Jason Mays

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Fish and wildlife biologist
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Ecological Services
Address

160 Zillicoa St.
Asheville, NC 28801
United States

(828) 747-2394
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Species expertise
Appalachian Elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Spotfin Chub (Erimonax monachus)
Noonday Globe (Patera clarki nantahala)
Carolina Heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)
James River Spinymussel (Pleurobema collina)
Areas of expertise
Aquatic animals - endangered species listing and recovery

In The News

Two people using chainsaws to cut up a tree
Snapshot: Biologists Descend on North Carolina Wetland to Counter Invasive Tree
Fish and Wildlife Service biologists address an infestation of invasive European alder at a Western North Carolina wetland.
Woman at a microscope set up at at pickup truck
Endangered Species Act
Snapshot: Biologists Begin Assessing Area Streams Post-Hurricane Helene
Post-Hurricane Helene, Fish and Wildlife Service biologists begin the long process of assessing area streams and strategizing wildlife recovery.
23 freshwater mussels laid out on a white mesh bag, next to a pair of calipers.
Searching for the Alabama Lampmussel
Staff from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service are working together to find and recover the Alabama Lampmussel.
Person kneeling over a shallow pool, their hands in the water
Endangered Species Act
Snapshot: Yancey and Mitchell County, N.C. Students Explore Local Streams
Yancey and Mitchell county, N.C. student explore streams in their community as part of the 2023 Toes in the Toe educational event.
Several adults in a semi-circle, listening to one person sitting on a truck tailgate
Endangered Species Act
Charlotte, N.C.-Area Workshop Teaches Community Members About Mussels
Water, Mussels, and You Workshop at Stevens Creek Nature Center Provides Insight into the World of Freshwater Mussels
Two snorkelers in a river, heads above water, conversing
Endangered Species Act
Mussel returns to French Broad River after 100-year absence
As a trio of kids on inner tubes quietly floated down the French Broad River outside Rosman, North Carolina, a nearby snorkeler broke the river’s surface, disturbing the quiet with a quick clearing of water from his snorkel. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Jason Mays was searching the...