Project statement two endemic fishes, blackside dace and cumberland arrow darters, have been extirpated from a large portion of their former range, including the davis branch watershed in cumberland…

This $137,500 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954), supports efforts to restore populations of two endemic fish species - the blackside dace and Cumberland arrow darter - within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Conservation Fisheries, Inc., a non-profit organization, will collect, propagate, and release these fish into the Davis Branch stream located in the park. The goal is to reestablish these species, which have been extirpated from a large portion of their historic range. The project will be conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is expected to be completed by September 30, 2028.

Project statement two endemic fishes, blackside dace and cumberland arrow darters, have been extirpated from a large portion of their former range, including the davis branch watershed in cumberland GAP national historical park (cuga). In conjunction with the US fish and wildlife service (USFWS) and conservation fisheries, INC., will expand the populations of both blackside dace and cumberland arrow darters in the park by an experimental release into davis branch using fish collected and propagated from little yellow creek above fern lake. Performance goals the goal of this project is to restore the davis branch stream community by collection, propagation, and release of two endemic fishes from little yellow creek above fern lake.