Muddy Creek is just what its name implies; it's muddy! The creek is a tributary to the Catawba River and is located downstream from Lake James. NCTU is working closely with area farmers, State agencies, volunteers and other organizations to re-build the creek to reduce the huge volume of sediment the creek pours into the Catawba River. This sediment chokes the eco-system of the river and prevents the habitation native fish. Read about the proposal. Read what the Catawba "could be".
Table Rock TU and NCTU have partnered with the US Forest Service, Grandfather District to make improvements to camping areas along Steel's Creek in Burke County, North Carolina.
Replace up to eight stream-side pesticide mixing stations with USDA-approved agrichemical handling facilities located outside of the floodplain. Read More...