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Idaho Department of Agriculture details expanded 2024 response to quagga mussels on the Mid‑Snake River
Summary
Agency leaders from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture told the Senate Agriculture Committee they doubled sampling statewide and mounted an expanded chemical response after quagga mussel veligers were detected on the Mid‑Snake River in 2024.
Agency leaders from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) told the Senate Agriculture Committee they expanded monitoring and mounted an aggressive, multi‑partner response after small numbers of quagga mussel veligers were detected in the Mid‑Snake River in 2024.
Chanel Tewall, director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, told the committee the department’s efforts are grounded in state law and described three public takeaways: the state’s Invasive Species Act (2008) directs the program’s work; Idaho has taken actions other states or federal agencies would not; and the department intends to “marry the best available science and the best data we can with common sense” in its response.
Nick Zervflo (Bureau Chief,…
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