The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a recovery plan for the Hay’s Spring amphipod, a groundwater-dwelling crustacean found in D.C's Rock Creek.
“It’s an exciting milestone for this species,” said Kathleen Cullen, a biologist and species lead for the Hay’s Spring amphipod at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Chesapeake Bay field office in Annapolis. “This provides a road map so we can help improve the species and its habitat.”Her agency, along with the D.C.
In the winter, Hay’s Spring amphipods can be found in springs when groundwater rises to the surface under leaves, and that’s when experts search for them and count them, according to Cullen. The groundwater level is often too low to find them in summer. Researchers also rely on “eDNA,” or environmental DNA, taking samples of spring water back to a lab and examining itHay’s Spring amphipods are believed to be at eight sites in Rock Creek Park that are owned by the National Park Service.
“They’re a good indicator of water quality,” Cullen said. “When they’re present and the water quality is good, that benefits every species that depends on clean water.”While it’s no cute black-and-white panda, the Hay’s Spring amphipod has gained some fame. In 2017, city officials declared it the District’s “
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