•182 substrates
–Oregon
–Washington
–Idaho
–Montana
–Wyoming
–North Dakota
–Utah
–Arizona
Volunteer Monitoring for Zebra Mussels
 Education
•
Right now, we have 182 substrates located in 8 western states. In many places, individual volunteers monitor for zebra mussels, but in some places a coordinator either handles the monitoring or collects results from other individuals and reports to the Zebra Mussel Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator. For example, Lynn Schlueter in North Dakota is in charge of nine substrates, including six at Lake Sakakawea. Another resource manager, Don Archer, coordinates all of the sampling in Utah.
We’d love to enlist more volunteer monitors, of course, especially in the Missouri River Valley. This area may be at particular risk for zebra mussel infestation, because many sites are within a day’s drive of infested waters.