Zebra mussels threaten infrastructure and native ecosystems. Utah and Colorado are ramping up efforts to detect and contain them.

Spread mainly by hitching rides on watercraft, the fast-reproducing mollusks clog water infrastructure, cling to marinas and ...
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Zebra mussels detected in Upper St. Croix Lake

Feb. 6—SOLON SPRINGS — An aquatic invader had been detected in Upper St. Croix Lake. Word went out Monday that a net tow sample taken from the lake in Solon Springs July 11 revealed a low ...
KJCT8

Decrease in zebra mussel larvae in Colorado River

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife has seen a decrease in zebra mussel veligers found in the Colorado River. While there’s been a decrease in the mussel larvae it doesn’t mean ...
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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 ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Water returns to Highline Lake after zebra mussel contamination and cleanup

The headgates are open and water is returning to Highline Lake in the state park located outside of Grand Junction. The lake — fed by the Government Highline Canal and connected to the Colorado River ...
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The latest on zebra mussels

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - In August, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed that zebra mussels have infested five different areas along the Western Slope. CPW said with the recent ...
E&E

Colorado River ‘infested’ with zebra mussels

Colorado state wildlife officials revealed Monday that the agency had confirmed the presence of adult zebra mussels in the Colorado River, marking a new stage of invasion for the nonnative species in ...