Quagga mussel veligers and adults on a pipe. Photo by Dan Bennett.

Mussels, oysters and mosquitos

by Alison Hawkes

September 26, 2012

Your Wednesday News Digest!

California Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill aimed at controlling the invasion of quagga and zebra mussels. [Association fo California Water Agencies]
California Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill placing two year moratorium on state park closures, injects $30 million into parks and another $10 million in matching grants [San Jose Mercury News]
First case of West Nile virus since 2005 appears in SF [SF Weekly]
Growing acidity in oceans are harming oysters and other species with shells; scientists studying oceans off CA for answers. [KQED Climate Watch]

About the Author

Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues. She co-founded Way Out West, a site dedicated to covering Bay Area environmental news.