Regionally-specific Information

Past Projects

2020 projects:

1. Relocation of mussels at Grand Avenue Bridge in Ames, Iowa
2. Relocation of mussels at a bridge crossing of the Ottertail River in western Minnesota
3. Monitoring the federally threatened Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolata) on the Hungry Run Mitigation Bank in northern Virginia.  http://www.fallingspringsllc.com/hungry-run-mitigation-bank
4. Surveys of a Quarry Pond in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
5. Survey of St. Croix River for a River Walk and Bank Stabilization Project in Stillwater, Minnesota
6. Relocation of mussels at a water pipeline crossing in Prince William County, Virginia
7. Quantitative sampling at long-term monitoring sites in Tennessee for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
8. Assessing Population Status, Demographics, and Detectability of Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolata) in the Rappahannock Basin, Virginia for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
9. Relocation of state-listed mussels at the Elton Hills Bridge in Rochester, Minnesota
10. Survey of native mussels in the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa
11. Relocation of Federally Endangered Mussels in La Crosse, Wisconsin
12. Population modeling of the federally endangered James Spinymussel

2019 projects:

1. Survey of for protected mussels at the Historic Aldie Mill Dam in northern Virginia
2. Habitat assessments and stream surveys in the Washington DC suburbs for various infrastructure projects
3. Monitoring the federally threatened Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolata) on the Hungry Run Mitigation Bank in northern Virginia
4. Searches for potential source populations of the federally endangered James Spinymussel in Swift Run.
5. Quantitative sampling at long-term monitoring sites in the Clinch River for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
6. Survey for mussels in the Upper Iowa River prior to a road bank stabilization project replacement
7. Population dynamics of the James Spinymussel throughout its range

2018 projects:

1. Preparing a Biological Assessment (BA) for a barge loading facility that may impact endangered species habitat in the Mississippi River
2. Surveys for protected mussels in tributaries to the Ni River near a proposed residential development outside of Fredericksburg, Virginia
3. Relocation of a mussel assemblage for a bridge replacement in southwest Virginia
4. Relocation of a mussel assemblage in a western Minnesota river prior to a SWCD bank restoration project
5. Survey and relocation of mussels in the James River at a dredge site
6. Relocation of mussel fauna at an Army Corps of Engineers bank stabilization project near Lynchburg, VA
7. Relocation of state-listed mussels from a marina along the Minnesota bank of the St. Croix River prior to dock removal and replacement
8. Occupancy study of federally listed species in Copper Creek for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
9. Mussel survey at a proposed barge mooring facility on the Wisconsin bank of the Mississippi River
10. Quantitative sampling at long-term monitoring sites in the Clinch River for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
11. Survey for mussels in the Upper Iowa River prior to bridge replacement
12. Providing technical assistance to a mitigation bank enhancing endangered species habitat in northern Virginia

2017 projects:

1. Surveys for Dwarf Wedgemussel in eastern Virginia Streams
2. Relocation of mussels away from construction impacts in a mountain tributary to the Holston River in Virginia
3. Survey for federally listed mussels in the St. Croix River on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin
4. Occupancy study of federally listed species in Copper Creek for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
5. Relocation of mussel fauna in the Mississippi River (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
6. Mussel survey and relocation at Petttibone Condos on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River
7. Monitoring relocated mussels using Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and employing mark-recapture models to estimate survival
8. Cooperating with James Madison University to better understand population dynamics and detection of the federally endangered James spinymussel 
9. Population monitoring of the federally endangered James spinymussel using mark-recapture methods and Program Mark models