Yates Mill Aquatic Conservation Center at NC State University

photo of Carolina Madtom with text overlay that says "our rare fishes." This photo is a button that leads to a page about different fish species in holding in the lab.
An underwater photo of a siphoning freshwater mussel with a text overlay that say, "the surprising world of freshwater mussels." This button leads to a page where one can learn about freshwater mussels.
gif of Yellow Lampmussel displaying its minnow-like mantle lure with gills protruding past the shell margin. Text overlay says: Pics and Video: Mussels going fishing? This is a button that leads to a page to learn about fish attraction strategies by freshwater mussels.

Helping conserve North Carolina’s rarest freshwater species through propagation, research, education, and public outreach.

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PROJECTS

a pile of propagated Eastern Creekshell mussels with golden yellow shells and dark rays. The text overlay reads "Propagation." This button will take you you a page that describes the mussel propagation process.
Scientist in lab coat with syringe drawing hemolymph from a freshwater mussel. The text overlay reads "Mussel health," and this button will take you to a page about our recent mussel health research.
A photo of a Magnificent Ramshorn snail with text overlay that says "Magnificent Ramshorn." This button will take you to an overview page for the species.

A hand holding several Yellow Lance mussels with a text overlay that reads, "Genetic Tagging." This button will take you to a page describing recent genetic tagging research.
A photo of a riffle in a north carolina stream with text overlay of "water quality monitoring network." This button navigates to an overview of a water quality monitoring project currently being conducted by the lab.

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