Pennsylvania's Zebra and Quagga Mussel Monitoring Network
Supported in part by the Pennsylvania Sea Grant program
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

     None at this time - Please check back later

PAST TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES::

  • Blue Marsh Monitoring Workshop
    View the brochure from the September 27, 2008 workshop that was held at Blue Marsh Lake in Leesport, PA:
    view brochure

  • Philadelphia Area Monitoring Workshop
    View the brochure for the October 18, 2008 Half-Day Training Workshop for Citizen Volunteers and Teachers that was held in Philadelphia, PA:
    view brochure

  • Stemming the Tide: Zebra and Quagga Mussel Summit
    View the brochure from the November 14, 2007 Summit that was held in in Harrisburg, PA:

2009

The Pennsylvania Zebra and Quagga Mussel Monitoring Network is highlighted in the May 2009 Erie Times-News in Education page

2008
November 24, 2008: Zebra Mussels Found on Susquehanna River at Conowingo Dam in Maryland
DEP Press Release

2007
July 3, 2007: Zebra Mussels found in Tioga County Lake
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Press Release

February 1, 2007: Public Asked to Help Stop Spread of Quagga Mussel DFG Opens Toll-Free Information Line
Department of Fish and Game Press Release

2005
July 13, 2005: Zebra Mussels Found in Warren Country Stream
DEP Press Release

2004
July 15, 2004: Zebra Mussels recently found on Susquehanna River's Main Stem, Posing Serious Threats to Downstream Waters and Chesapeake Bay
DEP Press Release

2000
October 20, 2000: Zebra Mussels Found in Edinboro Lake, Prevention Measures Outlined
DEP Press Release

 

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Pennsylvania Sea Grant Department of Environmental ProtectionClear into the Future  PA Coastal Zone Management Program

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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Philadelphia Water Department
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Normandeau Associates, Inc.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Erie County Department of Health
Exelon Corporation