Hellbenders: Challenges facing the largest salamanders in mountain streams
You must register to attend. Participation is limited to 50 people. The event will be held in person in Asheville, North Carolina. The event is part of a series of free in-person lunch talks at Bent Creek Experimental Forest.
Join us to hear Lorie Stroup, a USDA Forest Service fisheries biologist, discuss hellbenders, the challenges and pressures they face, and the importance of their clean freshwater habitats. In addition, Ivanna Knox, Forest Service biological science technician, will begin the presentation by showing the film “The Last Dragons,” which was produced by Freshwaters Illustrated in partnership with the Forest Service.
Stroup is a native of western North Carolina. She is currently a fisheries biologist on the Pisgah National Forest, helping manage over a half a million acres of public lands. Stroup has dedicated over 25 years of service to the National Forests in North Carolina. She is passionate about environmental education outreach and during her talk she will discuss her efforts to protect precious habitat in our area’s streams and rivers.
Knox is a biological science technician for Pisgah National Forest. She has a B.S. in wildlife biology and a master’s in environmental studies with a concentration in coastal management.