GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — Farmers in western Colorado are watching closely as an ongoing infestation of zebra mussels in the Colorado River raises concerns about local irrigation systems that ...
With the spring temperatures, boaters will soon be out in force. The winds are forecasted to let up later this week. Authorities have always cautioned the public about picking up hitchhikers on ...
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Aquatic Nuisance Species staff have discovered a large number of adult zebra mussels in western Eagle County. In a press release, CPW stated that on ...
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 ...
On a bluebird day at West and East Lake in Grand Junction, Maddie Baker throws a plankton tow net into the water, and drags it back to her. “This is made of a 64 micrometer mesh, so that allows us to ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials continue to get bad news when it comes to invasive mussels species. The latest discovery was made July 3, when Aquatic Nuisance Species staff discovered a large ...
Zebra mussels first appeared in Lake Champlain almost a decade ago, catching rides into North American waters in the ballast of transoceanic vessels. Since then, researchers have been frantically ...
When Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel tested a small pond that feeds the irrigation system at the Mesa County Fairgrounds, looking for invasive zebra mussels, the results came back as a surprise ...
MISSOURI (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking boat owners to be on the lookout for the invasive zebra mussel. According to the MDC, zebra mussels are an invasive species that ...