The Battle River Watershed Alliance’s invasive mussel monitoring program works with landowners around lakes in the Battle River and Sounding Creek watersheds to monitor for aquatic invasive species such as Quagga mussels and Zebra mussels. Monthly monitoring is done by tying a substrate (a PVC pipe filled with concrete) to the end of a dock, where mussels can latch on, grow, and be detected. If you’re someone with access to a lake and a dock or other shoreline structure, consider becoming a part of our invasive mussel monitoring citizen science team and help protect the aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure of our watersheds.
Invasive Mussel Monitoring in the Battle River Watershed
