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your homegrown newspaper May 1, 2024
Vol. 20, No. 33
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Sandpiper scholarships pg. 6
SUMMER GODDARD / VALLEY JOURNAL
Phil Matson, a research coordinator with the Flathead Lake Biological Station, explains to students how easy it is to unknowingly transport microscopic mussel larvae (veligers) as they can survive in standing water for three days. Clean, drain and dry are the aquatic invasive species prevention steps for anyone bringing watercraft to Montana waters.
Annual mussel walk highlights importance of prevention By Summer Godddard Valley Journal
Arbor Day planting pg. 14
FLATHEAD LAKE — A tiny creature that poses a huge threat to Flathead Lake was the
subject of an annual mussel walk event held April 24 at Salish Point in Polson. Polson Middle School seventh graders cycled through six stations that explained what
quagga and zebra mussels are, how they’re detected, the consequences their introduction poses to the lake’s ecosystem, as well as the preventative measures being taken to keep them from enter-
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ing. The educational event is a collaboration among the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Aquatic Invasive Species see page 2