Mussels Are Disappearing From Kentucky Rivers. Researchers Explain Why iheart.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iheart.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PENDLETON COUNTY — Wendell Haag wades through the cool, moving water of the Licking River, his eyes scanning across the silty bed for the distinctive shells he’s studied for decades.
In Kentucky's rivers, researchers try to understand where the mussels have gone wkms.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wkms.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Editor's note:This is the seventeenth article in an occasional series on small lakes in central and eastern Kentucky.Williamstown Lake is east of Interstate-75 in Grant County, reached via US
The zebra mussels are problematic for Kentucky's native mussels, as they compete with native fish and mussel species and can impair water and power infrastructure