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A live Bayou Darter in non breeding colors.
Credit: Terri Jacobson USFWS
Bayou Darter
The Bayou Darter is a threatened species which was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1975. The small darter lives in the Bayou Pierre Watershed in southwest Mississippi. This is the only place that the bayou darter is found. The darter lives in streams and rivers with gravel bottoms.
Click here for a fact sheet on the Bayou Darter
Bayou Pierre Watershed: The Bayou Pierre River begins its path as small streams just northwest of Brookhaven. Then it meanders south of Hazlehurst, joining up with the Little Bayou Pierre just west of Port Gibson, before emptying into the Mississippi River near the historical town of Bruinsburg. The Bayou Pierre River system drains much of Hinds, Copiah, and Claiborne counties.
Bayou Pierre Watershed located in southwest Mississippi. Credit:USFWS
Bayou Pierre Watershed Enhancement Group
We are a consortium of landowners, agencies, and organizations who want to improve the quality of the water, land, and wildlife within the Bayou Pierre River System.
NEW - October 3rd, 2012 - Presentation of Water Quality Kits to Mrs. Hood 10th Grade Class at Brookhaven Academy.
Presentation pictures with captions
Additional Pictures (click for larger view)
April 26, 2012 Group Meeting
The Bayou Pierre Watershed Enancement Group held their first meeting at the Copiah County Fairgrounds Extension Building.
Power Point presentations from the meeting:
Objective of Meeting and Historical Perspective of the Darter presentation by Daniel Drennen, USFWS.
State Watershed Restoration Projects presentation by Matthew Hicks, USGS.
Biologist discussing project objectives. Credit: Terri Jacobson, USFWS
Sedimentation and Erosion Restoration presentation by Eddy Langendoen, Sedimentation Lab, Oxford.
Land Cover and Use in the Bayou Pierre Watershed presentation by Ryan Theel, USFWS.
Bayou Darter Distribution presentation Matt Roberts, MMNS.
Little Bayou Pierre River Research presentation by Jake Shaffer, USM.
A Landowners Perspective presentation by Dr. Lee Nicholes.
South Independent Stream Update presentation by Donetta McCollum, DEQ.
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Projects presentation by Jeffrey Lee, USFWS.
Read the article by Carolyn Diamond published in the Copiah County Courier.
For more information about the Bayou Darter or the the Watershed Enhancement Group, contact: Daniel Drennen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mississippi Field Office, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213.
Email: Daniel Drennen
Phone: 601-321-1127.
Credit: USFWS |
Credit: USFWS |
Credit: USFWS |
Credit: USFWS |
