Zebra mussels are similar to another invasive mollusk, the quagga mussel, which has not been detected in Colorado’s lakes and ...

The Colorado River from Glenwood Springs to the Utah border is now considered positive for zebra mussels, an invasive species known to devastate ecosystems and clog critical infrastructure.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed that the Colorado River has tested positive for Zebra mussels. CPW said that they have found Zebra mussel veligers— a ...

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Author Craig Childs is speaking at a fundraiser for the Confluence of Colorado on July 25. The event will take place at Our Lady of Perpetual Motion, 503 E. Aspen Ave ...

However, this year’s sampling efforts have turned up several zebra mussel veligers around Glenwood Springs, officially marking the river — from its confluence with the Roaring Fork River to the Utah ...

The Colorado River is now officially “positive” for invasive zebra mussels for longer stretches in the latest failure of containment for the voracious species, after three new samples came up ...

The 1,450-mile Colorado River provides drinking water and agricultural irrigation to about 40 million people across seven U.S. states, 30 tribal nations and two states in Mexico.

Sept. 14, 2022: An adult zebra mussel is found at Highline Lake in Mesa County, the first discovery of an adult in Colorado. March 2023: Colorado Parks and Wildlife treats Highline Lake three times ...