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Conservation on Tap
December 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST
Save the Mussels; Save the Rivers
Conservation on Tap
Albright Grove Brewing Company, Knoxville
Our region has a greater variety of freshwater mussels than anywhere else in the world! Learn about the fascinating lives of these complicated creatures, the vital role they play in aquatic ecosystems, and the conservation superheroes working to save the rarest aquatic mollusks in the American Southeast. Presented by: Todd Amacker, Aquatic Endangered Species Biologist, TVA.
SPECIAL NOTE: Albright Grove Brewing is now serving delicious farm-to-table food! Pizza, smash burgers, hot legs, mushroom Philly, fish & chips, and more.
Proceeds benefit Discover Life in America. Learn more at dlia.org.
Todd Amacker is a non-game fisheries biologist interested in the ecology, taxonomy, distribution, and conservation of freshwater fishes and mollusks in the American Southeast. I’m also a naturalist engaged in science communication; I use popularized science writing, digital photography, and videography to promote biodiversity conservation and natural history appreciation.