Recent favorable detection locations include the Shoshone Falls Pool, Pillar Falls, and the Twin Falls Reservoir behind the Twin Falls Hydroelectric Facility.
Those that recreate the snake must have their boats hot washed. Thanks to the legislature they’ll be sampling more and have two additional hot wash stations.
Gov. Brad Little, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt and staff, along with legislators, gathered to sign Senate Bill 1372 on Wednesday.
For people who have or plan to spend time on the open parts of the Snake River that were once impacted by the Quagga Mussel closures there’s been some changes to know about.
While anticipation to get back on the river is known, there’s reasons why it remains closed. ISDA will continue to take samples to confirm that the Natrix treatment was effective
Idaho State Department of Agriculture and the Idaho Fish and Game have announced a portion of the Snake River will be reopened to the public on Thursday, October 19
There will be a follow-up Electrofishing survey beginning next week to get an idea of the impact of the treatment on the fish population. The survey will help determine if the fish that were tagged prior to the treatment, survived, died, moved down street or completely left the system.
The copper levels were dissipating as the department had anticipated. ISDA will continue to monitor the river in the treatment areas in the weeks ahead.
What Fish and Game doesn’t know is to what extent the mortality will be just yet. The department wants people to know that the Natrix doesn’t poison the fish.
“It is unclear what that level of mortality is going to be and that’s why we were out there ahead of time marking fish for that part of the evaluation,”
A possible Federal Government shutdown should not impact the Idaho State Department of Agricultures Quagga Mussel Action Plan as they are not relying on federal resources for funding
On Thursday, the Twin Falls County Commissioners announced they will be extending the closure to the Centennial Park Waterfront for another three weeks.
It’s been nine days since the Idaho State Department of Agriculture discovered the presence of Quagga Mussel larvae in Centennial Park, and the work is still far from over.
The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office continues to urge residents to abide by water closures as they work to prevent the Quagga Mussel larvae from spreading
On Rise and Shine, we were joined by the Fish and Game Regional communications manager for the Magic Valley Region Terry Thompson. He spoke on the agency’s efforts in combating the Quagga Mussel
The Idaho Department of Agriculture continues to evaluate the current state of the Quagga Mussel situation discovered last week at Centennial Park. But County officials are seeing people ignore the warning signs... literally.
“We want hunters and anglers to choose other areas to hunt or fish until the closure is lifted so that the Idaho Department of Agriculture can continue to safely assess the extent of quagga mussels in the Snake River.”
They started by taking new samples from different sections of the river, those are expected back soon. But the work they’re doing to stop the spread of the Quagga continues.
