quagga mussels

Statewide, aquatic invasive species technicians with the DWR, Utah State Parks, Arizona Game and Fish Department and the National Park Service have inspected 268,630 boats.

1,194 of the boat inspections and 45 of the decontaminations took place at inspection stations in the Lake Powell area.

These mussels reproduce rapidly, forming dense colonies that filter vast amounts of plankton and suspended particles from the water. As a result, they disrupt the natural food chain, which can lead to serious consequences for native species.

Law enforcement officers, biologists and technicians for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources had a busy Labor Day weekend, working to prevent invasive quagga mussels from spreading. A total of 2,766 boats were inspected at Lake Powell and in the surrounding area from Aug...

Law enforcement officers, biologists, and technicians for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State Parks had a busy Pioneer Day weekend working to prevent invasive quagga mussels from spreading. A total of 5,892 boats were inspected at various waterbodies and inspection stations around the state on July 27-28...

Law enforcement officers and technicians for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources had a busy Fourth of July weekend working to prevent invasive quagga mussels from spreading. A total of 210 boats were decontaminated at stations in the Lake Powell area and Kanab from Saturday to Sunday...

DWR conservation officers are concerned about the number of boaters who are bypassing mandatory inspection stations across the state. Those stations are in place to prevent invasive quagga mussels from spreading to Utah waterways and recreation areas ...

Boaters should expect long lines and plan for mandatory inspections this Fourth of July weekend when leaving Lake Powell. Officials from the Division of Wildlife Resources say the quagga mussel problem is growing increasingly serious. Experts say very little can be done once the invasive species enter the water, coating the bottoms of lakes and reservoirs and destroying their ecosystems... Read Mo

Utah officials said an invasive mussel species is not considered a threat to a proposed pipeline project. The State of Utah and its partners said they have been dealing with quagga mussels for more than a decade and have plans in place to keep mussels from becoming an issue for the Lake Powell Pipeline (LPP)...

What can cut your bare feet on a sandy beach and can also potentially cost taxpayers millions of dollars by getting into the wrong waterway? If you guessed quagga and zebra mussels, you’d be correct. In order to prevent the spread of these invasive species throughout Utah, several of the annual mandatory inspection stations have opened for the busy summer season. Ther...