North Carolina Cattle Farmer to Pay $92,000 for Damaging Mountain Streams

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By By Lisa SorgSep 19, 2025, 5:00 am399 ptsTop
Wildlife officials had to rescue, relocate brook trout after Bottomley Properties cleared hundreds of acres of mountain forest for grazing. By Lisa Sorg ALLEGHANY COUNTY, N.C.—One of the most prominent cattle farmers in North Carolina has reached a financial settlement with the state Department of…

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