Interviews with Citizens and Partners
Working to Restore Freshwater Mussels and the Watersheds of Southwest Virginia

June 16 and 17, 2005

A successful effort such as the Clinch River mussel reintroduction requires the efforts of many organizations, landowners, and citizens. Here are some thoughts of various partners working on watershed issues in the Clinch River Valley.

Education

Elizabeth Smith, Teacher - Tazewell County
Student Angela Cornwell, Tazewell County, Va.

Dick Neves - USGS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Agriculture

Dave Johnson, Highland Diary Farm, Glade Springs, Va.

Federal Agencies

Karen Mayne - USFWS, Welcomes new partners

John Schmerfeld, USFWS, Biologist with Division of Environmental Contaminants

Shannon O'Quinn - Tennessee Valley Authority

State Agencies

Betty Edmondson and Leo Snead,
Virginia Department of Transportation

Rick Weeks - Virginia Division of Environmental Quality

Partner Links for More Information

• Town of Cedar Bluff
  
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity
  Freshwater Fish Biodiversity and Conservation
  
• The Nature Conservancy- Clinch River Programs
  
• Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries - Clinch River