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Hunting & Fishing News Back to Hunting & Fishing News Second Phase of Liming Project on South Fork of the Cherry River Underway 4/2000 RICHWOOD, WV -- The second phase of a project to maintain and enhance fishing habitat in the South Fork of the Cherry River in Nicholas County near Richwood is underway, according to John Rader, Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The Timber Company (TTC) and the DNR developed a cooperative project in 1999 aimed at improving water quality in the South Fork by adding limestone sand to the South Fork to increase the stream pH and make the stream more productive. The Timber Company, an Atlanta-based operating group of the Georgia-Pacific Corp., manages approximately 25,000 acres of timberland in the South Fork watershed. The South Fork has a history of declining pH due to acid precipitation. Although the stream provided good spring and fall trout fishing due to trout stockings, it supported only a small wild trout population in spite of having excellent habitat and good summertime temperature. This cooperative limestone enhancement project is expected to significantly increase the number of wild trout present and provide a better year-round trout fishery. Under this project TTC purchased 50 percent or 300 tons of the limestone sand added to the South Fork and its tributaries in 1999, with the DNR purchasing the other 50 percent. In 2000 and for the next four years, TTC will provide 70 percent (210 tons) of the 300 tons of limestone added annually. The remaining 30 percent (90 tons) will be provided by the DNR. This represents the first time the DNR has joined with a private company in this type of effort. The Timber Company completed its part of the 2000 limestone treatment of the tributaries and main stream during the week of March 13. The DNR will complete this year´s treatment within the next few weeks. "Anglers fishing the South Fork this spring may notice some white discoloration in the water as a result of treatment," said Director Rader. "If all goes as planned, over the next few years they also will notice an increase in the number of wild trout they catch." |
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