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  • Sunset on Appalachian Trail ridgeline.
  • Fisheries scientists in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Appalachian Trail.
  • One brook trout netted after electro-fishing. A technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.
  • Brook trout on scale after electro-fishing. A technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.
  • Fishery ecologists preparing to electro-fish. Electrofishing is a common scientific survey method used to sample fish populations to determine abundance, density, and species composition. When performed correctly, electrofishing results in no permanent harm to fish, which return to their natural state in as little as two minutes after being stunned.
  • Laurie Potteiger information services manager for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Headquarters.
  • Brook trout after electro-fishing. A technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.
  • Frank Wright on Springer mountain, the start of the Appalachian Trail.
  • Cloud shadows move over North Carolina hills on the Appalachian Trail ridgeline.
  • Testing water on the Appalachian Trail.
  • A lily flower on Springer Mountain, part of the Appalachian trail.
  • Group of scientist electro-fish a stream to aid trout restoration. Electro-fishing is technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.

  • Sunsetting Over the Mountains

    Sunset on Appalachian Trail ridgeline.

  • Studying Fish

    Fisheries scientists in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Appalachian Trail.

  • Stunned Fish

    One brook trout netted after electro-fishing. A technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.

  • Weighing a Fish

    Brook trout on scale after electro-fishing. A technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.

  • Fishery Ecologists

    Fishery ecologists preparing to electro-fish. Electrofishing is a common scientific survey method used to sample fish populations to determine abundance, density, and species composition. When performed correctly, electrofishing results in no permanent harm to fish, which return to their natural state in as little as two minutes after being stunned.

  • Appalachian Trail Conservancy

    Laurie Potteiger information services manager for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Headquarters.

  • Safe Studies

    Brook trout after electro-fishing. A technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.

  • Frank Wright

    Frank Wright on Springer mountain, the start of the Appalachian Trail.

  • Carolina Mountains

    Cloud shadows move over North Carolina hills on the Appalachian Trail ridgeline.

  • Checking the Levels

    Testing water on the Appalachian Trail.

  • Blossoming Flower

    A lily flower on Springer Mountain, part of the Appalachian trail.

  • Trout Research

    Group of scientist electro-fish a stream to aid trout restoration. Electro-fishing is technique used to stun the fish for studying and leaves the animal unharmed.

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