Tiny, highly invasive mussels have been found in the Snake River in Idaho, prompting an urgent response from officials. The mussels can devastate ecosystems, hydroelectric dams and more.

After quagga mussels were detected in the Snake River, the Idaho State Dept. of Agriculture set up boat decontamination stations in Twin Falls, as seen here in September 2023.

County commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding between Bonner County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho State Department ...

TWIN FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho needs to have a “critical conversation” about what out-of-state boat traffic looks ...

Sgt. Pam Taylor of the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife displays invasive quagga mussels during a demonstration of a boat inspection for reporters, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at a boat launch in ...

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) reports detecting a "Small number of quagga mussels in the Twin Falls area of the Snake River." “While we are incredibly disappointed to see any ...

Idaho is continuing its unprecedented battle to stop quagga mussels from spreading in the mid-Snake River near Twin Falls. The invasive mussels were first found in a section of the river near Twin ...

A new Oregon law aimed at stopping invasive species will increase boat permit costs and the type of boats that need one will ...

Idaho starts the second phase of quagga mussel treatment in Snake River The potassium chloride treatment targets potential quagga mussels in isolated rocky areas and deep pools. To stream KREM on ...

Due to Idaho’s quick response to the quagga mussel emergency, the agency had two days to perform a pre-survey to determine what fish numbers existed before the treatment, which consisted of ...

Hannah Shramm inspects David Black's boat for quagga mussels at the Daniels Port of Entry checkpoint near Heber City on July 1, 2016. Quagga mussels entered Utah's lakes in 2007.

Idaho starts the second phase of quagga mussel treatment in Snake River The potassium chloride treatment targets potential quagga mussels in isolated rocky areas and deep pools. To stream KTVB on ...