Tina Kotek on June 24. The bill increases the cost of invasive species boating permits for motorized and non-motorized boats by $3 per year. More strikingly, it expands the ...

Boat inspections are among the few weapons in California’s arsenal for protecting its lakes and reservoirs from being invaded by the golden mussel. The destructive mussels were found in October ...

Inspection stations set up by multiple agencies have already intercepted boats contaminated with golden mussels bound for lakes Tahoe, Folsom, Berryessa and Oroville ...