Mussels

Cub Creek is home to roughly nine different species of freshwater mussels including the Fatmucket and the Mapleleaf. While the mussels are usually burrowed in the bottom of the creek, they play an instrumental role in cleaning the water and put nutrients back into the bed of Cub Creek.

Mussels at Homestead National Historical Park

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Homestead National Historical Park
Partnership Is Helping Us Restore Mussel Diversity in Cub Creek
Freshwater mussels help keep our rivers and streams clean and healthy, but they’re vanishing. Our park is working to reverse their decline.
Homestead National Historical Park
Mussels at Homestead
This article summarizes the work to survey the mussel population in Cub Creek and the partnership between the NPS and the Nebraska Game and Parks to reintroduce the Fatmucket and Plain Pocketbook mussels.

Last updated: December 12, 2021

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Partnership Is Helping Us Restore Mussel Diversity in Cub Creek

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