The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is warning that more needs to be done to avoid a massive cost to taxpayers on the heels of the B.C. government announcing June as Invasive Species Action Month.
That cost would come from the invasion of zebra and quagga mussels into B.C.’s lakes, something the OBWB is saying the government isn’t doing enough to prevent.
“Everybody needs more awareness. I think there’s a lot more invasive species than zebra and quagga mussels, so it’s a broad-based invasive species education month,” said Anna Warwick Sears, executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board. “We personally want to see a lot more action on keeping these zebra and quagga mussels out.”
Dale Boyd – Penticton Western News – Jun 9, 2015.
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