Michigan is home to 43 species of native freshwater mussels, 30 of which are considered to be at risk of extinction. Among the many factors that threaten the hard-shelled bottom dwellers are ...

MERIDEAN - Michelle Bartsch and Megan Bradley stood on the banks of the Chippewa River, holding onto precious cargo. Enclosed in the containers in their hands on a recent June day were 3,500 juvenile ...

Discover the impact of zebra mussels on Green Lake's ecosystem and learn about efforts to control these invasive species in ...

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...

As anglers cast lures into Minnesota’s lakes and rivers this time of year, native mussels lurking on the bottoms of those water bodies are also luring fish — with a surprising bait-and-switch move.