A draught of the Cherokee Country, on the west side of the Twenty Four...
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Little Tennessee River crossing, Appalachian Trail
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Aquatic ecology class hits the river (5148882047)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
John Fridell searching for mussels with the students (5148874813)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
John Fridell studying the Little Tennessee River (5148868705)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Bringing it in (5149493546)
At the end of the day, Montreat College students return to their van to head back to campus. Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Checking out the underwater view (5148873233)
Though the endangered littlewing pearlymussel is extremely rare in this stretch of river and the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel has undergone a recent and significant decline, students were still able to ... More
Searching for macroinvertebrates (5149482306)
In addition to using view buckets, kick nets were provided for the students to get an idea of the river's aquatic insect life. Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Little Tennessee River (5149475130)
The Little Tennessee River is one of the most biologically important rivers in western North Carolina. The Carolina portion of the river is home to two federally protected mussels and one protected fish.
Mark Cantrell and TR Russ searching for fish below Emory dam (86957023...
The sicklefin redhorse was first discovered by science in 1992 and only occurs in the western corner of North Carolina. It’s a candidate for listing on the federal endangered species list. The Service has teame... More
Montreat College students under the Needmore foot bridge (5149478018)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Montreat College students get the hang of the view buckets (5149484470...
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Montreat College students exploring the river (5149486414)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Montreat College students explore the Little Tennessee River (51494904...
Montreat College students had a chance to try their hand at finding mussels using a view bucket. Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
River exploring (5149483614)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Sorting mussels on the banks of the Little Tennessee River (5515425598...
Once mussels are found in the river, they are collected and sorted so biologists can begin collecting data from them. Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
Collecting mussel data (5514834987)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Sue Cameron records data with T.R. Russ of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission takes measurements. Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
Color change along the Little Tennessee River (5149473566)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Exploring the Little Tennessee River (5148875713)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Fall afternoon on the river (5148886991)
Montreat College students were given an opportunity to explore the Little Tennessee River with Service biologist and mussel expert John Fridell. Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary P... More
Fall afternoon on the river (5149495040)
Montreat College students leaving the river after a day-long field trip on the North Carolina portion of the Little Tennessee River Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Fall on the Little Tennessee River (5148865403)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
John Fridell pauses on the Needmore foot bridge (5148866607)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Mussel inventory on the Little Tennessee River (5515427604)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Troy Wilson searching for mussels with in a quarter-meter plot. Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
Mussel search on the Little Tennessee River (5515424664)
Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
The search for mussels continues (5148880105)
Little Tennessee River Swain County October, 2010 Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
Unloading fish on the banks of the Little Tennessee (8695698975)
The sicklefin redhorse was first discovered by science in 1992 and only occurs in the western corner of North Carolina. It’s a candidate for listing on the federal endangered species list. The Service has teame... More
Unloading sicklefin caught in the Little Tennessee (8695705769)
The sicklefin redhorse was first discovered by science in 1992 and only occurs in the western corner of North Carolina. It’s a candidate for listing on the federal endangered species list. The Service has teame... More
Unloading redhorses from the Tuckasegee (8696816572)
The sicklefin redhorse was first discovered by science in 1992 and only occurs in the western corner of North Carolina. It’s a candidate for listing on the federal endangered species list. The Service has teame... More