Hayden High Fishing Team Boosts Conservation On Alabama’s Smith Lake
By Justin Averette
Hayden High School’s fishing team members often can be found casting a line on lakes and rivers across Alabama.
However, earlier this month, the 2011-2014 state champs, along with anglers from Vinemont High, were out on Smith Lake not looking for their next big catch but instead working to improve fish habitat.
On July 3, the teams partnered with members of Alabama Power Environmental Affairs and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) to plant water willow and buttonbush, both native aquatic plants.Alabama Power started its water willow relocation program in 2015, moving plants from areas with high density to places where they are less common.
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