The western ridged mussel plays a crucial role in keeping rivers in the Western United States clean. However, thanks to ...

As the number of freshwater mussels continue to decline across North America, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking to designate critical habitat areas to protect the species. The service is ...

Retail species like deer, ducks, bass and trout ring the conservation cash register, but we are responsible for conserving non-retail species, too. Freshwater mussels are a vital but overlooked and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed adding the salamander mussel, considered a silent sentinel of the health of rivers and streams in Michigan and elsewhere around the country, to the ...

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 2024, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC) received a $20,000 grant from the NYSP2I Community Grants Program to support the continuation of the Mussel Habitat Project—an environmental education and ...

Since the start of 2026, multiple watercraft contaminated with invasive freshwater mussels have been intercepted in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently declared 21 species extinct, including an environmentally significant one previously ...

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