09-12-11 AIS Management MtgMEETING NOTICE
A majority of the Shorewood City Council members
may be in attendance at this meeting.
New Tool Against Zebra Mussels – Hear From the Inventor
When: Monday, September 12
4:30 p.m. Presentation
5:30 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar and Hors d’oeuvres
Where: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Board Room
2117 West River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Dr. Daniel Malloy, a leading expert on zebra mussels, will be in Minneapolis on Monday, September 12
to share his exciting research on how to manage this aquatic invasive species. Malloy, who recently left
his position as Director of the New York State Museum’s Field Research lab to found a consulting firm,
discovered a naturally-occurring bacterial strain that is fatal to zebra and quagga mussels, but does not
pose an apparent danger to the environment or other non-target organisms. This biological control
method is now being commercialized under the product name Zequanox™.
Dr. Malloy’s visit is made possible by Minnesota Waters in collaboration with the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Earlier in the day, he’ll conduct a
dive in Lake Nokomis, which has been designated infested with zebra mussels, but none have been
discovered in the water body, to date.
Learn more about his new approach to zebra mussels and how it could be used on lakes in the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. We hope you can join us!