TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering ...

The Northwest’s freshwater mussels are in trouble, rapidly declining in almost every population biologists study. Take 2005, when biologists counted historic numbers of freshwater mussels in the North ...

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 ...

Learn how to make Freshwater Mussel Dinakdakan, a classic rural pulutan enjoyed in many Filipino countryside communities.

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. Nestled in the silt, sand or fine gravel of South Dakota’s ...

WASHINGTON — Freshwater mussels may be out of sight, but they should not be out of mind. A recent study shows we've lost over 90% of the freshwater mussel population in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as ...

WITH ONE EXPERT ON HOW DYING POPULATIONS COULD HURT THE BAY. REPORTER: CLEAN WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND HERE AT THE INNER WATER -- WHEN -- INNER HARBOR, MEET THEM. FRESHWATER MUSSELS ARE IN ...

KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — A new festival is coming to East Tennessee to celebrate one of the biggest supporters of river habitat health. Tennessee River Watershed Mussel Fest is set for May 17 from 10 a.m ...

Larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel can give protection against bacterial infection Glochidium larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel attach to salmon or trout gills, where they develop and grow for ...

Last year I moved to an old farmhouse. One of the chief reasons we bought it was the land out back which included a little river meandering through the bottomland. I am still getting to know the land, ...

Odds are good you didn’t even known freshwater mussels are native to the rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest — including those that run right through the heart of Clark County. That’s not at ...