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 ...

It was a good year to be an invasive zebra mussel in western Colorado this year. For those seeking to combat the mussels’ spread in the region, not so much. Until 2022, no adult zebra or quagga mussel ...

Now, the mussels threaten to reach the country’s last major uninfested freshwater zones to the west and north: the Columbia River Basin in Washington and Oregon, and the waterways of Alaska. In my ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are showing zebra mussel infestations. The state has battled the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Across the American West, officials are racing to contain a wave of invasive and toxic organisms that are literally living in the pipes, canals, and rivers that deliver drinking water. From mussels ...