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Irene Sánchez González is fascinated by freshwater mussels. Originally from Spain, Sánchez came to Arkansas State University for a master’s degree and developed an interest in mussels and fish. She thought mussels would be easier to study, she jokes, because they don’t move much. “I was wrong,” she said. “But, at some

The River Basin Center and American Rivers collaborated on an important update to an influential report on headwaters. Drawing on hundreds of studies published since the original report, Where Rivers Are Born documents how small streams and wetlands slow floodwaters, recharge groundwater, trap sediment, and naturally cleanse pollution before it reaches downstream