PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Golden mussels may sound cool, but they’re actually a major threat to Oregon’s waterways following their discovery along the California Coast last year. The Oregon Department ...
ONTARIO, Ore. -- An Eastern Oregon checkpoint aimed at keeping invasive species from hitchhiking into Oregon on boats has opened for the spring, and it found an infested boat the next day. The Oregon ...
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce an opening on the central coast for mussel harvesting and a closure on the south coast for ...
What native freshwater mussels tell us about the health of the Willamette River. Native freshwater mussels are environmental superheroes that filter rivers across North America, but their future is ...
The Mussel PCR Lab involves identifying native and non-native saltwater mussel species using genomic techniques. Students will investigate: How can we distinguish between invasive and local mussels ...
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 nickel, state ...