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Invasive, Golden Mussels are Found in North America for the First Time
The golden mussel is an invasive species that has used the ballast water of ships to spread to many places, and wreak havoc ... | Earth And The Environment ...
‘Immediate threat’: Mussel invades Northern California’s Delta, first time in North America
A native of ... hydroelectric plants to water supply systems. The mussels, for example, reportedly clogged the intake pipes ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Invasive Mussels Recently Spotted in California Mark a First for North America
With a name like golden mussels, it may seem like the freshwater bivalve now making headlines in California belongs in the ...
12 heat- and drought-tolerant desert plants to add to your home's landscape
As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.
For brilliant foliage, look no further than native trees
Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, ...
Davis Enterprise4d
Invasive mussel adds to delta's woes
From the glittery bling of its name, the golden mussel sounds like it could be California’s state bivalve.  Unfortunately, ...
LAist4d
Mussel threat looms
in Merced County. The context: Its appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the mussel’s first confirmed detection ...
A giant rodent threatens the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It’s time for Whac-A-Mole | Opinion
The 20-pound nutria, native to South America, has somehow managed to establish a population in the Suisun Marsh.