Quagga mussels on a boat propeller The county Board of Supervisors will consider appropriating $1.75 million on Tuesday to fund the state’s quagga and zebra mussel inspection and education program at Castaic and Pyramid lakes. Quagga and zebra (dreissenid) mussels are invasive, non-native species that...

Now that the weather has turned the public’s fancy to boating, inspectors at Castaic, Pyramid and Piru Lake are busy making sure that boaters are being safe – no boating under the influence, or “BUI” – and that their boats are free of quagga and zebra mussels, invasive species that are wreaking...

Quagga mussels on a boat propeller | Photo: NPS   All boats and other craft going out on Castaic Lake are subject to mandatory inspection  – and are in fact being inspected before they hit the water. California Fish and Game officials are keeping a wary eye out for one particular type of contraband:...