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Comparing Mussels
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Tracy Clark
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Mar 26, 2021
Staff from the Asheville Field Office have spent the summer of 2018 working with University of North Carolina-Asheville student Brittany Barker-Jones on efforts to advance conservation of the French Broad River. Brittany is one of this year’s five McCullough Fellows, a UNCA program that connects undergraduate researchers with area organizations, people, and places to work on a project in one or more of these areas: land use and conservation; urban planning; sustainable agriculture; resilience and environmental sustainability.This year’s class of McCullough fellows recently joined Service biologist Jason Mays at the Little River in North Carolina’s Transylvania County to snorkel for mussels. The students were able to see all four native mussel species found in the river – the federally-endangered Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda), creeper (Strophitus undulatus), and slippershell mussel (Alasmidonta viridis).Credit: G. Peeples/USFWS
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Baby Turtle Season
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Tracy Clark
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Mar 26, 2021
Baby turtle season is on in the Southern US, drive slowly! Most turtles dig nests, lay eggs, and then cover them back up to let them incubate on their own. When babies hatch, they instinctively look for the nearest body of water. Sometimes, that means they have to cross roads. As spring progresses, turtle hatchings will occur further and further north, so no matter where you live, it's important to keep an eye out for wildlife.Photo: David Ortega
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SE Firemap Slide
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Tracy Clark
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Dec 30, 2020
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Apr 15, 2021 12:06 PM
Slide for SE Firemap
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Lori Maloney
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Tracy Clark
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Dec 30, 2020
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Apr 15, 2021 12:04 PM
Meet our LP Member Lori Maloney, the new coordinator for the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
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Sue Fruchey Taking Notes
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Tracy Clark
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Dec 30, 2020
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Mar 30, 2021 04:13 PM
Sue Fruchey taking notes
Botanists with the Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service recently visited the Linville Gorge area of Pisgah National Forest to monitor the threatened mountain golden heather and it’s response to recent fire. The plant is adapted to fire, which biologists believe helps control the plant’s competitors. A significant threat at heavily-visited sites is simple trampling by hikers and rock climbers unaware of the plant under their feet and its significance.
One way you can help mountain golden heather is joining countless hikers in heeding area-closed signs on public lands, which often mark fragile habitats or species easily damaged by foot traffic.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
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Lori Maloney
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Tracy Clark
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Apr 10, 2021
Lori Maloney is the new coordinator for Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, working with the Canaan Valley Institute.
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About Us slide
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Tracy Clark
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Dec 30, 2020
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Jun 03, 2021 04:30 PM
Marty Holman works the computer in his outdoor office on Holman’s Harvest Farms in Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, February 25, 2021.
Holman raises chickens, cattle, vegetable, and tropical fruit on his 15 acres.
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FAQs
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Tracy Clark
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Dec 30, 2020
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Sep 17, 2022 09:34 AM
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CMI Banner with logo
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Tracy Clark
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Mar 04, 2013
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May 20, 2019 06:32 PM
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Rich Turf
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Tracy Clark
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Jan 17, 2024
Close-up of native grass and wildflowers.
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