Fresh Water Mussels - Kentucky Wild

We had a blast looking for fresh water mussels in northern Scott County with our partner Country Boy Brewing & Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources- KY Wild! We love supporting all of their conservation efforts. Mussels are extremely important to water ecosystems so tread lightly and stay on designated roads. And yes some unmaintained county roads do go through creeks and streams. Stay tuned for some more fun adventures with them!
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[@AntQuick1102]

I saw some Giant Floaters and Fat Muckets a couple hours ago

[@Heavilymoderated]

I live in Northern Kentucky, and the only stream or creek I see any mussels in is Big Bone. I remember seeing some in the smaller creeks when I was a kid, but not any more.

[@beth_lynn]

I also have fresh water clams “Mussels” I raise them and put them in my creek by the house and man are something awesome to watch…

[@allisoncaldwell1708]

How are you raising them? I want to do the same…

[@EmeraldsGaming..]

Yo update?!

[@justinsturgill5985]

This was very interesting! Nice job y’all!

[@tomherrick2043]

So glad to see Monte McGregor is still with the agency. The first geodatabase I designed and populated when I worked there was for Monte's Center for Mollusk Conservation. From their field observations the location of mussels and their characteristics were mapped to provide a spatial analysis of existing conditions and to enable them to evaluate the effectiveness of the Center's work. Nice guy, Monte. I got the full tour of their operations at the old fish hatchery in Frankfort. Also glad to see Country Boy being involved with this.

[@northeasthardytropicals541]

Very cool 😎