U.S. Air Force Col. Mark Betters, left, 11th Mission Support Group commander, poses for a photo with a handful of mussels to be released in the Anacostia River while Jorge Bogantes-Montero, right, Anacostia Watershed Society natural research specialist, provides guidance about the area during a mussel release event, April 3, 2023, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. JBAB, in partnership with Anacostia Watershed Society, deployed and began monitoring the young freshwater mussels in April 2022; this event signified the mussels graduation and send-off to their permanent homes in the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers off the JBAB shoreline. The mussels were deployed to clean the rivers adjoining JBAB; a single mussel can filter more than five gallons of water per day, removing harmful pollutants and debris while improving the health of the river.
SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of U.S. Air Force Col. Mark Betters, left, 11th Mission Support Group commander, poses for a photo with a handful of mussels to be released in the Anacostia River while Jorge Bogantes-Montero, right, Anacostia Watershed Society natural research specialist, provides guidance about the area during a mussel release event, April 3, 2023, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. JBAB, in partnership with Anacostia Watershed Society, deployed and began monitoring the young freshwater mussels in April 2022; this event signified the mussels graduation and send-off to their permanent homes in the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers off the JBAB shoreline. The mussels were deployed to clean the rivers adjoining JBAB; a single mussel can filter more than five gallons of water per day, removing harmful pollutants and debris while improving the health of the river. by piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.
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