Wildlife
Friends of Blackwater works to conserve critical habitat for rare species, and to fight for policies like the Endangered Species Act and Extinction Prevention Act which will keep West Virginia and the Highlands “wild and wonderful” for future generations.
Want to learn more about the wildlife of the Blackwater River Watershed?
Four-Toed Salamander
Green Salamander
West Virginia White Butterfly
Cheat Mountain Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Northern Azure Butterfly
European Skipper Butterfly
Yellow Warbler
Cheat Mountain Salamander
American Copper Butterfly
Northern Long-Eared Bat
West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel
Hellbender
Orange Sulphur
Winter Wren
Appalachian Brown Butterfly
Red-Eyed Vireo
American Snout Butterfly
Pine Warbler
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Crimson-Winged Whiteface Dragonfly
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Spatterdock Darner Dragonfly
Gray Comma Butterfly
Cedar Waxwing
West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel
Northern Slimy Salamander
Wehrle's Salamander