The Iowa Great Lakes is facing a major threat.
An invasive species native to the Caspian Sea has made a new home right here in Northwest Iowa.
There’s no turning back now, so what will happen to the Iowa Great Lakes as the spread of zebra mussels continues?
Iowa Great Lakes Association Environmental Update Spring 2017 Zebra Mussels Zebra mussel populations continue to expand in the Iowa Great Lakes. The populations is expected to continue to increase in the coming years before reaching a limit and moderating. The biggest...
An enormous "THANK YOU" goes out to the ISU Extension and Outreach Dickinson County 4-H Team Jedi Robotics Club for hosting both the Iowa Great Lakes Association and Clary Lake Service at their meeting last evening. This great group of kids did a research project on...
Watch the latest Iowa Great Lakes Video to learn about the Zebra Mussel issue in the Iowa Great Lakes.
IGLA is closely monitoring this new tactic to manage Zebra Mussels on lake Minnetonka.
Zebra Mussels continue to reproduce in the Iowa Great Lakes area, with evidence surfacing as lake residents work with their docks this spring. The first Zebra Mussels were discovered in the Okoboji area in the fall of 2012. Since then, the population continues to...
As the Iowa Great Lakes area continues to see growth in the Zebra Mussel population, a report surfaced recently of failed eradication efforts at Christmas Lake, Minnesota. The failed effort at Christmas Lake was not a result of a failure to act quickly or a failure of...
Photos surfacing this fall show Zebra Mussels in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
Story Courtesy of Explore Okoboji Click here to see full story with sound clips here (West Okoboji)-- The documented presence of zebra mussels in West Lake Okoboji has one community that draws its drinking water from the lake taking some preventive actions. Eric Stohl...
In their continued effort to keep the Lakes community informed of Aquatic Invasive Species, the Iowa Great Lakes Association (IGLA) hosted zebra mussel expert and research scientist, Dr. Daniel Molloy in Okoboji on September 11 and 12. Dr. Molloy, the patent inventor...
These aren’t the mussels you get at restaurants. They’re another kind that aren’t so friendly. ABC Channel 9 covers zebra mussel story.
By Russ Mitchell, Managing Editor Dickinson County News Local officials think a population explosion for zebra mussels may be inevitable. A research scientist from New York will be in the area Thursday and Friday to discuss potential solutions. DNR officials and...