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Meeting Agenda by gbee, last updated: Sep 23, 2017 01:50 PM: Find here the agenda for the Sept 26th meeting at Land Between the Lakes.

Training Materials to Download by gbee, last updated: Sep 23, 2017 01:12 PM: Please find here a folder to download prior to the meeting.

kraienhorst, hubertus by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Sep 11, 2017 12:57 PM

Alabama Statewide Crayfish Survey by Christin VanZant, last updated: Aug 29, 2017 03:28 PM: Stuart McGergor - Geologial Survey of Alabama

Recovery: Farm Bill Provides Hope for the Cerulean Warbler by Kelly René, last updated: Aug 25, 2017 11:24 AM: With funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) available from the Farm Bill’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture (a partnership of state and federal agencies and NGOs including The Nature Conservancy) is helping private land owners restore cerulean habitat. Check out the original article at the Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science blog: https://blog.nature.org/science/2017/08/15/recovery-farm-bill-provides-hope-for-the-cerulean-warbler/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region Updates Federal Endangered Species Act by Kelly René, last updated: Aug 24, 2017 01:55 PM: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region has recently published their quarterly update to the Federal Endangered Species Act. ESA Update #22 includes recovery planning and implementation methods, new Habitat Conservation Plans, information on reclassification, and other changes to the ESA.

New Article on the Influence of Arsenic and Sulfate on Freshwater Mussel Gene Expression by gbee, last updated: Aug 18, 2017 01:58 PM: Results of the work on gene expression in mussels exposed to coal-related toxic substances has reached the literature.

The Soft Things - article from Oxford American by gbee, last updated: Aug 04, 2017 02:08 PM: Find here a beautiful article on freshwater mussels written by Holly Haworth

"Nobody Trashes Tennessee" - TDOT sponsored litter removal campaign by gbee, last updated: Aug 04, 2017 02:03 PM: Story submitted to the TRBN via David Withers

Northeast States Release Report on Hellbender Distribution by gbee, last updated: Aug 04, 2017 02:03 PM: The Regional Conservation Needs (RCN) Grants Program funded project, Developing a coordinated research approach for hellbender conservation in the northeast, was completed in late 2016. The goals of the project were to better document hellbender distribution in the Northeast using environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys and to develop a communication framework and standardized methodologies to coordinate conservation efforts throughout the region. The final report as well as eDNA and egg rearing protocol are now available on the RCN project page.

“Report Card” to Assess Current Conditions, Ecological Health of Natural Resources in Tennessee River Basin by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jul 24, 2017 06:43 PM: The Appalachian LCC is supporting researchers from the University of Maryland in developing an assessment of ecological health, or a “Report Card”, for the Tennessee River Basin.