August 2010
On August 29, 2010, The Martinsburg News Journal published the article, "Freshwater Institute helps bridge gap during times of uncertainty with fish" Read more>>
Attendees from the 8th International Recirculating Aquaculture Conference which was held in Roanoke, VA tour Freshwater Institute Read more>>
Michael Schwartz and staff from the Freshwater Institute were participants in the acoustical bat survey aimed at estimating bat populations in eastern West Virginia.
Dr. Steven Summerfelt, Dr. Christopher Good, Dr. Brian Vinci, Mark Sharrer, John Davidson and Tom Waldrop presented research at the 8th International Recirculating Aquaculture Conference held in Roanoke, VA last August. Read more>>
May 2010
Freshwater is featured in a recent AOL News article about transforming old coal mines in West Virginia into functioning fish farms. Coal Mines as Fish Farms? That's the Hook in West Virginia.
February 2010
Andrew Jenner writes about our research and facilities in the article, "Recirculating aquaculture systems: The future of fish farming?" featured in the Christian Science Monitor. Click here to read >>
November 2008
The Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery construction in Fairbanks, Alaska has begun in full. The Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute has been an advisor and technical design consultant to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game since 2000. The Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute has helped ADF&G plan for the loss of their heated source water by implementing recirculating aquaculture technology that was developed at the Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute. At over $100 million, ADF&G's investment in recirculating aquaculture technology is likely the largest in the world. To read the latest news on the State Hatchery program click here.
Since 2003 Freshwater Institute has donated about 250,000 pounds of fish to help feed the hungry. In early 2009, that number was about 181,000 pounds. Click here to read the article published by The Federation of Virginia Food Banks.
March 19, 2007
Football-sized rainbow trout are waiting to be caught by anglers in several Maryland streams and rivers thanks to a generous donation by The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute. See the Press Release by Maryland DNR.
Michael Schwartz, Senior Environmental Associate of the Freshwater Institute, will present a talk with maps on Jefferson County Green Infrastructure on Tuesday, 17 April 2007 at 7:30 pm at the Byrd/Snyder Science Hall, Shepherd University. Room number will be posted at all entrances. This is a special presentation hosted by the Jefferson County Watersheds Coalition.
A research partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the Freshwater Institute has refined a new model for fish farming, one that can produce healthy fish, leave a healthy environment, and be done almost anyplace, even far from large water resources. Learn more.
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