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Fred Greaves/CalMattersMost ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16 ships. Experts say invaders like mussels are inevitable under current rules and enforcement. -
Courtesy of Washington Department Of Fish And WildlifeThe effects of the invasive quagga mussel, which only grows to the size of a thumbnail, extend beyond the natural ecology and into the built environment. Removing and keeping clusters of the mussels out of pipes could cost the state billions.
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The Eastern Oregon landscape stretches out to the horizon, an area some people call "the sagebrush sea." But it's not all sagebrush... non-native grasses鈥� -
The 2011 Tohuku earthquake and tsunami in Japan sent plenty of debris across the Pacific. Boats, docks, and more ended up on Oregon beaches. And they were鈥� -
You've probably got a list of animals you'd never think about hurting. But what if those animals were crowding out other animals you valued? That is the鈥� -
Crater Lake is basking in its winter magnificence. There's been so much snow this winter, the rim of the lake has been unreachable by car for extended鈥�
