Tag: diving
Malcolm Spence plays OT hero, Erie Otters top Owen Sound Attack 4-3
On Friday night the Owen Sound Attack scored enough to keep the Erie Otters at bay, but on Saturday the scrappy team from Pennsylvania wouldn’t be denied. Sam Alfano scored his 34th goal of the season to tie the game in the third period and Malcom Spence played overtime hero as the Otters came from […]
Saving mussels one dive at a time
Biological collection specialists are divers who travel around the country relocating freshwater mussels and other vulnerable aquatic species before river restoration projects begin.
In September of 2024, a team of 20 divers scoured 40,000 square meters of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. In just two weeks, the team found, identified, marked, tagged, and relocated every native freshwater mussel within their search area.