Little Tennessee Watershed Association

Intro

“The Little Tennessee Watershed Association (LTWA) was formed in 1993 as the result of a watershed conference organized by local citizens and the Town of Franklin, NC. Recognizing the unique biodiversity of the Little Tennessee River and the impact that rapid growth and development was beginning to have on habitat and aquatic life, local scientists, conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts came together to implement a strategy to improve water quality and habitat in the watershed.”

Scope of activity

The Little Tennessee River flows from its headwaters in northern Rabun County, Ga., northward into southwestern North Carolina, where it enters the Fontana Reservoir in Swain County before emptying into the Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tenn. The LTWA exists to protect and restore the health of the Little Tennessee through monitoring, education, habitat restoration and citizen action. The organization's website states that it is "an active member in a network of river organizations sharing community based science for the benefit of all, and in a landscape in which all river ecosystems retain their intact natural flows in their historic condition."