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...a Wisconsin plankton net. We preserved the samples with alcohol and mailed the samples to Gary Montz at the DNR lab in St. Paul for analysis. Gary Montz looked at the water samples through a microscope on Aug. 6."He did not find any zebra...
...concern over exotic species and attention to zebra mussels prevented what could have been a very serious situation," said Gary Montz, a DNR research scientist in St. Paul. "This incident shows how easily zebra mussels can be transported across many...
...indicate that reproduction has occurred. "This suggests that zebra mussels were in the lake prior to this season," said Gary Montz, DNR aquatic invertebrate biologist. Zebra mussels impact a lake in a number of ways. Native mussels are wiped out...
...invasion of the Brainerd lakes area and beyond. "A lot will depend on the boaters who use (Ossawinnamakee)," said Gary Montz, an aquatic biologist with the DNR. "If people take the time to remove the vegetation from their boats and drain all...
...happen to fish and other aquatic life in Ossawinnamakee. According to the DNR, the fishery won't necessarily decline. Gary Montz, the DNR's zebra mussel expert, said Michigan has more than 400 lakes with mussels and Wisconsin more than 100 with...
...Lacs. "This is certainly not welcome news, especially given that Mille Lacs is a popular fishing destination," said Gary Montz, the DNR's zebra mussel coordinator. "It is critical that boaters take extra precautions to prevent any spread...
...have been found in Brainerd's Rice Lake, a discovery that's "extremely serious for the Mississippi River," said Gary Montz, zebra mussel coordinator for the DNR. Gil Millette, a 14-year-old Brainerd boy, found a single mussel last Sunday...
"Our lakes, streams and rivers have enough stress on them and they don't need something else like this." -Gary Montz, research scientist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, on the arrival of the New Zealand mudsnail.
...but not enough to host a major colony. Yet when the DNR checked the lake last fall every weed had zebra mussels. Gary Montz, an aquatic biologist with the DNR, said the mussels can survive and reproduce in a soft-bottom lake, but the numbers...
...extensive shoreline evaluations over the past two years. Ever resourceful, Kevin did some digging and sent a photo to Gary Montz, research scientist and aquatic invertebrate biologist in the DNR's division of ecological resources in St. Paul...