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Putting aquatic species on the map: The eDNAtlas and Archive for aquatic taxa in Western North America
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The ease, efficiency, and sensitivity of environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling of species in aquatic environments is leading to an explosion in its use across North America.
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TWRA Announces Awarding of Grants for 2013-14 Stream Clean-up Projects
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has announced the awarding of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, etc., with stream clean-up projects for the fiscal year 2013-14.
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Service Report: Nation’s Rivers Flow toward Better Habitat, Economies and Public Safety
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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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Endangered and Threatened Fishes Return to Home Waters in Tennessee
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Five federally endangered and threatened fish species – smoky madtom, yellowfin madtom, duskytail darter, spotfin chub, and boulder darter – have been reintroduced to streams in central Tennessee where they were once found to help speed their recovery.
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Event Convenes Kentucky Conservationists and Waterways Transportation Industry
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On December 12th, the Ingram Barge Company and the Crounse Corporation convened more than 45 representatives from the waterways transportation industry at an event they hoped would serve as a catalyst for future collaborations with The Nature Conservancy throughout the Mississippi River Basin.
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Southern Instream Flow Network Update
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Update On Instream Flow Issues In The Southeast
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Jess W. Jones Wins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Science Excellence Award
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Dr. Jess W. Jones, a national leader in freshwater mussel conservation and restoration and an integral part of the Appalachian LCC, has received one of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s top awards for scientific excellence.
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Mapping Climate Change in the Oceans
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NOAA Research and NOAA Fisheries collaborate on new method to assess fish vulnerability to climate change
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Restoration biologist Jess Jones receives Rachel Carson Award
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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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Ecology Team Improves Understanding of Valley-wide Stream Chemistry
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A geostatistical approach for studying environmental conditions in stream networks and landscapes has been successfully applied at a valley-wide scale to assess headwater stream chemistry at high resolution, revealing unexpected patterns in natural chemical components.
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