Whether you arrive to Tahoe via Interstate 80, Interstate 580, or Highway 50, if you pay attention, you’ll notice billboards ...

The golden mussels were found on a 46-foot vessel that went through the Alpine Meadows inspection station on Friday. That boat will undergo inspection and decontamination until officials deem it ...

Golden Mussels were first found in the Sacramento-San Joquin Delta in October. Officials said the invasive species poses a significant threat to the ecological health water in the state ...

Invasive golden mussels are viewed at California Department of Water Resources labs in West Sacramento, Yolo County, California, on November 2024.

Golden mussels during surveys at O’Neill Forebay in Merced County on Nov. 13, 2024. The mussels, native to Asia, damage water infrastructure, degrade ecosystems and compete with native species.

Golden mussels, an invasive species that officials across the country have been worried about for years, invaded North America for the first time through the Port of Stockton.

A 2018 report estimated that golden mussels were creating over $120 million in costly problems for the Brazilian electricity sector. Now, California officials will likely mount an immediate effort to ...

Golden mussels are tough and adaptable, capable of surviving in a wide range of temperatures. They spread quickly, threaten native species, and can increase nutrients in the water.

Golden mussels are filter-feeders, sucking in water and filtering out plankton and other microscopic bits of plant and animal life. Their proliferation can alter phosphorous and nitrogen levels in ...

In this Jan. 29, 2015 photo, Brazilian researcher Marcela Uliano da Silva tweezes a golden mussel out of its shell at the Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The golden mussel advance has so far been stopped in wetlands just 1,000 miles from the Amazon. But a single boat carried across land to the Amazon, with just a bit of water in the bottom, could ...

Golden mussels during surveys at O’Neill Forebay in Merced County on Nov. 13, 2024. The mussels, native to Asia, damage water infrastructure, degrade ecosystems and compete with native species.