Restoring Mussels to Our Rivers, In Person Only, February 23rd

Sunday, February 23, 2025
3 pm (informal social hour begins at 2 pm)
Mount Vernon Government Center, 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria VA

No RSVP needed

Mussels are nature’s water-based “cleanup crew.” One adult mussel can clean up to 10 liters of water per day.

Friends of Dyke Marsh is hosting Dean Nauioks of the Potomac Riverkeeper to describe Potomac Riverkeeper Network’s 50 Million Mussel Project (https://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/50-million-mussel-project/). Their goal is to restore this important bivalve to the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.

This presentation is cosponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh, Northern Virginia Trout Unlimited, Friends of Mason Neck State Park, Four Mile Run Conservancy Foundation, Friends of Little Hunting Creek and the Prince William Conservation Alliance.