Freshwater Mussel Propagation for Restoration

Author Biography

Matthew A. Patterson is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia. Since arriving at the NCTC, Matthew has created three formal training courses in freshwater mussels including Conservation Biology of Freshwater Mussels, Freshwater Mussel Identification, and Freshwater Mussel Propagation for Restoration. Tony Brady is a Deputy Project Leader with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the Welaka National Fish Hatchery. Julie L. Devers is a Fish Biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the Maryland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. Nathan Eckert is a Mussel Biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery. Catherine M. Gatenby is a Senior Fish Biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. She managed the Freshwater Mussel Propagation Program at the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery for ten years. Jess W. Jones is a Restoration Biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, based at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg. He is also an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech. Rachel Mair is a Fisheries Biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. She directs operations for the mussel program at the cooperative Virginia Fisheries Aquatic Wildlife Center at Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery. Rachel has over nineteen years of experience in freshwater mussel propagation and has worked with over 90 species. Bryan R. Simmons is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the Missouri Ecological Services Field Office.