Huntsville Times sleeve HT0005143

Hike around Keel Mountain with cave shrimp expert Randall Blackwood / The Alabama Nature Conservancy on Tuesday announced it wants to raise $5.5 million to preserve land in 12 environmentally sensitive spots around the state, including Keel Mountain. Blackwood is a Grissom High biology teacher and a...

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Main Author: Dieter, Dave
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/15896
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Summary:Hike around Keel Mountain with cave shrimp expert Randall Blackwood / The Alabama Nature Conservancy on Tuesday announced it wants to raise $5.5 million to preserve land in 12 environmentally sensitive spots around the state, including Keel Mountain. Blackwood is a Grissom High biology teacher and a local expert on the mountain's watershed. A caver, he's also been studying cave shrimp for 10 years. He's graciously agreed to take Doyle and a photographer hiking on Keel and point out the caves where the shrimp live.