Curtain fully installed at Clear Lake
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This article was published 09/08/2024 (650 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Parks Canada has completed the installation of a containment curtain meant to prevent the spread of zebra mussels from Boat Cove to other parts of Clear Lake at Riding Mountain National Park, according to a spokesperson for the federal agency.
Last month, snorkelers found one live zebra mussel and one partial shell in Boat Cove.
Water samples taken from Boat Cove in June also tested positive for zebra mussel environmental DNA.
Last week, Parks Canada revoked permission for the Martese tour boat to operate after eDNA was detected in a sample taken near the lake’s marina.
With the installation of the curtain, a swath of Boat Cove west of the pier at Wasagaming townsite has been closed, though visitors can still access the trailhead on the west side of the cove.
The area between the east side of the pier and the shore parallel to it in Boat Cove is open to swimmers except for a 20-metre buffer zone around the curtain.
Anyone found violating this closure order could be charged under the National Parks Act and face a fine of up to $25,000.
Should Parks Canada decide to use potassium chloride, also known as potash, as a pesticide to eliminate the mussels, the curtains will help prevent it from spreading to other parts of the lake.
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