The California Department of Water Resources has funneled various resources into maintaining strict cleaning and checking ...

San Joaquin County is addressing the spread of golden mussels with a new task force and state funding to protect the ...

San Joaquin County is addressing the spread of golden mussels with a new task force and state funding to protect the ...

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (KCRA) — Deep beneath the California Delta lurks a growing threat to the region's delicate ecosystem.

The battle against invasive quagga mussels at Lake Mead is continuing and two more types of the mollusks have been detected — ...

According to the DWR, if left unchecked, the invasive golden mussels can alter aquatic ecosystems by filter-feeding on planktonic algae and changing the habitat structure which can damage fisheries.

For native ecosystems, water managers and recreationalists, aquatic invasive mussels are diminutive nightmares. And with ...

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. – Quick actions by boaters and paddlers this year helped prevent the dangerous golden mussel and other aquatic invasive species from entering the Lake Tahoe watershed, ...

Though sea stars have been mysteriously dying for over a decade, Southern California's lake environments are confronting a different mounting ecological crisis: The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) ...

Invasive zebra mussels now found in upper Colorado River. What does it mean for Lake Mead? Read more from The Nevada ...

Zebra mussels have been found in the upper Colorado River. That’s serious — they weren’t there before. And with golden mussels spreading fast in California, the risk to Lake Havasu ...