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Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Annual Meeting
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by
Matthew Cimitile
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published
May 08, 2013
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last modified
May 08, 2013 10:51 AM
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filed under:
Conference,
Regional Partnerships,
Streams,
Rivers
There has been a substantial amount of activity within the EBTJV partnership over the last year and this will be a great opportunity for information dissemination, discussion, and input from all involved.
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Tennessee River Basin Network Workshop and Awards Celebration
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by
Matthew Cimitile
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published
Jul 09, 2015
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filed under:
Workshop,
Network,
Our Work,
Rivers
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has engaged multiple partners in hosting a Tennessee River Biodiversity Network Meeting.
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Service Estimates Economic Impact of Critical Habitat Designation for Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel
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USFWS
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published
Apr 30, 2013
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last modified
May 01, 2013 11:01 AM
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filed under:
Habitat,
Federal,
Energy,
Rivers,
Streams,
Endangered Species,
News,
Economy
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability of a draft economic analysis considering the impact of a proposal to designate critical habitat for two freshwater mussels proposed for listing as endangered.
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Celebrating 1 Million Feet of Conservation Fence in West Virginia
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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published
May 28, 2013
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filed under:
Stakeholder,
Rivers,
Streams,
News,
Agriculture
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Trout Unlimited, working in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency, West Virginia Conservation Agency, Canaan Valley NWR, numerous non-governmental organizations and many landowners, have installed over 1 million feet of conservation fence throughout the state of West Virginia.
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Service Report: Nation’s Rivers Flow toward Better Habitat, Economies and Public Safety
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by
USFWS
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published
Jul 23, 2013
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last modified
Jun 02, 2025 01:11 PM
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filed under:
News,
Aquatic,
Economy,
Habitat,
Rivers
More than 200 blockages in the nation’s major natural resource “arteries” were removed last year thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Fish Passage Program. Working with numerous partners, the program improves fish passage, local economies and public safety by ridding the nation’s rivers of derelict dams that no longer serve a purpose.
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Welcome Home, Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
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USFWS
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published
Sep 10, 2013
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filed under:
News,
Rivers,
Endangered Species
An endangered mussel came home to a Tennessee River last week, a monumental reintroduction effort seven years in the making. On Wednesday, federal and state biologists placed 103 winged mapleleaf mussels in the middle portion of the Duck River. The last time the species was seen in the river was more than two decades ago, when empty shells were collected in 1990 and 1991.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Neosho Mucket as Endangered and Rabbitsfoot as Threatened
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by
USFWS
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published
Sep 17, 2013
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last modified
Oct 17, 2013 10:53 AM
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filed under:
Rivers,
Water,
Streams,
Endangered Species,
News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the Neosho mucket as endangered and the Rabbitsfoot as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Both species are freshwater mussels found in river systems in the eastern half of the United States.
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A bold plan: The story of WVU and the salvation of a historic home for brook trout
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West Virginia University
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published
Oct 15, 2013
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last modified
Oct 17, 2013 10:54 AM
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Video,
News,
Streams,
Rivers
A team at WVU has been working for years with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to examine all of the factors that led to warmer temperatures, a wider and shallower stream and other changes that over time threatened the brook trout productivity of this important natural and economic resource.
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Restoration biologist Jess Jones receives Rachel Carson Award
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Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment
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published
Apr 09, 2014
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last modified
Jun 02, 2025 01:11 PM
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filed under:
News,
Aquatic,
Endangered Species,
Rivers
Jess Jones, a restoration biologist in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, co-director of Virginia Tech’s Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center, and an integral part of the Appalachian LCC, received the Rachel Carson Award for Scientific Excellence from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Researchers map fishing resources to assist land managers, anglers
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by
Virginia Tech
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published
Jun 24, 2014
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filed under:
News,
Cultural Resources,
Rivers
Anglers in North Carolina and Virginia who are looking for privacy at good fishing spots should head for the mountains, according to a Virginia Tech study of the capacity, quality, and demand of freshwater recreational fishing sites in the two states.
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