A prevention program can help stop aquatic invasive species from being introduced.
Traveling with plants attached to your boat/trailer in Washington State is:
Aquatic invasive species can clog water intake pipes and impede the flow of water to municipal water supplies, irrigation operations, and power plants.
Zebra and quagga mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces tightly like superglue and are very difficult to remove without high pressure, hot water.
Boating is a primary pathway for the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species to and from Whatcom County lakes.
If you boat on a lake infested with Eurasian watermilfoil or other aquatic weeds, what is the best way to prevent the plants from spreading somewhere else?
Zebra and quagga mussels can attach themselves to hard surfaces but can be removed quite easily with a damp cloth.
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