This week, the Freshwater Land Trust breaks ground on a restoration project at Roebuck Springs in Don Hawkins Park. The project will improve and restore the home of the Watercress darter, one of the rarest fish on planet earth.
According to a news release by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Black Warrior waterdog, nicknamed the Alabama mudpuppy, a large aquatic salamander found only in the Black Warrior River Basin, is now a federally protected species.
Here is some fantastic news about the Vermilion darter, one of the rarest fish on earth that resides in Jefferson County.
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Did you know the Birmingham area is the only place in the world the Vermilion and Watercress darters can be found?
