Mussel Restoration - Freshwater Mussel Surveys - Ware
ORGANIZATION: Connecticut River Conservancy
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Search the river bottom for the endangered Brook Floater, a species of freshwater mussel. We will use a mask/snorkel or clear bottom view bucket to survey for freshwater mussels in a 100-m river reach. No prior experience is necessary, there will be an on-site training. A full day commitment is required, following mussel surveys we will collect data on habitat which will provide researchers information needed to build a model identifying habitat requirements for this species.
This is an intense volunteer which can involve hiking through underbrush to reach site locations, navigating slippery rocks, and climbing over down logs. We try to accommodate volunteers with waders (if using a clear bottom bucket) or a wetsuit, mask/snorkel, depending on your survey choice. Please click below to sign-up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094fada922a5fd0-freshwater
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About Connecticut River Conservancy
Location:
15 BANK ROW ST, GREENFIELD, MA 01301, US
Mission Statement
The Connecticut River Conservancy - formerly known as Connecticut River Watershed Council - works to protect the watershed from source to sea. As stewards of this heritage, we celebrate our four-state treasure and collaborate, educate, organize, restore and intervene to preserve the health of the whole for generations to come. Our work informs our vision of ecological and economic abundance.
Description
Since 1952, we have worked to protect your rivers from source to sea so everyone can enjoy them. During the first decade, CRC focused on raising consciousness about what was then described as "America's best landscaped sewer", through publication of an atlas of natural resources and by holding conferences, planning boating trips on the river and helping to create watershed associations in the tributaries. Today, our work on the river includes finding environmental problems and fixing them, across all four river states. We run community river cleanups, we remove deadbeat dams, we plant trees and we protect and restore wildlife.
The annual Source to Sea Cleanup began in 1996. Thousands of participants of all ages and abilities join this event. Each fall, volunteers and local participants spend hours picking up trash around the river. In 2017, 46 tons of trash was picked up by 2,530 volunteers across 249 miles. The American Rivers awarded CRC’s Source to Sea Cleanup the "Most River Miles Cleaned" by a large organization.
We're guiding development, preventing erosion and making sure hydropower and industrial permits are aligned to protect our natural resource for future generations. We’re working on the restoration of the Brook Floater mussels, by surveying streams and collecting data on their habitat. We control the spread of the invasive plant Water Chestnut. We work every day to make this great river valley a better place to call home for over 2 million people and 5,000 watershed species, and you - as a volunteer - can help us!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Ware RiverWare, MA 01082
DATE POSTED
August 1, 2018
SKILLS
- Water Recreation
- Animal Care / Handling
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Education
- Advocacy
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
N/A