Higher fees will support inspections, decontamination and other efforts aimed at preventing invasive mussels from reaching additional waterways. SACRAMENTO — California boaters who operate registered recreational vessels in freshwater will pay more for the state’s Mussel Fee Sticker under a new…
SACRAMENTO — The invasive golden mussel has been digging into boaters’ pocketbooks since they were first discovered in the California Delta and O’Neill Forebay in October 2024, and the initiation of an additional mussel fee specifically for the golden mussel will add…
What you need to know: The Mussel Fee Sticker increase will help expand critical prevention efforts as invasive golden mussels continue to spread in California. SACRAMENTO — California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) today announced an increase to…
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LAKE TAHOE (KOLO) - Boat inspectors at Lake Tahoe say they have intercepted 10 boats laden with the invasive Golden Mussels species this season. Officials with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency say the 10 craft that were intercepted were a part of 5,200 inspections…
October 26, 2026 / 6:19 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Invasive golden mussels continue to spread through California waterways, increasing concerns about damage to water infrastructure, threats to agriculture and rising costs for boaters and communities. The issue was the focus of a public discussion…
Updated on: April 10, 2024 / 10:02 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento SACRAMENTO -- Are state and federal water pumps killing critically endangered fish species? Environmental activists say it is a well-documented problem in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that is now out of control. They…
California boaters will now face a higher fee to use the state’s lakes, rivers and other waterways as officials expand their efforts to fight invasive golden mussels. The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways announced that the cost…
(WJAR) — Several trees along the road were decorated with artificial webs for the Halloween season, prompting concerns online that the material could entangle birds and leave them injured. “I don't think it's harmful at all because the leaves are falling…
California lawmakers have already made a decisive move in the battle against golden mussels, the tiny bivalves that are clogging waterways and pipes in the Delta. But it’s a waiting game in Congress. There, the race is on to see…
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