Tag: Conasauga River
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Articles
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Conasauga River shaded by trees. Photo by USFWS.Saving an endangered southern river
March 22, 2017 | 6 minute read
Crandall, Georgia – The Conasauga River courses through Jimmy Petty’s corn, bean and dairy farm near the Tennessee line. The Conasauga River flows through Jimmy Petty’s farm near Crandall, Ga. Photo by Dan Chapman, USFWS. Petty and his brothers own seven miles of riverfront, much of it covered one recent morning in bright green winter wheat, along both sides of the Conasauga. The mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest offer a postcard-perfect backdrop. Learn more...
News
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Trispot darter. Photo by Pat O'Neil, Geological Survey of Alabama.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes protection for rare darter in Coosa River Basin
October 3, 2017 | 4 minute read
A unique fish that acts like a tiny salmon needs protection. The trispot darter, a small, colorful fish found in parts of the Coosa River Basin in southeastern Tennessee, northern Georgia, and northern Alabama, is disappearing. Following a scientifically rigorous review of the darter, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Every year this short-lived fish, which is less than two inches long, swims upstream from the larger river habitat where it usually lives so it can spawn in the vegetation of small tributaries and seeps. Read the full story...
