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Boaters must stop at Idaho’s summer-season invasive species check stations

Bob Allred shows some of the zebra mussels Friday that came off the stern of a 57-foot powerboat from the Great Lakes. (Associated Press)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Bob Allred shows some of the zebra mussels Friday that came off the stern of a 57-foot powerboat from the Great Lakes. (Associated Press)
Bob Allred shows some of the zebra mussels Friday that came off the stern of a 57-foot powerboat from the Great Lakes. (Associated Press)

BOATING — North Idaho has five invasive species boat inspection sites open through Sept. 9 to check boats for zebra and Quagga mussels that could infest the state’s waters.

The state Agriculture Department’s Invasive Species Program is operating the sites 7 a.m.-7 p.m. as follows:

  • Cedars, on westbound Interstate 90 at Fourth of July Pass.
  • Huetter Rest Stop, on westbound I-90 between Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene.
  • Garwood, moved this year to Highway 53 (Trent) near the state line.
  • Old Town on Highway 2 east of Newport.
  • Samuels on Highway 95 north of Sandpoint.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog