Quagga Mussels
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Funding shortfall puts B.C. lakes at risk of invasive musselsThe fight to keep invasive mussels from damaging B.C. lakes and waterways got some financial support this week, but it falls short of what's needed, officials say.EnvironmentMay 2
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Okanagan Lake free of invasive mussels, says non-profit societyIn September, the Idaho Dept. of Agriculture announced that quagga mussels had been found in the mid-Snake River, which is around 11 hours south of B.C.'s border.EnvironmentDec 29, 2023
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Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraftThe Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.EnvironmentOct 13, 2023
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Volunteers wanted in Okanagan to monitor invasive musselsThe Okanagan Basin Water Board is funding a project to monitor lakes in the Okanagan for invasive mussels through its ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ campaign.EnvironmentJul 18, 2023
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Okanagan water board calls report on invasive mussels troubling“I couldn't let it go without saying something because it is really a really shocking report,” said Anna Warwick Sears of the Okanagan Basin Water Board.EnvironmentJun 13, 2023
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‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern CanadaAccording to the province, the barge from Lake Ontario was headed to a Lower Mainland waterway for industrial use.CanadaJul 9, 2022
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B.C.’s invasive mussel defence program intercepts 5 contaminated boats from OntarioFive watercraft contaminated with invasive mussels were intercepted coming into B.C. Two were headed to the Okanagan, two to the Lower Mainland and one to Vancouver Island.EnvironmentJul 9, 2022
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17 boats with invasive mussels stopped from entering B.C.Eight of these boats were headed to the Okanagan, four to the Lower Mainland, three to Vancouver Island, one to the Kootenays, and one to Skeena.EnvironmentDec 7, 2021
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Zebra mussels intercepted by Saskatchewan Environment near Manitoba borderA boat contaminated with invasive zebra mussels was intercepted by Saskatchewan Environment inspectors and conservation officers near the Manitoba border.EnvironmentSep 16, 2021
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Invasive mussels: B.C. reopens annual boat inspection stationsThe boat inspection stations are a part of the province’s Mussel Defence Program, which also includes lake monitoring and education.EnvironmentMay 15, 2021
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