Scout combats invasive species

  • Carson Collins, left, assists Declan Howell with checking a zebra mussel settlement sampler on Inks Lake to make sure none of the invasive species have latched onto the device. Declan’s Eagle Scout project will help serve as an early warning system for Inks Lake. Contributed
    Carson Collins, left, assists Declan Howell with checking a zebra mussel settlement sampler on Inks Lake to make sure none of the invasive species have latched onto the device. Declan’s Eagle Scout project will help serve as an early warning system for Inks Lake. Contributed
  • Declan Howell, a Life Scout with Troop 70 in Austin, installed 23 new zebra mussel settlement samplers for his Eagle Scout project. Contributed
    Declan Howell, a Life Scout with Troop 70 in Austin, installed 23 new zebra mussel settlement samplers for his Eagle Scout project. Contributed
Austin Boy Scout Declan Howell has installed 23 new zebra mussel settlement samplers around Inks Lake, one of the four remaining lakes in the greater Austin area not currently infested by the invasive species. Declan’s Eagle Scout project will help serve as an early warning system for Inks Lake for invasive zebra mussels by placing the samplers around the lake and engaging residents around the…

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