The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Freshwater Mussel program was established in 2002 with the goal to return self-sustaining freshwater mussel populations to ceded areas in order to restore harvest opportunities for traditional use and education, and to restore aquatic ecosystem function for the benefit of all organisms as part of a holistic approach to watershed restoration and management.
In 2002 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) submitted a proposal to the Bonneville Power Administration, requesting funding to start a freshwater mussel project. This request was granted making it the first freshwater mussel project in the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Today it is called the CTUIR Freshwater Mussel Research and Restoration Project (FWMRRP). Read More
Meet our Mussels
Click here to learn more about the different species of mussels in our area.
Have You Seen Any Mussels?
Have you been out and about near the stream and come across one of these guys?
Stream Restoration Practitioners
Find information, resources, and tell us about your upcoming restoration projects.