Idaho State Journal

Idaho Fish and Game completes fish survey in the Snake River below American Falls Dam in Southeast Idaho

On Nov. 18 and 20, Southeast Region Fish and Game fisheries staff and volunteers put on waders, loaded a drift boat with ...
Yahoo

Idaho will again attempt to kill invasive mussels in Snake River with copper-based chemical

Quagga mussels from Lake Mead, in Nevada. (Dave Britton, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) State officials and contractors will begin using a copper-based chemical in the Snake River near Twin Falls on ...
KTVB

Idaho reduces quagga mussel impact in Snake River by 51%

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced Friday that the quagga mussel impact area of the Snake River was reduced by 51%. ISDA referenced its extensive sampling, which ...
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Tiny mussels, big threat: Idaho's battle to save the mid-Snake River continues

They are smaller than a finger nail, but have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage across the country. Idaho is continuing its unprecedented battle to stop quagga mussels from spreading in ...
KSL

Catching river giants on Idaho's Snake River

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Seattle Times

Idaho poisoned Snake River for invasive mussels. Was it worth ‘heartbreaking’ loss?

BOISE, Idaho — The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous. Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a ...
Yahoo

Idaho officials are finding fewer invasive quagga mussels – and dead fish – in Snake River

Officials in Idaho are trying to keep quagga mussels like these mussels found in Lake Mead, Nevada, from taking over the Snake River in Idaho. (Courtesy of Dave Britton/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...
Local News 8

Dog rescued from icy Snake River in Idaho Falls

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Some Bonneville County Sheriff's deputies took a polar plunge Wednesday afternoon in the Snake River to rescue a runaway dog. They said the unleashed dog chased some geese ...
KREM

Colorado band rafts penniless down the Snake River, Idaho's generosity keeps them afloat

MELBA, Idaho — A group of musicians from Colorado set out to prove whether music alone could sustain them during a three-week rafting trip down the Snake River. What they discovered was something far ...
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Tiny mussels, big threat: Idaho's battle to save mid-Snake River continues

They are smaller than a finger nail, but have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage across the country. Idaho is continuing its unprecedented battle to stop quagga mussels from spreading in ...
Idaho State Journal

Idaho using copper-based chemical in attempt to kill Snake River quagga mussels

State officials and contractors began using a copper-based chemical in the Snake River near Twin Falls on Tuesday in an effort to kill off invasive quagga mussels that were detected again last month.