sheets,
Resources,
Aquatics
NC Fence Job Sheet Installation Instructions
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Riparian Forest Buffer
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by
Morgan Harris
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published
Jul 12, 2019
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last modified
Jul 17, 2023 11:42 AM
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filed under:
Eastern Hellbender NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials,
Job Sheets,
Resources,
Aquatics
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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