Montana Governor Declares Invasive Species Emergency

“Gov. Steve Bullock issued an executive order in late November declaring a statewide natural resource emergency for Montana water bodies due to the detection of the larvae of invasive aquatic mussels at Tiber Reservoir and suspected detections at Canyon Ferry Reservoir and the Milk and Missouri Rivers.”

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Zebra Mussels

This is a serious concern for all of us and the implications are far reaching.  We should make an effort to educate ourselves in the proper treatment of our equipment and watercraft following exposure to these affected areas.  We have included links to a number of sites offering information, including the complete article regarding Montana Governor Bullock’s executive order.

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Quagga Mussel

Links:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/11/30/governor-declares-invasive-species-emergency/94700822/

http://www.100thmeridian.org/zebras.asp

http://www.protectyourwaters.net/prevention/prevention_generic.php

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=48043&inline