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Ada Tussing

Addie Tussing is a student at Michigan State University, majoring in English and sociology. She is a member of the campus radio station, The Impact, and loves reading, making crafts, and hiking. Her favorite great lake is Lake Superior.

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Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

By Ada Tussing and Great Lakes Echo | December 9, 2025

By Ada Tussing

To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

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