KAIT - Region 8’s claim to the Pearl Rush
Published on 7/7/2017
https://www.kait8.com/story/35836271/region-8s-claim-to-the-pearl-rush/
Region 8’s claim to the Pearl Rush
Master Naturalist Catherine Jones is quoted in the article on the mussel industry in eastern Arkansas. Mussel shells were extensively harvested to used as buttons, which pushed many species to the brink of extinction.