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Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel veliger in the Grand River Park near New Castle. This is the first ...

"As soon as they see the dog work, it becomes, 'Oh, this is exciting, cool and different.'" Officials enlist specially ...

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake ...

Although not ideal,” said Invasive Species Program Manager Robert Walters. “These results provide us with critical ...

“A suggestion along rest stops on Highway 11, 17 and 144 is to include a vast amount of water where boaters could stop and clean their boats before going on and possibly moving species to another lake ...

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) such as zebra mussels, rusty crayfish, quagga mussels, New Zealand mud snails, and invasive ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Portage Lake, near Bena and in Inguadona Lake, near Longville, both in Cass County, and Moose ...

This weekend’s heat could break records in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife told Denver7 that those cooling off on the ...

There has been no further evidence of zebra mussels in the Assiniboine River since larvae were found late last year, with additional testing returning negative results. The province announced in ...

Pitkin County entered Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday morning, according to a Pitkin Alert notification. The decision ...

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 ...