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It was only 3 inches long but one of the little James Spinymussels that moved from Charles City County far up the James River to Scottsville this summer can filter up to 15 gallons of water a day.
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Environmentalists see the small shellfish as big helpers in their efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
Wherever they plant themselves — from way up in the mountain headwaters of the tributary rivers to just a bit downstream from Richmond — freshwater mussels can help clean the
Freshwater mussels may be the most amazing Virginia natural wonder you’ve never heard of. Let’s start with their strange names — the Green Floater, the Creek Heelsplitter, the Atlantic Pigtoe,