Invasive Species

A new report from the state Department of Game, Fish & Parks details its efforts to fight zebra mussels, but a current and former lawmaker say more could be done to contain the aquatic invasive species.

The emerald ash borer, an invasive species native to northeastern Asia, has been detected in Minnehaha and Lincoln County. The newest identification was confirmed near Crooks in Minnehaha County.

The invasive emerald ash borer continues to spread in South Dakota. The beetle was confirmed near Crooks in Minnehaha County this month alongside Lincoln County and other areas around Minnehaha County.

Zebra mussels have been a major problem in Midwestern and Great Lakes waterways for more than three decades when the invasive species was brought over by…

In The Moment ... August 22, 2019 Show 643 Hour 2Governor Kristi Noem has entered the fight against the invasive zebra mussel in South Dakota.Kevin Woster…

In The Moment ... August 6, 2019 Show 631 Hour 1The discovery of zebra mussels in a second Missouri River reservoir has prompted Governor Kristi Noem to…

In The Moment ... May 23, 2019 Show 582 Hour 1"Byron and the Bigheads - it sounds like a pretty good name for a rock group," Kevin Woster writes in his…

Some environmental groups are blaming the EPA for not doing enough to control invasive species like zebra mussels. This week a coalition of groups won a…

The invasive species of zebra mussels have been found in Lewis and Clark Lake. The Game Fish and Parks found mussels attached to boats on the Yankton…

South Dakota was one of the last states east of the Rocky Mountains to be free of invasive zebra and quagga mussels. But that changed last fall. A single…