Freshwater Mussels
Endangered, Threatened, Proposed, and Candidates in the Upper Midwest
Mussels collected from a Missouri river during a survey.
Photo by USFWS; Rick Hanson |
July 12, 2012: Drought, Heat Take toll on Tippecanoe River's Endangered Wildlife
May 17, 2012: Celebrate Endangered Species Day, Learn about Endangered Freshwater Mussels in Ohio
Freshwater
Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River System
America's Mussels:
Silent Sentinals
Mussels of the St. Croix River
Mussels of the Ohio River
The Exotic Zebra Mussel
Overlooked Gems: The Benefits of Freshwater Mussels in Wings (Fall 2008): Essays on Invertebrate Conservation, a publication of the Xerces Society.
Clubshell Natural History, Ecology, and Regulatory Information
Fact sheet
Species
Profile
Final
Rule: Determination of Endangered Status for the Northern Riffleshell
Mussel (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana) and the Clubshell Mussel (Pleurobema
clava) - January 22, 1993
Clubshell Recovery
Mussels Relocated from the Allegheny River to Illinois and Ohio
Environmental Assessment for Clubshell and Northern Riffleshell Augmentation in Illinois - Public Comment Period July 8, 2008 through August 8, 2008
Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Restoring Southeast Michigan’s High Diversity Landscapes Through Collaborative Stewardship – Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan
Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Reforestation and Wetland Restoration for Permanent Native Habitat in the St. Joseph River Watershed – Hillsdale County, Michigan; Defiance and Williams Counties, Ohio; Allen, Dekalb, and Noble Counties,
Indiana – ($45,000*)
Non-tradtional S6 Grant (May 2007): Land Acquisition Initiative Along the Little Darby Creek State and National Scenic River
to Aid in the Recovery of Clubshell and Northern Riffleshell (Madison County, OH):
$247,395
Section 6 funded project (2006): Biology, Propagation, and Reintroduction of Northern Riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa
rangiana) and Clubshell (Pleurobema clava)
Natural History, Ecology, and Regulatory Information
Fact sheet
Recovery
Recovery
Plan
Natural History, Ecology, and Regulatory Information
Fact sheet
Species'
Profile linked to National USFWS Endangered Species website
Recovery
5 Year Review Initiated September 21, 2006
Best
Management Practices for the Curtis' Pearlymussel (Missouri Department
of Conservation) - PDF
Fact sheet
News Release (July 12, 2012): Drought, Heat Take toll on Tippecanoe River's Endangered Wildlife
Fact sheet
Higgins
eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)
Higgins eye pearlymussel web page
Neosho
mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana)
Neosho
Mucket Candidate Form (PDF)
Northern riffleshell web page
Orange-footed
pearlymussel (=pimple back) (Plethobasus cooperianus (p.
striatus))
Fact sheet
Fact sheet
Life History Information (links goes to FWS National Endangered Species website)
Fact sheet
USFWS Reynoldsburg Ohio Field Office's Fact
Sheet
Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica)
Rabbitsfoot Candidate Form (65-page PDF)
Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis)
Rayed Bean webpage
Fact sheet
Fact sheet
Recovery Plans
Final Recovery Plan - February 2010
Scaleshell Mussel Final Recovery Plan
News Release (April 7, 2010): Recovery Plan Outlines Steps to Help Rare Mussel
Draft Recovery Plan - Released August 2004
News Release: Draft Plan Outlines Steps to Help Rare Freshwater Mussel August
6, 2004
Federal
Register Notice of Availability of the Draft Recovery Plan for
the Scaleshell Mussel for PUblic Review and Comment: August 6, 2004
(PDF)
Scaleshell Mussel Draft Recovery Plan (PDF)
Recovery
Scaleshell Mussel 5-Year Review: 19-page PDF; 920KB (March 2011)
Natural History, Ecology, and Regulatory Information
Fact Sheet
Species
Profile (links to our national endangered species website)
Status
Assessment Summary
Status Assessment (.pdf file 173K)
Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus)
Sheepnose webpage
Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra)
Snuffbox webpage
Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta)
Spectaclecase web page
Fact sheet
Fact sheet
Recovery
White Cat's Paw Pearly Mussel 5-Year Review (14-page PDF) - December 2009
Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Reforestation and Wetland Restoration for Permanent Native Habitat in the St. Joseph River Watershed – Hillsdale County, Michigan; Defiance and Williams Counties, Ohio; Allen, Dekalb, and Noble Counties,
Indiana – ($45,000*)
Fact sheet
Fact sheet
Fact sheet: Upper Mississippi River Section
7 Consultation
Recovery
Plan (pdf file; 359 pages)
Mussels of the St. Croix River
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