DREISSENID MUSSELS
[Montana] Pilot program to protect Flathead Basin from
mussels facing challenges (10/8/17)<http://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/pilot-program-to-protect-flathead-basin-from-mussels-facing-challenges/article_76290e2c-2fa4-5b19-bbbc-0d9d471c7013.html>
A legislatively mandated pilot program designed to
enhance protection from invasive mussels in the Flathead Basin is facing
challenges on two fronts...
[Iowa] Zebra Mussels Found In Big Spirit Lake
(10/3/17)<http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/zebra-mussels-found-in-big-spirit-lake/>
...Kim Bogenschutz, the DNR's Aquatic Invasive Species
Program coordinator says the discovery indicates that zebra mussels have been
introduced into Big Spirit Lake.
Bogenschutz says it's too early to tell if there is an established
population in the lake, but says it is likely since the other lakes in the
chain have growing populations...
[Kansas] Erie fights zebra mussels (9/26/17)<http://www.parsonssun.com/news/article_1a2b1fde-a317-11e7-9f7e-375e8f0b3767.html>
City Clerk Cindy Lero said on Tuesday zebra mussels have
been found in the Neosho River near Erie, and if not controlled they eventually
could clog the city's raw water intake...the Erie City Council approved an
agreement with BG Consultants in the amount of $9,500 for evaluation of zebra
mussel control. The Emporia-based firm will evaluate feasible alternatives and
develop a waste stream summary memorandum for submittal to the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment for preliminary concurrence of the project
scope.
[Montana] No new signs of mussel larvae in state,
official says (10/9/17)<https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/no-new-signs-of-mussel-larvae-in-state-official-says/article_3d0d5d05-ea0c-5ebe-aac0-b3d30baa8e6c.html>
No new positive hits were found in the year after
invasive mussel larvae were found for the first time in Montana, a state
official said Monday. Paul Sihler, chief of staff for Montana Fish, Wildlife
and Parks, told members of the Montana Legislature's Water Policy Interim
Committee that the agency hasn't found larvae in any new waterbodies.
Additionally, no adult mussels were found in either of the reservoirs where
larvae were found in 2016...
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