Zebra Mussels

• Volunteers working to keep Lester Beach, Man. free of zebra mussels

  A group of volunteers in Lester Beach, Man. have been putting in a bit of muscle power to tackle the zebra mussel problem in Lake Winnipeg.

  Environment

  Aug 9
  
• Volunteers wanted in Okanagan to monitor invasive mussels

  The 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.

  Environment

  Jul 18
  
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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.

  Environment

  Jun 13
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• Winnipeg student to confront algae blooms at international competition

  'By reducing high amounts of phosphorus ... we’re essentially able to reduce the growth of blue-green algae,' explains Manitoba student Baljot Rai of his winning science project.

  Environment

  May 24
• Manitoba students bring home prizes from Canada-Wide Science Fair

  Eight Manitoba regions were represented, and 15 students brought home awards.

  Canada

  May 21
• Lake Winnipeg’s future worries Manitoba’s fishing industry after zebra mussel invasion

  Zebra mussels have made their way across Lake Winnipeg, raising fears about the impact of the invasive species on the health of the lake

  Environment

  May 10
• Manitoba Hydro, Parks Canada tackle invasive threat of zebra mussels

  Manitoba Hydro is dealing with a plague of zebra mussels covering some of its generating stations, and will spend millions this summer in an effort to curtail the invasive species.

  Environment

  May 9
• Clear Lake to be monitored for invasive species as precaution, Parks Canada says

  Parks Canada said this doesn't mean zebra mussels have been found in the park, but it is an early warning sign.

  Environment

  Feb 16
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• What happened to… zebra mussels?

  Erica Vella revisits the aquatic invasive species, zebra mussels, that was introduced in the Great Lakes in the late 1980s and changed ecosystems where it became established.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
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• ‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern Canada  

  According to the province, the barge from Lake Ontario was headed to a Lower Mainland waterway for industrial use.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2022