1. Identifying Freshwater Mussels in BC:
   
   
2. BC Conservation Data Centre FIELD SURVEY FORM (Freshwater Mussels)
   E-mail Contact: CDC website (cdcdata@gov.bc.ca).
   
   
3. BC FRESHWATER MUSSEL DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
   E-mail: cdcdata@gov.bc.ca

Ministry of Environment _______________________ Conservation Data Centre

B.C. Conservation Data Centre Home
Providing information on species and ecosystems at risk
The British Columbia Conservation Data Centre (CDC) systematically collects and disseminates information on plants, animals and ecosystems (ecological communities) at risk in British Columbia.

BC Conservation Data Centre
Ministry of Environment
Mezzanine, 395 Waterfront Cr.

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 9358 Station
Provincial Government
Victoria, BC
V8W 9M2

Phone: 250-387-2580, fax: 250-387-2733
E-mail contact:: cdcdata@gov.bc.ca

Important Web Sites:

• BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer <http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/> & <http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/toolintro.html>
  

• CDC Internet Mapping Service
  < http://webmaps.gov.bc.ca/imfx/imf.jsp?session=527654577221&sessionName=Conservation%20Data%20Centre&theme-path=Ministry+of+Environment%2FConservation_Data_Centre.ssn>

• Endangered Species and Ecosystems Web Site <http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/atrisk> & <http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/serisk.htm>

• Conservation Data Centre Web Site: <http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/cdc>
  

Kootenay Region Reports: (Map)

• Kootenay Mussel Inventory Sept 8-12, 2008:
  Crew: Jenny Heron, Sarah Davies, Sue Pollard, Leah Westereng

Miscellaneous Freshwater Mussels of North America Links:

1. Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest
   AUTHORS
   Ethan Nedeau, biodrawversity, www.biodrawversity.com
   Allan K. Smith, Pacific Northwest Native Freshwater Mussel Workgroup
   Jen Stone, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia River Fisheries Program Office, Vancouver, WA
   
   
2. BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer
   
   
   
3. Pacific Northwest Native Freshwater Mussel Workgroup
   
   
   
4. Freshwater Mollusc Conservation Society: "The Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS) is devoted to the advocacy for, public education about, and conservation science of freshwater mollusks, North America's most imperiled fauna...."
   
   
   
5. Mollusk Bibliography Database
   • BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer
     
     
   
   
6. Cross Linked Information Repository (CLIR): "CLIR's mission is to expand access to information, however recorded and preserved, as a public good. -
   CLIR is an independent, nonprofit organization. Through publications, projects, and programs, CLIR works to maintain and improve access to information for generations to come. In partnership with other institutions, CLIR helps create services that expand the concept of "library" and supports the providers and preservers of information. ..."
   
   
   
7. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Rocky mountain ridged mussel Gonidea angulata in Canada