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• Divers to assess Asian clam invasion in Pend Oreille

  April 13, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Divers will descend Monday into Lake Pend Oreille to take a closer look at a recently discovered invasion of Asian clams. 3

• Northern pike forecast: few and far between

  February 12, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 The hammer is about to come down on northern pike that have invaded the Pend Oreille River. Non-native pike will never be eradicated from the river’s Box Canyon Reservoir, Washington … 2

• Mussel fight still tenacious

  November 6, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Tens of thousands of boat inspections later, Idaho and Washington have come through another boating season without getting invasive quagga or zebra mussels established in either state’s waters …

• Inspection stations find 24 infected boats

  September 4, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 At least 24 boats harboring invasive quagga mussels have been intercepted since March at Idaho’s roadside boat inspection stations. That may not seem like a huge catch from more than …

• Out & About: Invasive species sticker not transferrable

  August 21, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTLAW – Idaho’s $7 invasive species sticker, which is required on all boats and inflatables longer than 10 feet, cannot be transferred from one vessel to another, Idaho Parks and …

• Idaho opens more boat inspection stations

  April 14, 2011 in Sports on Page K10 Idaho has increased the number of mandatory watercraft inspection stations that are open in the Panhandle to three with two more opening in May. All boats will be inspected for …

• First ban on felt wading shoes to take effect

  February 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 As an algae with a gross nickname invades pristine trout streams across the U.S., Maryland is about to become the first state to enforce a ban on a type of …

• Signs found of invasive mussel in Flathead Lake

  November 18, 2010 in City on Page A6 Signs of invasive exotic mussels have been found in Flathead Lake. Although verification testing is still under way, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department officials say they are taking seriously …

• Harmful bivalve removed from boat

  September 26, 2010 in City on Page B2 BELLINGHAM – A tiny mussel with a voracious appetite was spotted before it could potentially cause major headaches in Washington state. Bob Allred of S&K Yacht Services was transporting a …

• Carp knocks kayaker from race

  August 26, 2010 in Outdoors A known threat to power-boaters, a flying Asian carp has injured a kayak marathon racer near Kansas City. 2

• Goats help park nip problem in the bud

  July 21, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A1 Heyburn State Park is renting 540 goats from a Grangeville, Idaho, rancher to help control weeds along Plummer Creek. Each goat eats about 3 1/2 pounds of vegetation a day. … 11

• State checking for invasive species

  June 17, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A12 Boaters may be stopped by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers conducting mandatory checks of boats, trailers and gear for aquatic invasive species.

• Field reports: Boat stations target invasives

  May 23, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C9 BOATING – North Idaho boat inspection stations will open Thursday to help protect waters of Pend Oreille and Priest watersheds from aquatic invasive species. Idaho law requires all watercraft, including …

• Saving lakes important work

  February 25, 2010 in Opinion on Page A11 If you want to be a stickler for journalistic ethics, I shouldn’t even be writing about the Great Lakes, because I have a huge bias – especially when it comes …

• Species sticker fee proposal sunk

  January 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – A proposal from Idaho’s state parks to charge people who launch nonmotorized boats $7 for a mandatory invasive species sticker next year, up from $5 this year, fell …

• Waterway protection program streamlined

  October 25, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – When Idaho boaters register their boats for the next boating season, they’ll no longer have to purchase a separate invasive species sticker – it’ll all be combined into …

• Officials urge feds to contain invasive species

  July 16, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Lawmakers from states and Canadian provinces throughout the Northwest are sending a sharply worded letter to the U.S. secretary of the interior and the Canadian minister of fisheries …

• Region’s lawmakers want more fed help with mussels

  July 15, 2009 in Idaho Lawmakers from states and Canadian provinces throughout the Northwest are sending a sharply worded letter to the U.S. secretary of the interior and the Canadian minister of fisheries and oceans, …

• Meetings to explain mussel-combatting programs

  July 7, 2009 in Idaho New Idaho programs to combat quagga and zebra mussels will be explained at two public meetings in North Idaho on Wednesday.

• Idaho lists boat inspection sites

  July 1, 2009 in News, Outdoors The Idaho Department of Agriculture has posted the location of four boat inspection sites in North Idaho for vessels coming into the state.

• Checks target boats on road

  May 20, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Starting in about a month, anyone pulling a boat into Idaho will have to pull over at a port of entry for inspection and possible decontamination in an …

• Our View: It’s a small price to pay to prevent mussel invasion

  April 3, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 The cost of boating in Idaho is about to get more expensive, but it’s worth it. This week the Legislature sent a receptive Gov. Butch Otter a bill that will …