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There are currently 11 fish species listed as threatened or endangered in Alabama. Most of them occur in north Alabama rivers and streams. the single biggest problem affecting protected fish that could result from forestry practices is sedimentation which smothers fish eggs and habitat. Pay particular attention to bridge and road construction that might lead to erosion. Leave wide buffer strips adjacent to streams when cutting timber on steep slopes. Avoid spraying pesticides near waterways. The best way to avoid impacts on fish is to closely follow Alabama's Best Management Practices for Forestry.
Below is a list of protected fish and the rivers and streams where they occur. Because many of these fish are small and not easily caught, they may also occur in additional streams. (See Fish Range Maps)
| SPECIES* |
RIVERS/CREEKS |
COUNTIES |
Gulf Sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) |
Mobile River, Tensaw River, Alabama River below Claiborne Dam, Tombigbee River below Coffeeville Dam |
Baldwin, Choctaw, Coffee, Clarke, Covington, Wilcox, Escambia, Geneva, Mobile, Monroe, Washington |
Pygmy Sculpin
(Cottus pygmaeus) |
Coldwater Creek, Coldwater Spring |
Calhoun |
Blue Shiner
(cyprinella caerulea) |
Little River, Weogufka Creek, Choccolocco Creek |
Calhoun, Dekalb, Cherokee, Coosa |
Slackwater Darter
(Etheostoma boschungi) |
Cypress Creek and all its tributaries, except Threet and Little Cypress Creeks; Swan Creek, Greenbier Branch, Flint River |
Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Coosa |
Watercress Darter*
(Etheostoma nuchale) |
Glenn Springs, Thomas, Roebuck and Tapawingo Springs and their spring runs |
Jefferson |
Alabama Sturgeon*
(scaphirhynchus suttkusi) |
Alabama River |
Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox |
Alabama Cavefish*
(speoplatyrhinus) |
Key Cave |
Lauderdale |
Spotfin chub
(Cyprinella monacha) |
Shoal Creem, Little Bear Creek |
Colbert, Lauderdale |
Vermilion Darter*
(Etheostoma chermocki) |
Turkey Creek and the lower reaches of Dry and Beaver Creek in the watershed of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River. |
Jefferson |
Boulder Darter*
(Etheostoma wapiti) |
Elk River |
Limestone |
Cahaba Shiner*
(Notropis cahabae) |
Cahaba River |
Bibb, Blount, Perry, Jefferson, Shelby |
Palezone Shiner*
(Notropis procne) |
Paint Rock River |
Jackson |
Goldline Darter
(Percina aurolineata) |
Cahaba and Little Cahaba Rivers and Schultz Creek |
Bibb, Shelby |
Snail Darter
(Percina tanasi) |
Paint Rock River |
Madison, Marshall, Lauderdale |
| *Species names followed by an asterisk (*) are listed as endangered, all others are listed as threatened. |
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School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Extension
602 Duncan Drive · Auburn University, Alabama 36849
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Upcoming Events:
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Subject: Master Conservationist Class
Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: 77 Justice Ave, Ft. McClellan Alabama
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
02/09 - Master Conservationist Class
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Subject: Alabama Outdoor Classroom Educator Training
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Maxwell Air Force Elementary School
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
02/09 - Alabama Outdoor Classroom Educator Training
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Subject: Alabama Natural Resources Council Symposium & Awards Banquet
Time: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: 602 Duncan Drive, 1101 Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Bldg, Auburn University, AL 36849
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
Event Website
02/10 - Alabama Natural Resources Council Symposium & Awards Banquet
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Subject: Community Empowerment for the Environment Workshop
Time: 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Location: Alabama A&M University Agricultural Research Center Auditorium
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
02/16 - Community Empowerment for the Environment Workshop
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Subject: Sustaining & Maintaining an Effective Outdoor Classroom
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: AU & Extension Research Station at Belle Mina
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
02/16 - Sustaining & Maintaining an Effective Outdoor Classroom
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Subject: Timber Tax and Return Preparation
Time: 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: http://www.aces.edu/forestry/documents/Timber%20Tax%20Brochure%20-%202012.pdf
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
Event Website
02/16 - Timber Tax and Return Preparation
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Subject: Growing Up WILD Educator Training
Time: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Phenix City Head Start Center
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
02/21 - Growing Up WILD Educator Training
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Subject: Timber Tax and Return Preparation
Time: 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: http://www.aces.edu/forestry/documents/Timber%20Tax%20Brochure%20-%202012.pdf
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
Event Website
02/21 - Timber Tax and Return Preparation
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Subject: Timber Tax & Return Workshop
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: ALFA Environmental Hall, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
Event Website
02/21 - Timber Tax & Return Workshop
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Subject: Tree Giveaway
Time: 12:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Location: Old Evergreeen City School Parking lot
Calendar: ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt.
02/22 - Tree Giveaway
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