Zebra mussels threaten infrastructure and native ecosystems. Utah and Colorado are ramping up efforts to detect and contain them.

Quagga mussels also clog water infrastructure and cling to marinas and docks at Lake Powell.

(Caroline Llanes / Rocky Mountain Community Radio) Colorado Parks and Wildlife invasive species specialist Maddie Baker looks for zebra mussels near the shore of East West Lake in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Zebra mussels threaten infrastructure and native ecosystems. Utah and Colorado are ramping up efforts to detect and contain them.

Quagga mussels also clog water infrastructure and cling to marinas and docks at Lake Powell.

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