Study: Mussels improve lake property values

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No one wants zebra mussels investing the Great Lakes, but surprisingly enough, the value of lakefront properties in central and northern Wisconsin with invasive zebra mussels actually increased, compared with properties where mussels are not found.

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I hope this guy is not a Ph.D candidate. We don't need more educated dummy's. Inflation & fast talking salesmen are what has increased beach property $. Not to mention cash strapped communities looking to raise taxes. Mussell shells will cut your feet to ribbons (as mentioned way down in the article.) But they also filter out the zooplankton that aquatic life needs to survive. They don't touch the pollutant garbage. Also they're great food for gobies which also just happen to love smallmouth minnows.