Despite CPW’s best efforts to eradicate zebra mussels from various bodies of water on the Western Slope, 2025 saw the mussels ...

First, the invaders claimed Lake St. Clair, on the border of Michigan and Canada. By the early 1990s, they’d taken hold in the Great Lakes, then made their way into the Mississippi River Basin. The ...

Evidence of invasive, destructive zebra mussels in the Colorado River could mean trouble for wildlife, boaters and water companies alike, but it’s not yet clear if the thumbnail-sized mollusk will ...

MIDLAND, Texas — An unexpected invader is contributing to Midland’s low water pressure: zebra mussels. The invasive species, known for wreaking havoc on lakes and rivers across North America, has now ...

Farmers in western Colorado are watching closely as an ongoing infestation of zebra mussels in the Colorado River raises ...

Invasive zebra mussels have now infested at least 135 miles of the Colorado River, from the Utah border to Dotsero in western Colorado. And if these tiny pests flow into narrow irrigation pipes and ...

MIDLAND, Texas — An unexpected invader is contributing to Midland’s low water pressure: zebra mussels. The invasive species, known for wreaking havoc on lakes and rivers across North America, has now ...

PITTSFIELD — Lake Onota’s problem — zebra mussels — is now Pontoosuc Lake’s problem, as well. Testing conducted by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, which manages Pontoosuc Lake, ...

The Colorado River showed another sign that its problem with invasive zebra mussels is far from over. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Aquatic Nuisance Species staff found a zebra mussel veliger during ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Larvae from an invasive species of mussel were found in three samples taken on the Western Slope earlier this month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials said. The first ...

Zebra mussels were recently found at Des Moines Water Works. What to know about the invasive species and why the Iowa DNR isn't worried.