Zebra and quagga mussels can attach themselves to hard surfaces but can be removed quite easily with a damp cloth.

Once an aquatic invasive species becomes established in a waterbody, it becomes increasingly difficult and costly to manage the population.

Eurasian watermilfoil has NOT been found growing in any lake in Whatcom County.

People who live on Lake Whatcom or Lake Samish and keep their boat on the lake and never take it anywhere else do not need to buy an AIS Permit or to get their watercraft inspected.

Aquatic invasive species can clog water intake pipes and impede the flow of water to municipal water supplies, irrigation operations, and power plants.

Boating is a primary pathway for the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species to and from Whatcom County lakes.

Quagga and zebra mussels came to North America in the ballast tanks and on the anchor chains of large, transoceanic ships that entered the Great Lakes.