Choccolocco Creek is Calhoun County's main waterway.While it's true that the creek has been bombarded with pollution over the years, Choccolocco Creek is not dead.
To the contrary, its waters support rare forms of life, and at times the creek rages with the fury of a robust river.
Elizabeth Bluemink, The Star's environmental correspondent, spent the past few months rediscovering Choccolocco. The following is a series of stories documenting her investigation of the health of the watershed.
What she found is that it is still worth passing time down by the creek.
