The affirmation of quagga mussel larvae within the Snake River final week is a discovery that is lengthy been dreaded for the Pacific Northwest. By final Tuesday, the favored waterfront park within the Snake River Canyon was shut down and close by lakes and river access factors had been closed to recreationists with boats, kayaks, paddle boards and canoes.
Adult quagga mussels are smaller than a human thumbnail. A single feminine can produce multiple million eggs in a yr. Within a month of hatching, they latch onto surfaces, rapidly coating and clogging irrigation pipes, ingesting water intakes and hydropower gear.
Boise State Public Radio’s Rachel Cohen studies on the doable implications for the area.