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Blue Blazes: Signs of a Healthy Stream

A wayside panel describing healthy stream traits, standing next to a stream in a forest.
The Blue Blazes has some of the cleanest water on the mountain.

NPS Photo/Conrad Provan

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Water feeds life and Blue Blazes Run has some of the cleanest water in the park, sustaining a healthy stream community. Surrounded by a forest that filters out the water converging into the stream, the Blue Blazes provides important habitat for many sensitive macroinvertebrate species.

Catoctin Mountain Park

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Last updated: April 26, 2021