After 2023 scare, Idaho cracks down on destructive invasive species

BOISE, Idaho — Utah's northern neighbor is taking on a pesky invasive species that knows no boundaries. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a new funding bill last week that includes $6.6 million for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to prevent and monitor quagga mussels from impacting the state, after the state was successful in efforts to combat the species in the Snake River last year. "An unchecked spread of quagga mussels has the potential to cost Idaho hundreds of millions of dollars in direct and indirect costs," Little said,...