Boaters and paddlers are being encouraged to stay up to date with the strengthened procedures at Lake Tahoe this summer to protect the lake from the spread of aquatic invasive species. The Lake Tahoe watercraft inspection stations, boat launches, and marinas are opening for the 2025 boating season, and now is the time to be informed of new and mandatory procedures before heading to the water this year. Changes this year include mandatory decontaminations and additional processing time for motorized boats traveling from other areas, as well as more roving non-motorized inspectors at popular recreation areas. … Those closures or restrictions are in place on some waterways close to Lake Tahoe, including Lake Tahoe: Folsom Lake, Lake Clementine, Camanche Reservoir, Castaic Lake, Woodward Reservoir, and others.

Other golden mussels news:

• KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): Free, daily boat inspections to change at Folsom Lake next week
• YubaNet (Nevada City, Calif.): Nevada Irrigation District takes steps to combat invasive golden mussel threat