Clean water in the Tennessee River not only helps animals in the Gulf of Mexico, it also helps the Tennessee Aquarium restore the lake sturgeon in our backyard. More than 108,000 fish have been reintroduced since the “Saving the Sturgeon” program began 11 years ago. The Tennessee Aquarium along with other state and federal conservation organizations will be joined by students from Ivy Academy on Thursday, April 21st at 1:00 pm for a special Earth Day sturgeon release. The public is invited to watch as 30 to 35 large lake sturgeon are released under the Market Street Bridge in Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park. “This is a great opportunity for everyone to see a successful and ongoing conservation program in action right in the middle of the city,” said Dr. Anna George, the director of the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute. “It’s a fun opportunity for people to enjoy a lunch break and talk to our team and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency biologists.”