By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal

With winter’s arrival weeks away, few boats are taking to Lake Tahoe’s increasingly frigid waters.

But any that are launched will continue to be inspected for the possible presence of aquatic hitchhikers posing a huge environmental and economic risk to the Sierra lake.

The danger posed by quagga and zebra mussels requires constant vigilance, officials say.

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