
Washburn-Burnett Counties Mobilizing Against Zebra Mussels
Recent updates from the McKenzie Lakes Area Zebra Mussel Management Team: the 2018 Progress & Planning Report and the Rapid Response Plan for newly detected populations.
From the Fish Lake Property Owners Association: Ways to Zap Zebra Mussels
In October 2016, an alert property owner found two zebra mussels on the southern shore of Big McKenzie Lake which straddles the Burnett-Washburn County line. The Wisconsin DNR’s follow-up inspections found one more at the same location and six at the northeast corner of the lake. Also in October, a single zebra mussel was found in Polk County’s Deer Lake.
These are the first zebra mussels found in