1.0Fresh Take Tennesseehttps://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketnErin Ryanhttps://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/author/wcg912/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fO6luaylt2"><a href="https://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/2025/11/07/saving-the-laurel-dace/">Saving the Laurel Dace</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/2025/11/07/saving-the-laurel-dace/embed/#?secret=fO6luaylt2" width="600" height="338" title="“Saving the Laurel Dace” — Fresh Take Tennessee" data-secret="fO6luaylt2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blog.utc.edu/app/uploads/sites/167/2025/11/yes-dr.-bernie-kuhajda-teresa-and-caroline-catching-the-laurel-dace.-10.8.25.-sweat-4.webp84550650 miles North of Chattanooga, a thumb-sized anomaly swims between the rocks and moss of the small streams on Walden Ridge. To the unknown eye, these fish, known as the Laurel Dace, could easily be overlooked or mistaken for any other small freshwater fish that is found in East Tennessee. The rarity of Laurel Dace… Continue Reading