UNDATED -- With news of zebra mussels discovered in a Stearns County lake, the DNR is again reminding shoreland owners to check for invasive species when removing docks, rafts and boat lifts this fall.
The DNR asks you to carefully check the equipments to make sure there are no invasive species like zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and New Zealand mudsnails attached...
Some local governments and lake associations that have grown frustrated with Minnesota's lack of progress in combating aquatic invasive species are changing their focus from prevention to cure. Among them is the Gull Chain of Lakes Association, which took the lead in the fight against invasive species in eight popular lakes near Brainerd.
The number of zebra mussels on Lake Mille Lacs has dropped this year for the first time since they were found in 2005. Minnesota outdoors officials say a survey this week found about 1,070 zebra mussels per square foot.
State wildlife officials say adult zebra mussels have been found in Cross Lake and Lower Hay Lake - two of the 14 lakes in the Whitefish chain in central Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirms that zebra mussels have been found in Sand Lake in Itasca County. DNR experts confirmed the finding of a homeowner who found adult zebra mussels attached to a dock removed from Sand Lake last fall.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a new treatment failed to kill zebra mussels in two lakes. The DNR used copper sulfate, a chemical commonly used to treat lakes for swimmers' itch, to treat Lake Irene in Douglas County and Rose Lake in Otter Tail County.
Officials are investigating the report of a zebra mussel in Lake Minnewaska near Glenwood. Lakeshore residents recently found what appears to be an adult zebra mussel attached to a boat seat mount that was submerged in the water.