A half-dozen raw mussels were strewn across the kitchen counter, their shells agape, and I was ready to pitch them in the trash, sure that since they were open they were unsafe to eat. Still, there ...
WILLIAMSTOWN (AP) – Visiting the lesser-known half of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge requires dressing in appropriate attire for the occasion: scuba gear. “The refuge consists of 22 ...
A multi-agency team took a hands-on approach to boosting native mussel populations in the Cuyahoga River this fall, marking a ...
Times are tough for 31 of Michigan's 45 varieties of freshwater mussels. Sporting evocative names like wavy-rayed lampmussel and round pigtoe, these residents of the state's rivers are imperiled by ...
Surprisingly little is known about fresh water mussels, but over the past few years the biology team at The University of Texas at Tyler has worked to change that. Dr. Neil Ford has spearheaded the ...
WEBVTT DAVID: THE POWERFUL PATAPSCO RIVER. HISTORIANS SAY WITHOUT IT FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WOULD’NT HAVE HAD A PLACE TO PEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THERE WOULD BE NO BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR. BUT EXPERTS WARN ...
People swim on the surface of the Little River and cast fishing lines but seldom consider the “living rocks” that may be burrowed below their toes. About a dozen species of freshwater mussels can be ...