Before boating season comes to an end, the state is giving away free boat washes for Labor Day Weekend... 31 ... Species such as starry stonewort, Eurasian watermilfoil, and zebra and quagga mussels can have devastating effects on local waterways ... ....
If zebra mussels could cause that kind of devastation in a massive system like the Great Lakes, can you blame me for lying awake at night wondering what will happen if they get a toehold in the Eagle...
In light of recent news that invasive zebra mussels have been found in the Colorado River and in other waterways in Western Colorado, we specifically request an update on your efforts to implement Section 128.
State officials may have solved the puzzle of how zebra mussels got into the Colorado River. On July 3, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials discovered a large number of adult zebra mussels in a privately-owned body of water in western Eagle County.
“In a non-zebra mussel system, the algae being produced gets eaten by small invertebrates, which get eaten by large invertebrates, which get eaten by little fish, which get eaten by big fish, ...
let Coloradans know that zebra mussels have been found in a private body of water in Eagle County this month ... than a decade at this point, but zebra mussels are a threat he hasn't seen the likes of.
Water managers and state wildlife officials last year hoped the discovery of a microscopic zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River was a one-time event, not a sign of a larger problem lurking beneath the surface ....