KEEP FLATHEAD LAKE FREE OF INVASIVE MUSSELS $1.5 Lake front property along Flathead Lake is currently valued at 6 to 8 billion dollars. Invasive mussels our mission is to develop and implement programs and strategies designed Billion would cause a 13 to 19% drop in property values within 3 years (a to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the Flathead Reservation, and to help contain control and where possible, eradicate aquatic invasive species already present on the Reservation. $1.5 billion drop). $95 Impacts to tourism, hydropower, and intrastructure (irrigation systems, Million power facilities. and municipal water supply and treatment) could coat more than $95 million a year. PREVENTION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. IT'S UP TO YOU! CLEAN. DRAIN. DRY. Yr. Once established, invasive mussels will be here forever. They are virtually impossible to remove. The ONLY solution is PREVENTION. Tiny, razor-sharp shells would coat and clog every hard surface of the lake-rocks, boats, docks & dams. FOR VER! Invasive Mussels - Would Ravage Dry the Lake Environment Dry all items completely before launching the watercraft into another body of water. Allow at least five days for your boat, trailer, and equipment to completely dry before launching Zebra and quagga mussels devastate native species by stripping the food web of plankton, into other waters. and that has a cascading effect throughout the ecosystem. Lack of food causes populations of native trout, whitefish and native mussel species to plummet. Invasive mussels typically cause harmful algal blooms and permanently after water quality in a way that impacts aquatic life and even human health. In November 2016, state officials announced the first documented Missouri presence of zebra and quagga River mussels in Montana, after positive tests at sites in the Missouri River System. Drain Drain onto land all water from bait buckets, live wells, pumps, motor, bilges, and remove drain plugs. Eliminate all water BEFORE tations. If you use your high pressure washer LEAVING an area where you have had your boat and trailer. The future of Flathead Lake, the Crown Jewel of the Crown of the Continent, Is up to us. You can help ensure the lake's future by preventing invasive mussels from Clean Clean off all plants, animals, and mud from your watercraft (canoes, kayak, boat) and equipment (boots, waders, fishing gear). Use a high pressure washer or available power washing YOU or a car wash, make sure the water goes into a contained-water holding area. Rinse with very hot water. (140 F). reaching the lake. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department www.csktnomussels.org email: erik.hanson@cskt.org (406) 675-2700 ext. 7280 KEEP FLATHEAD LAKE FREE OF INVASIVE MUSSELS $1.5 Lake front property along Flathead Lake is currently valued at 6 to 8 billion dollars. Invasive mussels our mission is to develop and implement programs and strategies designed Billion would cause a 13 to 19% drop in property values within 3 years (a to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the Flathead Reservation, and to help contain control and where possible, eradicate aquatic invasive species already present on the Reservation. $1.5 billion drop). $95 Impacts to tourism, hydropower, and intrastructure (irrigation systems, Million power facilities. and municipal water supply and treatment) could coat more than $95 million a year. PREVENTION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. IT'S UP TO YOU! CLEAN. DRAIN. DRY. Yr. Once established, invasive mussels will be here forever. They are virtually impossible to remove. The ONLY solution is PREVENTION. Tiny, razor-sharp shells would coat and clog every hard surface of the lake-rocks, boats, docks & dams. FOR VER! Invasive Mussels - Would Ravage Dry the Lake Environment Dry all items completely before launching the watercraft into another body of water. Allow at least five days for your boat, trailer, and equipment to completely dry before launching Zebra and quagga mussels devastate native species by stripping the food web of plankton, into other waters. and that has a cascading effect throughout the ecosystem. Lack of food causes populations of native trout, whitefish and native mussel species to plummet. Invasive mussels typically cause harmful algal blooms and permanently after water quality in a way that impacts aquatic life and even human health. In November 2016, state officials announced the first documented Missouri presence of zebra and quagga River mussels in Montana, after positive tests at sites in the Missouri River System. Drain Drain onto land all water from bait buckets, live wells, pumps, motor, bilges, and remove drain plugs. Eliminate all water BEFORE tations. If you use your high pressure washer LEAVING an area where you have had your boat and trailer. The future of Flathead Lake, the Crown Jewel of the Crown of the Continent, Is up to us. You can help ensure the lake's future by preventing invasive mussels from Clean Clean off all plants, animals, and mud from your watercraft (canoes, kayak, boat) and equipment (boots, waders, fishing gear). Use a high pressure washer or available power washing YOU or a car wash, make sure the water goes into a contained-water holding area. Rinse with very hot water. (140 F). reaching the lake. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department www.csktnomussels.org email: erik.hanson@cskt.org (406) 675-2700 ext. 7280