Beginning this month, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will resume seasonal operations for aquatic invasive species check stations across Wyoming. These mandatory stations help ensure watercraft are not bringing invasive species of mussels into the state’s waterways. “Wyoming is one of few places in the country that hasn’t detected invasive zebra or quagga mussels in the water,” Game and Fish AIS Coordinator Josh Leonard said. “Our agency is working to keep it that way, and make sure these destructive species stay out of the state’s waters.” Leonard said any out-of-state boater, as well as Wyoming residents who have taken their watercraft outside the state, need to go through the inspection checkpoints.

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