ECT ecologist discovers endangered clubshell mussel after 17 years

ECT Senior Associate Scientist Nathan Ring found a living, endangered mussel species, clubshell (Pleurobema clava), this fall in Big Darby Creek, an 84-mile scenic river located west of Columbus, Ohio. Nathan made the unexpected discovery while conducting a mussel survey during an Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) workshop field day. This is the first […]