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When state wildlife officials first found signs of invasive zebra mussels in a reservoir in western Colorado several years ...
The Colorado River from Glenwood Springs to the Utah border is now considered positive for zebra mussels, an invasive species known to devastate ecosystems and clog critical infrastructure.
State officials may have solved the puzzle of how zebra mussels got into the Colorado River.
Ceci Weibert first saw zebra mussels on a third grade field trip, clinging to a rock in their persistent and environmentally menacing way. Now she's knee deep, or sometimes even fully submerged ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed plans to begin treating a body of water linked to the Colorado River for invasive ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and a private landowner are partnering to contain and treat invasive zebra mussels in a ...
🚨 This is big news—we’ve discovered zebra mussel larvae in the Colorado River and Government Highline Canal near Grand Junction. No adult zebra mussels have been found at this time. pic ...
Several Colorado Democrats are using the recent detections of zebra mussels in the Colorado River to push for implementation ...
Zebra mussels population dropped in Central Texas waters — for now One lake that was able to remove the mussels, Lake Waco. In 2021, TPWD reported that the mussels had been eliminated.
Wednesday, Dec. 02The report, prepared by Biodrawversity LLC, indicated the mussels likely entered the river via two sources -- Laurel Brook and the broken water pipe that runs from Laurel Lake to the ...
Zebra mussels are a fingernail-sized mollusk named for its zig-zagged striped shell. They impact native ecosystems by filtering out the algae that many aquatic species need for food.
A zebra mussel nestled inside a marimo ball at a Seattle-area pet store. Zebra mussels are an invasive species that could wreak havoc on Northwest waterways. U.S. Geological Survey ...