A.43. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN TENNESSEE 
A.43.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
No plan available. 
A.43.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Aquatic plant management, Nickajack Reservoir, the Tennessee Valley Authority 
(TVA), Marion County. Aquatic plants are managed along near-shore areas along 
developed shorelines, and they are controlled to maintain access lanes to open water. 
Management is primarily for hydrilla and in accordance with a stakeholder-developed 
plan that prescribes control methods including the use of herbicides in near-shore areas 
(with a state permit) and mechanical and manual culling. 
• Aquatic plant management, Chickamauga Reservoir, the TVA and private 
homeowners. Aquatic plants (spinyleaf naiad and other species) are managed along 
near-shore areas along developed shorelines, and they are controlled to maintain access 
lanes to open water in accordance with a stakeholder-developed plan that prescribes 
private shoreline property owners to use herbicides in near-shore areas (with a state 
permit) and TVA to mechanically cull aquatic invasive plants. 
• Monitoring and eradication, Obed Wild and Scenic River. Authorities monitor for 
purple loosestrife and eradicate (through removal and chemical control), chemical) as 
needed. They also monitor for exotic mussels, including zebra mussels. 
• Fish monitoring, University of Tennessee. The University is collecting fish for a 
project that involves mapping species communities in rivers and streams across 
Tennessee, including all non-native or invasive species. 
• Eradication and restoration, Warner Parks (Metro Park System), Tennessee 
Department of Agriculture, Cumberland River Compact Association, Harpeth 
River Watershed Association, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Friends of 
Warner Park, and the Eagle Scouts. The group is conducting a restoration project 
along Harpers River, where heavy traffic causes riparian buffer damage. Activities 
include rebuilding the buffer, stopping mowing, fencing off the area, removing invasives, 
and transplanting native species. Monitoring, removing, and replanting will likely 
continue as needed. 
• Monitoring and control, Metro Park System, Belmont University. Monitoring and 
manual removal of garlic mustard plant is being conducted around the Shelby Bottoms 
section of the Cumberland River. 
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