They may not have backbones, but freshwater mussels help uphold natural ecosystems in rivers and streams across Michigan, which is home to a couple of species federal scientists consider imperiled.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The recently completed construction of a new Gallup Park bridge has required Ann Arbor to pay special attention to mussels living in the Huron River. The city has put $79,000 toward ...

They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Megan Bradley, lead mussel biologist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, prepares to release mussels July 26, 2023, into the Mississippi River along Iowa’s eastern border. The wildlife service is ...