On a hillside above the Salmon River, Kyle Smith, his setter, and I stood there and panted. Still catching our breath from the climb, we looked down to see a fish break the water’s surface. The big ...

BOISE, Idaho — The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous. Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a ...

The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous. Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a nickel, state ...

Officials in Idaho are trying to keep quagga mussels like these mussels found in Lake Mead, Nevada, from taking over the Snake River in Idaho. (Courtesy of Dave Britton/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...

Idaho state officials this fall plan to continue treatments to eradicate quagga mussels, an invasive species threatening the state’s ecosystem, after they found larvae remaining in the Snake River, ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has lifted a hunting, fishing and trapping closure on a section of the Snake River that had been in place for more than 18 months due to an ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Idaho state officials this fall plan to continue efforts to eradicate quagga mussels, an invasive species threating the state's ecosystem, with another round of chemical treatments in the Snake River.

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) continues quagga mussel treatment in an effort to eradicate the invasive species in the Snake River. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, ISDA and ...