Guest Idea: How the Birmingham Darter Could Be Saved by the Project Marvel Data Center

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By Guest ContributorMay 22, 2026, 7:00 am111 ptsTrending
Three small, easily overlooked fish swimming in Valley Creek near Birmingham, Alabama, are: the Birmingham darter, the watercress darter, and the blackbanded darter. Each is about two inches long—olive-toned, banded, and built for life on the stream bottom, with large pectoral fins that let them perch among…

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