Freshwater mussels

Environment

State officials concerned about growing Alabama bass population

Paul Garber

In some places in the Piedmont, the growth of Alabama bass populations has led to declines of smallmouth and largemouth bass.
Environment

With freshwater mussels threatened by habitat loss and climate change, researchers look for ways to protect them

Paul Garber

They provide essential water-quality functions and have great names like Atlantic pigtoe, Appalachian elktoe and Carolina heelsplitter. Freshwater mussels are among the most endangered groups of animals in the world — but in North Carolina, there's an effort to save them.