A boat blanketed in invasive golden mussels was stopped just in time at a Folsom Lake decontamination site Saturday, preventing the destructive species from entering one of California’s most popular reservoirs.
The vessel arrived at Mello Marine in Folsom for the mandatory decontamination and tagging required before launching into the lake. During the inspection, workers spotted clusters of golden mussels clinging to the underside of the hull.
“You can see them underneath here. But as you closer examine it, there’s mussels all over the bottom of the boat,” Sally Mello, owner of Mello Marine, told KCRA.
Mello said her team has decontaminated…
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