A freshwater mussel long extinct from some of the waters around Richmond is making a comeback: the alewife floater. Why it ...

For about 200 years the Ashland Mill Dam, about a half-hour north of Richmond, blocked many fish from moving through the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – They go by the strangest names - fatmucket, little spectaclecase and snuffbox, to name a few. They come in ...

The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over protections for Western Ridged Mussels.

What native freshwater mussels tell us about the health of the Willamette River. Native freshwater mussels are environmental superheroes that filter rivers across North America, but their future is ...

KENTWOOD, Mich. — A notable finding of freshwater mussels in Covenant Park’s stretch of Plaster Creek in Kentwood is prompting new conservation efforts in the area. This discovery is reshaping the ...

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The Niagara River is a powerful force in Western New York, helping to supply electricity to areas throughout the entire state — and the fate of its water quality relies heavily on fish and their ...

In November of 2023, we posted an article that examined the possibilities of restoring freshwater mussels (of the family Unionidae) to the Niagara River. The article, originally posted by Jackie ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared six species of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas as endangered and another as threatened on Monday. Environmental scientists refer to freshwater ...

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