Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

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Southern Appalachian Brook Trout fingerlings are in a clear plastic bag placed on the stream bottom.
Bringing Back Brook Trout
Staff from Erwin National Fish Hatchery assisted the Tennessee Aquarium, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and US Forest Service to release southern Appalachian brook trout in a previously unoccupied tributary to Rock Creek.
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Small bat with long ears held by two hands wearing blue gloves
Bat Week
In October, some people turn to movies for scary thrills. Many films portray bats as nefarious little creatures whose bite turns normal people into vampires and causes all other kinds of havoc. That’s in the movies. In real life, bats are more helpful than hurtful.
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Endangered Species Act
Yellow juvenile Appalachian Monkeyface mussels in the palm on someone's hand
Finding perseverance in a petri dish
Appalachian monkeyface (Theliderma sparsa) is a species of freshwater mussel whose only population remains in a 20-mile reach of the Powell River extending from northeast Tennessee into southwest Virginia. Historically, this rare mussel has encountered decline by damming, siltation and pollution....
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Climate Change
Park picnic area in a grassy meadow with lush green trees and a national fish hatchery banner
Wilderness Day Camp 2022
Friends of Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery invited NOAA to give this year's presentation at the annual Wilderness Day Camp
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For Parents and Educators
Round Hickorynut mussels
The Hustle for Mussels
With Round Hickorynut spawning season dwindling, staff at Erwin NFH had to act fast to collect gravid females for conservation efforts!
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Endangered Species Act

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State and Provincial Agencies

Our hands-on stewardship and public engagement is often done in conjunction with state and provincial agencies.

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Here are just a few of our National Partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

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Through our partnerships we are able to expand our capabilities through the inclusion of services in areas such as:

  • Grant opportunities
  • Sponsorship of grants
  • Cooperative Agreements

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