Lake Tahoe officials are on high alert after inspectors found golden mussels, a highly invasive aquatic species, on a 65-foot ...

The inspection, which is required before a boat can be launched, is the first documented interception of golden mussels in ...

Lake Tahoe Watercraft inspectors have recently intercepted a highly invasive species known as Golden Mussels on a vessel at ...

Golden mussels, a highly invasive species, were found on a boat at Lake Tahoe, marking the first instance in the area. The mussels, originally from China, were first detected in North America in ...

Lake Tahoe watercraft inspectors identified highly invasive golden mussels on a vessel at the Alpine Meadows inspection ...

Officials with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency say the highly invasive species was seen at the inspection station at ...

According to Jesse Patterson, chief strategy officer for the League to Save Lake Tahoe, finding a new invasive species in the lake is “very uncommon.” There hasn’t been a new invasive ...

The invasive New Zealand mud snail has been discovered in Lake Tahoe. It’s unclear how this Kiwi species wound up in the cobalt blue waters of the Sierra Nevada. But, officials said Thursday ...

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (KRNV) — With summer fast approaching, visitors are looking ahead to spending fun in the sun on the Lake's sparkling blue waters. Public, private and nonprofit partners have ...

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Since the mudsnails were discovered, scientists have been doing water dive surveys to assess the extent of the infestation and sharing their findings with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species ...

Lake Tahoe watercraft inspectors on Friday identified highly invasive golden mussels on a vessel at the Alpine Meadows, Calif. inspection station. This is the first interception of the new invasive ...