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Western North Carolina is known for its many trout streams, which draw anglers from around the region and the country. But development threatens these streams--increasing life-choking sediment and eliminating important shade trees that normally keep waters cool. As a result, roughly 30% of trout habitat in North Carolina and Tennessee is now gone.
State officials recently granted new protections for Boylston Creek, an important trout stream in Western North Carolina. Unfortunately, the state legislature voted this summer to delay these protections for a year.
Environment North Carolina is urging lawmakers to allow new protections for Boylston Creek to move forward as soon possible.
