US Fish and Wildlife designates 3,814 river miles for rare mussels

US Fish and Wildlife designates 3,814 river miles for rare mussels

FRANKFORT – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 3,814 river miles of occupied critical habitat for four freshwater mussels in Kentucky and 16 other states. The mussels species are rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox, and spectaclecase. This designation spans 17 states: Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West V…

Conservation efforts for Pa.’s mussels get lift from new federal habitat designation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a critical habitat designation to protect that includes the snuffbox, rayed bean and sheepnose mussels native to Pennsylvania's rivers.