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Article: Suspected zebra mussels found in Big Cedar Lake
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2000
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Suspected zebra mussels found in Big Cedar Lake
Divers find scattering of alien mollusks; state lab must confirm
species
By DON BEHM
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Friday, August 18, 2000
Town of West Bend -- Divers found about a dozen mollusks suspected
of being alien zebra mussels scattered throughout Big Cedar Lake on
Thursday afternoon.
The discovery confirmed fears of lake residents who organized the
search and also indicated that the invading species could easily
spread downstream in Cedar Creek to Little Cedar Lake, said William
Genthe, chairman of the Big Cedar Lake Protection and Rehabilitation
District.
If state researchers later confirm their identity as zebra
mussels, Big Cedar ...