Boat-Washing Program Urged to Prevent Idaho Mussel Infestation
February 23, 2009 -- Idaho faces a costly infestation of the invasive quagga and zebra mussels if it doesn’t take action this spring, a North Idaho lawmaker says.
Republican Rep. Eric Anderson, of Priest Lake, said the millions of dollars it will cost to fight the mussels if they become established is too high for the state to do nothing to prevent it.
“I believe we’ll find mussels here if we don’t do something this spring,” Anderson told the Legislature’s Environmental Common Sense Task Force on Thursday. Read the full story to get the details.
