October 17, 2023
Eight Species of Freshwater Mussels Declared Extinct

Eight Species of Freshwater Mussels Declared Extinct

On Oct. 17, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially removed 21 species from the endangered species list. Unfortunately, these species have been removed not because they have recovered but because they are officially being declared extinct. Eight of these...
February 14, 2023
Five Reasons to Love  Mussels

Five Reasons to Love Mussels

Freshwater Mussels are some of the world’s most fascinating and underappreciated animals. Mussels are widely used as bioindicators to monitor the health of aquatic environments, in both freshwater and marine environments. They improve water quality by filtering...
THE IMPACT

Your Donation Makes a Big Impact

  • $25 can provide food for the freshwater mussel “ambassadors” we use in our Mussels in the Classroom program.
  • $100 can buy water quality equipment to enable us to identify pollution problems.
  • $500 can help 50 students be River Explorers for a day of learning in a river or creek.
  • $1,000 can plant 100 native trees to restore critical habitat and help keep our water clean.