{"id":307910,"date":"2026-05-09T17:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/307910\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:14:32","slug":"kern-supervisors-poised-to-declare-local-emergency-over-invasive-golden-mussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/307910\/","title":{"rendered":"Kern supervisors poised to declare local emergency over invasive golden mussels"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Kern County officials are preparing to take emergency action over the spread of invasive golden mussels and are seeking help from the state.<\/p>\n

According to an agenda, the Kern County Board of Supervisors is expected to declare a state of emergency in Kern County next week regarding invasive golden mussels. The board is seeking help from Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, May 12.<\/p>\n

Golden mussels are impacting the environment through loss of native and game fish through competition of the same food sources and as a contributor to harmful, fish-killing algae blooms, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"FILE<\/p>\n

FILE – Workers doing maintenance on a pump near Five Points along the California Aqueduct. The pump was clogged due to golden mussels. (Photo: FOX26 Photojournalist Bert Montelongo)<\/p>\n

The department said recreational impacts of the mussel include waterbody closures, mandatory inspections, increased launch and\/or entry fees, and reduced numbers of fish and shellfish for consumption.<\/p>\n

Economic impacts include costly repairs and maintenance for boats, water infrastructure and hydroelectric facilities, along with reduced water flow affecting food production, water delivery to homes and flood control.<\/p>\n

Golden Mussels were first reported in Kern County in July 2025, appearing in Mettler, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.<\/p>\n

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Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/p>\n

The board is expected to review the call for a state of emergency during its 2 p.m. meeting in downtown Bakersfield.<\/p>\n

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More information is available at wildlife.ca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Kern County officials are preparing to take emergency action over the spread of invasive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-307910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}