Overview of Leetown Science Center

Resource Management Problems Currently Addressed by LSC : • Declining populations of anadromous fish in the eastern U.S. including Atlantic salmon, sturgeon, and shad. • Declining populations and species diversity of freshwater mussel communities. • Impacts and mitigation of structures which impede the natural movement of fish in eastern rivers. • Disease impacts on wild fish populations and their overall health and associated effects of stress resulting from degraded habitats and contaminants • Impacts of landscape changes on species, communities, and ecosystem • Appalachian streams and rivers degraded as a result of acidic and metal laden waters discharged from coal mines. • Sources, fates, and effects of contaminants such as mercury, in aquatic communities. • Exotic species which imperil native plant and animal communities. • Restoration of large mammals on federal lands. • Resource decisions hampered by lack of information and/or effective technologies. Team Research and Research Direction • Freshwater Bivalves • Atlantic salmon • Fish Passage • Appalachian Stream Restoration • Biological Response to Landscape Change Key Partnerships • Bureau of Reclamation • Environmental Protection Agency • Fish and Wildlife Service • Forest Service • National Park Service • National Marine Fisheries Service • Non-Government Agencies and Interest Groups • States • Tennessee Valley Authority • U.S. Geological Survey • Universities Special Projects • Chesapeake Bay • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Impacts • Exotic Fish Impacts on Native Unionid Fish Hosts • Zebra Mussel Control • Sturgeon Research • Fish Pathology as an Index of Remediation • Mercury in Aquatic Systems • Species Conservation – Black bear, American elk • Human Dimensions • All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory • Genetics and Molecular Tools • Epidemiology Research Components Leetown Science Center consists of the following research components: • Aquatic Ecology Branch • Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory • Fish Health Branch • Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory • Restoration Technologies Branch • Southern Appalachian Field Branch U.S. Department of the Interior || U.S. Geological Survey 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA URL: http://www.lsc.usgs.gov Maintainer: lsc_webmaster@usgs.gov Last Modified: January 31, 2008 jmn Privacy Policy and Disclaimers || FOIA || Accessibility