When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida ...

After decades of dodging them, Lake Mendota now has zebra mussels. The pesky invaders were found by a group of students during a UW limnology class last fall. Now that it is boating season, ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Zebra mussels, perhaps the most notorious aquatic invader in recent history, have made it to Tulsa. That recent discovery represented a double whammy for the state, coupled with evidence ...

MONTREAL, Quebec -- Managers of the St. Lawrence Seaway said Monday they are close to closing the door on exotic species sneaking into the Great Lakes in ocean freighters' ballast water tanks. The St.

What has black-and-white stripes, likes to settle on rocks, and has two D-shaped shells? That's right: zebra mussels. Otherwise known as the invasive species that's forcing out native mussel species, ...

For years, Lake Vermilion and Lake Kabetogama seemed special. As Minnesota’s other large and heavily fished lakes fell one-by-one to zebra mussel infestations, the two sprawling wooded giants in ...

This piece is republished as part of theThe Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is offering grant funding to help prevent the further spread of quagga and zebra mussels into California’s ...

Minnesota lottery dollars help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. The Minnesota Environment and Natural Resource Fund has awarded more than a billion dollars to environmental projects, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An inspection of docks and bouys led to the discovery of zebra mussels in Sheridan Lake in western South Dakota. “(GFP staff ) were pulling the bouys from the water and the ...