Scientists race to protect Lake Superior from invasive mussels

A graduate student at the University of Minnesota Duluth who previously worked in the national park, she and another diver ...
Black Hills Pioneer

Water advocates say declined funding exposes insufficient zebra mussel effort; state disagrees

Emails obtained by clean-water advocates show the state of South Dakota declined $290,000 of federal funding for zebra mussel ...
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Scientists make stunning discovery while studying harmful creatures spreading in US: 'Sources for nearby spread'

Zebra mussels are highly invasive in the U.S., causing major ecological and economic consequences across the country. A new ...
yankton.net

Water Advocates Question SD Zebra Mussel Efforts

Emails obtained by clean-water advocates show the state of South Dakota declined $290,000 of federal funding for zebra mussel ...

Zebra mussel larvae confirmed in Landfall lake

A cluster of zebra mussels sits on a navigation buoy that was pulled from Lake Superior by the USCG Cutter Alder. Invasive ...
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Native mussels in Michigan threatened by invasive species, experts seek solutions

Freshwater mussels play an important role in keeping the Great Lakes healthy, but experts say native mussels in Michigan are ...
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Experts issue warning after discovering harmful creatures in major US lake: 'Changes the entire ecosystem'

Dreissenid mussels are notorious for outcompeting native species and multiplying rapidly, fundamentally reshaping aquatic ecosystems. They feed by filtering out phytoplankton, the microscopic algae ...
Vail Daily

First adult zebra mussels found in Colorado River as the invasive species continues to spread on Western Slope

The first adult zebra mussels have been found in the Colorado River near Grand Junction, following increased testing and detection of the invasive species in Colorado. Previously, Colorado Parks and ...
The Aspen Times

What you need to know about the invasive zebra mussels taking hold across Western Colorado

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River, and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...
The Durango Herald

Colorado finds larva of invasive zebra mussel in Colorado River for second year in a row

Check your boats. Clean your gear, wildlife officials say (beg?). Fast-spreading zebra mussels are stinky, expensive to remove and the top priority in Colorado’s invasive species program. Colorado ...