Original Story: UW-Madison Extension On August 8, 2026, almost 200 people who love Wisconsin’s waters came together for the 13th annual Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day—a statewide search for aquatic invasive species (AIS). From rivers and streams to lakes and wetlands, volunteers fanned out across 125 different waterbodies in Wisconsin, helping monitor the health [...]

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Zebra mussels, quagga mussels, and...Golden mussels? New invasive mussel seen in California You may have heard about a mussel discovered in California's Sacramento-San Joquin Delta in October 2024. The Golden Mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is an invasive, freshwater bivalve that is similar to the Zebra mussel and Quagga mussel. Similar to these other mussels, the [...]

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