Fourth Kansas lake to document presence of troublesome species The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in Perry Reservoir. KDWP’s aquatic nuisance species specialist Jason Goeckler sent SCUBA divers to investigate on Tuesday, Oct. 10th, after a Perry boater contacted him about a sin ... Read More

July 20, 2012EMPORIA – Officials with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the Wolf Creek Generating Station announced Friday that zebra mussels have been found in Coffey County Lake. Officials knew it was a matter of time before zebra mussels appeared in the lake near Burlington because the aquatic nuisance species (ANS) ha ... Read More

PRATT– The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Geary State Fishing Lake in Geary County. Zebra mussel larvae, also called veligers, were detected in routine samples collected by KDWPT staff. With this discovery, staff returned to the lake and located an established pop ... Read More

Boater, angler precautions critical to contain further spread PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Marion Reservoir. An angler reported finding a single zebra mussel in the Cottonwood Point area of the reservoir during the past weekend. KDWP biologist Jason Goeckler investigated im ... Read More

November 1, 2012Wyandotte County Lake the latest to be infested with invasive speciesEMPORIA—During regular monitoring efforts, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) officials discovered zebra mussel veligers (larval stage) in Wyandotte County Lake, which is located at Leavenworth Rd. and 92nd St. in Kansas City. Adult zebra ... Read More

Could affect Council Grove Reservoir, Emporia water supplyPRATT — In late June, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) research biologists received a report that a zebra mussel had been found in Council Grove City Lake. On June 28, aquatic nuisance species (ANS) specialist Jason Goeckler, fisheries biologist Craig Johnson, and a fisher ... Read More

Sept. 5, 2013Glen Elder Reservoir (Waconda Lake) and Lake Wabaunsee have the invasive speciesTOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Glen Elder Reservoir (Waconda Lake) in Mitchell County and Lake Wabaunsee in Wabaunsee County. Zebra mussels are bean-sized mollusks wit ... Read More

"Clean, drain, dry" keys to prevention; online video demonstrates prevention techniquesPRATT -- Last summer, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Marion Reservoir. While the implications of this discovery are bad news for Marion, anglers and boaters need to be aware that the th ... Read More

"Clean, drain, dry" keys to prevention; online video demonstrates prevention techniquesLast summer, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Marion Reservoir. While the implications of this discovery are bad news for Marion, anglers and boaters need to be aware that the threat is no ... Read More

September 20, 2012Popular state fishing lake latest to be infested with aquatic nuisance speciesEMPORIA – Officials with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism have confirmed the presence of zebra mussels at Chase State Fishing Lake located in Chase County, 2 ½ miles west of Cottonwood Falls. In regular testing, biologists identif ... Read More