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NC 5th Congressional District
- Federally threatened or endangered species
- Mammals: Carolina northern fying squirrel, Virginia big-eared bat
- Reptiles and amphibians: bog turtle
- Mussels and snails: James spinymussel
- Plants and lichens: Blue Ridge goldenrod, Heller's blazing star, Michaux's sumac, Roan Mountain bluet, rock gnome lichen, Schweinitz's sunflower, small-anthered bittercress, spreading avens, Virginia spiraea
Pertinent Asheville Field Office press releases- Endangered Bat Numbers Rise, but Mysterious Illness Poses Threat. February 11, 2008 read more
- Rash of River Impoundments Altering WNC Landscape. May 21, 2007 read more
- Caution Warranted When Purchasing or Propagating Rare Plants. April 23, 2007 read more
Pertinent Asheville Field Office conservation issues
Connecting people with nature (pdf, 1.15 MB)
White nose syndrome and what's being done to prepare for it in the Southeast (pdf 853 KB)
NC 6th Congressional District
NC 8th Congressional District
NC 9th Congressional District
NC 10th Congressional District
- Federally threatened or endangered species
- Mammals: Carolina northern flying squirrel, Indiana bat, Virginia big-eared bat
- Reptiles and amphibians: bog turtle
- Insects and arachnids: spruce-fir moss spider
- Mussels and snails: Appalachian elktoe
- Plants and lichens: Blue Ridge goldenrod, dwarf-flowered heartleaf, Heller's blazing star, mountain golden heather, Roan Mountain bluet, rock gnome lichen, small whorled pogonia, spreading avens, Virginia spiraea, white irisette
Pertinent Asheville Field Office press releases- Dam Removal Begins on North Toe River in Mitchell County. July 29, 2009 read more
- Agencies Seek Climbers’ Support as Raptor Marks Ten Years Off Endangered Species List. February 18, 2009 read more
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gives $115,000 to Help Mitchell and Yancey County Streams. October 22, 2008 read more
- Botanists Blitz Area Cliffs for Endangered Plant. August 4, 2008 read more
- Students Hit the Water in Search of Endangered Mussel. May 22, 2008 read more
- Wildlife Agency Completes Review of Highway 19 Widening Project. March 25, 2008 read more
- Endangered Bat Numbers Rise, but Mysterious Illness Poses Threat. February 11, 2008 read more
- Federal Wildlife Agency Gives Nearly $50,000 for Stream Restoration in Yancey and Mitchell Counties. September 10, 2007 read more
- Rash of River Impoundments Altering WNC Landscape. May 21, 2007 read more
- Caution Warranted When Purchasing or Propagating Rare Plants. April 23, 2007 read more
Pertinent Asheville Field Office conservation issues
Connecting people with nature (pdf 1.15 MB)
Conservation of our mountaintop islands (pdf 608 KB)
Dam removal in the Toe River Valley (pdf 1.62 MB)
White nose syndrome and what's being done to prepare for it in the Southeast (pdf 853 KB)
NC 11th Congressional District
- Federally threatened or endangered species
- Mammals: Carolina northern flying squirrel, Indiana bat, gray bat
- Reptiles and amphibians: bog turtle
- Fish: spotfin chub
- Insects and arachnids: spruce-fir moss spider
- Mussels and snails: Appalachian elktoe, littlewing pearlymussel, noonday globe (snail)
- Plants and lichens: bunched arrowhead, dwarf-flowered heartleaf, green pitcher plant, mountain golden heather, mountain sweet pitcher plant, Roan Mountain bluet, rock gnome lichen, small whorled pogonia, spreading avens, swamp pink, Virginia spiraea, white irisette
Pertinent Asheville Field Office press releases- $425,000 in Recovery Funding to Help Restore Wildlife Habitat on Western North Carolina Private Lands. November 10, 2009 read more
- Biologists turn to pottery company to help imperiled East Tennessee fish. May 19, 2009 read more
- Agencies Seek Climbers’ Support as Raptor Marks Ten Years Off Endangered Species List. February 18, 2009 read more
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gives $115,000 to Help Mitchell and Yancey County Streams. October 22, 2008 read more
- Mars Hill College Students Help Conserve Endangered Plant. October 14, 2008 read more
- Biologists Return to Pollution-Plagued Cane River, Making Discovery. September 12, 2008 read more
- Botanists Blitz Area Cliffs for Endangered Plant. August 4, 2008 read more
- Researchers Work to Keep Rare Fish Off Endangered Species List. June 30, 2008 read more
- Hunt for Imperiled Plant Leads to Little Tennessee River Discovery. June 16, 2008 read more
- Students Hit the Water in Search of Endangered Mussel. May 22, 2008 read more
- Decrepit Dams to be Removed From Toe River Valley. April 9, 2008 read more
- Wildlife Agency Completes Review of Highway 19 Widening Project. March 25, 2008 read more
- Endangered Bat Numbers Rise, but Mysterious Illness Poses Threat. February 11, 2008 read more
- Reward Offered for Information About Black Bear Killed on the Blue Ridge Parkway. January 24, 2008 read more
- Biologists Work to Clear the Way for Fish and Other Aquatic Life. November 28, 2007 read more
- Federal Wildlife Agency Gives Nearly $50,000 for Stream Restoration in Yancey and Mitchell Counties. September 10, 2007 read more
- Wildlife Agency Praises Decision Green-lighting Dillsboro Dam Removal. July 24, 2007 read more
- Rash of River Impoundments Altering WNC Landscape. May 21, 2007 read more
- Caution Warranted When Purchasing or Propagating Rare Plants. April 23, 2007 read more
- NCDOT Strives to Protect Endangered Plant. January 16, 2007 read more
Pertinent Asheville Field Office conservation issues
Connecting people with nature (pdf 1.15 MB)
Conservation of our mountaintop islands (pdf 608 KB)
Dam removal in the Toe River Valley (pdf 1.62 MB)
White nose syndrome and what's being done to prepare for it in the Southeast (pdf 853 KB)
NC 12th Congressional District
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Congressional contact:
Gary Peeples
Public affairs specialist
office - 828/258-3939, ext 234
cell - 828/216-4970
fax - 828/258-5330
160 Zillicoa St.
Asheville, NC 28801
gary_peeples@fws.gov
If you can't reach Gary Peeples, please contact:
Brian Cole
Field office supervisor
office - 828/258-3939, ext. 223
cell - 828/215-1741
fax - 828/258-5330
160 Zillicoa St.
Asheville, NC 28801
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