Tom Woolf

This season, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is closing down watercraft inspection stations in areas where risk of aquatic invasive species coming from out-of-state boats is considered low.

Inspectors are finding a rash of boats carrying invasive species into Montana, though the boating season’s busiest stretch is yet to come.

Watercraft inspectors in Montana have intercepted a record number of boats carrying invasive mussels this season.

A coalition of state, federal, tribal and private organizations dedicated to protecting the Columbia River Watershed from aquatic invasive species (AIS)…

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks received nearly $900,000 to combat invasive mussels on Tuesday.The $837,000 grant comes from the U.S. Bureau of…

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks intercepted 14 boats this summer carrying an invasive mussel that has the potential to topple Montana’s recreation…

Some boats coming into Montana from Lake Powell will be locked to their trailers for a mandatory quarantine period of up to 30 days in response to the…

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Thursday announced it detected additional evidence of invasive mussels in one eastern Montana reservoir last summer. The…

Update: This is an extended version of the story we posted Thursday, Oct. 12, the original text is at the bottom of this post.Along a rocky shoreline at…

A new group that aims to harmonize Montana’s response to invasive mussels, and prevent the economic and environmental damage they can cause, met for the…