Mussels in the Mainstream
September 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Oysters get a lot of buzz in the Chesapeake Bay region, but freshwater mussels provide many of the same ecosystem services in the 64,000-square-mile watershed that feeds into the Bay. These unsung water quality and habitat heroes are finally getting some mainstream recognition, with their inclusion in the 2025 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and restoration efforts ongoing in streambeds across the watershed.
Join the Chesapeake Research Consortium on Wednesday, September 23rd from 12-1pm to hear how science, innovative approaches, and watershed policy are converging to support populations of native freshwater mussels.
Potomac Riverkeeper Network’s own Staff Scientist, Evan Quinter will join the conversation as a panelist to discuss our 50 Million Mussels Project and our work to repopulate the Potomac and Shenandoah with these small but mighty creatures!
Speakers:
Evan Quinter, Staff Scientist, Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Jamie Brunkow, Director of Advocacy and River Ecology, James River Association
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
12 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
FREE Zoom Webinar
