WATER Anna George, right (holding a lake sturgeon), is helping address the problem that the colorful Southern Appalachian brook trout (above) is down to 13 percent of its historic range. The Tennessee Aquarium raises juveniles that will bolster populations in mountain streams. WOMAN After studying aquatic life around the world, biologist Dr. Anna George found her true calling: protecting the creatures that live in her own backyard. by Nancy Henderson * Photos courtesy Tennessee Aquarium 52 BlueRidgeCountry.com Strolling through the fish propagation room at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dr. Anna George stops to point out the 4-inch-long Southern Appalachian brook trout before moving to the other side of the room to the tiny Barrens topminnows darting around in small glass aquariums. But it is the lake sturgeon, anoth-http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com