Zebra Mussels
March 6, 2010--Bennet sponsors bill for invasive species (Greeley Times)
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is the co-sponsor of a bill introduced Friday that will help municipalities and agencies fighting non-native invasive species that threaten Colorado's land and water supply. Those include tamarisk, zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and Russian olive, Bennet said in a press release.
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August 28, 2009--Coast Guard proposes limits on invasive species released by ships in US ports (Los Angeles Times)
The Coast Guard on Thursday proposed national standards for regulating
the release in port of ships' ballast water, which can introduce new,
sometimes detrimental species to U.S. ecosystems.
August 19, 2009--The Asian clams of Lake Tahoe are getting TOO comfortable! (Environmental News Network)
The population of the coffee-colored Asian clams has soared in the southeast portion of the lake, threatening to hog
August 13, 2009--Water activity funds get tighter (Pueblo Chieftain)
Funds are dwindling for a state program that has funneled millions of dollars into the Arkansas River basin for water activities, and there will be more competition for future requests.
August 10, 2009--Study: Invasive mussels can survive in Lake Tahoe (Denver Post)
Scientists say a new study shows invasive quagga mussels can survive and possibly reproduce in Lake Tahoe.
August 7, 2009--Water district talks of A-LP recreation (Durango Herald)
A committee that took on the job of bringing recreation to Lake Nighthorse when the case seemed hopeless, picked up some moral support Thursday, but, more importantly, some financial backing.
- Agriculture
- Animas La Plata Water Conservancy District
- Animas River
- Animas-La Plata Project
- Colorado
- Colorado State Parks
- Invasive Species
- Irrigation
- Lake Nighthorse
- New Mexico
- Press Clippings
- Quagga Mussels
- Recreation
- Southwestern Water Conservation District
- Water Storage
- Water Supply
- Zebra Mussels
August 4, 2009--Forest Service tackles Green Mountain Reservoir masterplan (Aspen Times)
A $1.475 million infusion of stimulus cash likely won't change operations at Green Mountain Reservoir, but the federal dollars will help the U.S.
July 19, 2009--Invasive mussels imperil western water system (Denver Post)
Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions.
- Agriculture
- Aqueduct
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado River
- Invasive Species
- Irrigation
- Lake Mead
- Lake Powell
- Lake Tahoe
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Park Service
- Nevada
- Press Clippings
- Quagga Mussels
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Utah
- Water Storage
- Zebra Mussels
July 4, 2009--Mussel plague on Lake Tahoe? (L.A. Times)
Conservationists believe an invasion may be coming that could change the ecology of Lake Tahoe forever.
