Invasive Species
May 12, 2008--Decline seen in coastal contamination (Washington Post)
Contamination of the nation's coastal waters is declining, the government said Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said levels of the
May 5, 2008--Zebra mussels threat closes Antero Reservoir (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Denver Water board has temporarily closed Antero Reservoir to boaters while it works out a strategy to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. While
April 23, 2008--Experts fear nation's waterways need rescuing--from us (Denver Post)
Federal agencies, states, tribes and concerned citizens are spending millions of dollars and thousands of
April 10, 2008--State works to stop mussels from muscling in (Denver Post)
State officials and lawmakers are at work on an ambitious set of new regulations designed to prevent the spread of zebra mussels in Colorado, after the malicious mollusks were
March 20, 2008--Conservation Board OKs $1 million for zebra mussel action (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Colorado Water Conservation Board unanimously approved a $1 million grant to allow the Colorado State Parks to respond to the threat of zebra mussels at Lake Pueblo through July
February 25, 2008--Arkansas Valley ground zero for invasive tamarisks (Pueblo Chieftain)
Nearly 70 percent of Colorado land taken over by tamarisk is in the Arkansas River Basin, a recently completed mapping project reveals.
February 24, 2008--World's coastal waters riddled with invasive species (Environmental News Service)
Eighty-four percent of the world's coasts are being colonized by foreign aquatic species, according to a Nature Conservancy study published this week.
February 23, 2008--Inspections to fight spead of mollusks (Rocky Mountain News)
Colorado boats face mandatory inspections this year to help combat the spread of zebra mussels.
February 19, 2008--State works to keep zebra mussels in check (Pueblo Chieftain)
State and federal officials are trying to get a handle on zebra mussels at Lake Pueblo before they get out of hand.
