Field Guide
Appalachian Elktoe
A thin-shelled river mussel of the upper Tennessee basin in western North Carolina and the Nolichucky in Tennessee, whose larvae ride on sculpins.
Topic
Waters
Headwaters, cold streams, rivers, bogs, and the life that depends on them.
Field Guide
Bog Turtle
North America's smallest turtle, living in open mountain bogs and seepage meadows that are disappearing faster than they form.
Field Guide
Southern Appalachian Brook Trout
The region's only native trout, now largely confined to the coldest headwaters.
Field Guide
Spray Cliffs
Wet rock beside the escarpment's waterfalls, where mosses, liverworts and filmy ferns grow far from their tropical relatives.