Invasive mussel larvae found for first time in US Northwest
Invasive mussel larvae found for first time in US Northwest
Updated 7:45 pm, Saturday, November 19, 2016
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials from across the U.S. Northwest hope it's not too late to contain invasive mussels found for the first time in Montana.
State Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials announced Nov. 8 that larvae were discovered in the Tiber Reservoir, The Spokesman-Review reported (http://bit.ly/2fNFeAG).
During a meeting of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region coalition in Boise this week, officials from Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana and three Canadian provinces discussed the troubling development.
"It's kind of like the nightmare you never wanted to have," Montana State Rep. Mike Cuffe, R-Eureka, said.
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