Gino Graziano
Invasive Plants InstructorUAF Cooperative Extension Service
907-786-6315
gagraziano@alaska.edu
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Alaska Invasive species workshop early registration ends tomorrow
If you haven't registered for the annual Invasive Species
Workshop do so soon. Early bird
discounted registration ends Friday October 16th. For more information visit out workshop
website <http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pests/cnipm/annual-invasive-species-c/>.
UAF Cooperative Extension Service
907-786-6315
gagraziano@alaska.edu
AISC-L@lists.alaska.edu
UAF Cooperative Extension Service
907-786-6315
gagraziano@alaska.edu
AISC-L@lists.alaska.edu
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
new blogs look at new fungal strain attacking Hawai`i's most widespread tree
Hello!
today's blog looks at the threat to Hawai`i's unique forests by non-native insects and diseases, especially the new strain of Ceratocytus fimbriata on `ohi`a trees on the Big Island. This pathogen raises - again! - the problem of managing pests/pathogens that are unknown until they begin to kill.
today's blog looks at the threat to Hawai`i's unique forests by non-native insects and diseases, especially the new strain of Ceratocytus fimbriata on `ohi`a trees on the Big Island. This pathogen raises - again! - the problem of managing pests/pathogens that are unknown until they begin to kill.
This blog is posted at www.cisp.us
Another blog on the same
topic, but more focused on the where/when questions, is at http://www.dontmovefirewood.org/blog/new-threat-hawaiian-trees-underscores-need-prevention-spread.html
Faith
Reminder: ISAC meeting on October 28-30, 2015, at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsvillle MD
The Invasive Species Advisory
Committee (ISAC) of the National Invasive Species Council (NISC), is meeting
October 28-30, 2015 at the National Agricultural Library, located in
Beltsville, Maryland, 15 miles northeast of Washington, DC, near the
intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Interstates 95 and 495 (Beltway Exit
25-North).
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
Registration is required, please see:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form?EQBCT=86e55ccd349243cb94e735764b6683cc
For ISAC meeting information, including the agenda and meeting documents, please see:
https://www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/isac-fall-2015-meeting
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
Registration is required, please see:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form?EQBCT=86e55ccd349243cb94e735764b6683cc
For ISAC meeting information, including the agenda and meeting documents, please see:
https://www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/isac-fall-2015-meeting
(Thanks to Joyce Bolton and the ITAP list for these
details.)
Annie
Simpson, FICMNEW cochair
BISON
project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov)
Eco-Science Synthesis Branch
Eco-Science Synthesis Branch
Core
Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program
U.S.
Geological Survey, MS 302
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
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asimpson@usgs.gov
703.648.4281 desk
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
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asimpson@usgs.gov
703.648.4281 desk
FLEPPC Research Grant Announcment
Attached is a Request for
Proposals for the FLEPPC Julia Morton Invasive Plant Research Grant. It is also
posted on the FLEPPC website. The maximum
amount is $2,000 and the deadline is January 15, 2016. Please circulate
to any students in the field of invasive plant management. Please contact
Dr. Cuda if you have any questions after reading the RFP.
James P. Cuda,
Ph.D.
Professor and Fulbright Scholar
Biological Weed Control
UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology Dept.
Bldg. 970, Natural Area Drive
PO Box 110620
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
Ph. 352-273-3921
Professor and Fulbright Scholar
Biological Weed Control
UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology Dept.
Bldg. 970, Natural Area Drive
PO Box 110620
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
Ph. 352-273-3921
Fax 352-392-0190
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/cv/people/cuda/
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/cv/people/cuda/
Rare Plant Identification Training
Good day to you! The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI),
under contract with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, has
been tasked with the opportunity to provide one-day rare plant trainings in two
of the eight FWC regions for FWC Regional Biologists, contractors, and local
CISMA members.
These trainings will be classroom-style events with multi-media sources with portions of open discussion. The intent is to educate attendees on identifying rare plants and the habitats in which they occur so that they will not be affected by invasive plant treatments. FNAI is committed to providing the most comprehensive training as possible, and would greatly appreciate your assistance in this endeavor. You are receiving this message because of your experiences with native plants and the impacts invasive exotic species can have on them.
We are in the process of compiling a listing of candidate species to include in these presentations and would like to focus the audience’s attention on rare native species that resemble invasive plants species routinely targeted for control efforts. While we are aware of a several instances where native species have been mistaken for exotic species and inadvertently damaged or killed as a result, we are interested to know of any species you might be aware of that fit this criteria so we can include these plants in our training sessions.
These trainings will be classroom-style events with multi-media sources with portions of open discussion. The intent is to educate attendees on identifying rare plants and the habitats in which they occur so that they will not be affected by invasive plant treatments. FNAI is committed to providing the most comprehensive training as possible, and would greatly appreciate your assistance in this endeavor. You are receiving this message because of your experiences with native plants and the impacts invasive exotic species can have on them.
We are in the process of compiling a listing of candidate species to include in these presentations and would like to focus the audience’s attention on rare native species that resemble invasive plants species routinely targeted for control efforts. While we are aware of a several instances where native species have been mistaken for exotic species and inadvertently damaged or killed as a result, we are interested to know of any species you might be aware of that fit this criteria so we can include these plants in our training sessions.
Please share this message with other individuals who may have
information that could ultimately benefit this effort.
It is our goal to conduct these training sessions during the
upcoming winter months in an effort to maximize attendance at these sessions. Your timely response will be most appreciated
and will hopefully enhance the quality of invasive plant management efforts on
our public conservation lands.
Thank you.
Gregory
Jubinsky
Invasive
Plant Field Research Scientist
Florida
Natural Areas Inventory
1018
Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
Tallahassee,
FL 32303
Office (850)
224-8207
Cell
(850)766-5235
FISP Biocontrol Position Paper
Good
day all,
Check it out!
Check it out!
FISP
has recently written a biocontrol
position paper that is available on the Quick Links Tab of the Florida
Invasive Species Partnership website.
To
view the paper use the hyperlink above or the link below:
Thanks so much and
have a great day,
Rose
Rose
Godfrey
Florida
Invasive Species Partnership Outreach Coordinator
UF-IFAS
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
PO
Box 110410
118
Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville,
FL 32611-0410
ph: (352)
219-8717
fax: (352) 846-1277
fax: (352) 846-1277
Friday, October 9, 2015
Detector Dog Surveys for Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) at three Navy Installations in north Florida
The next DoD Natural Resources Program Webinar Series
presentation with a DoD PARC focus will be Thursday, October 15 at 1:00pm
ET/10:00am PT. This presentation will last approximately 30 minutes.
The title of the webinar is: Detector Dog Surveys for
Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) at three Navy Installations in north
Florida
Presenter: Dirk
Stevenson of the Orianne Society
Conference Number: 1-877-885-1087
Participant Code: 615-877-4576
If you have any questions on the upcoming presentation
please feel free to contact me.
Taylor Phillips
DoD Natural Resources Program
Twitter: @DoDNatRes
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WSDA finds gypsy moths thick in Seattle
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WSDA finds gypsy moths
thick in Seattle - - Capital Press
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gypsy moths thick in Seattle from Capital Press
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Capital Press
Published:
European gypsy moth
larvae feed on trees and shrups. The Washington State Department of Agriculture
trapped 42 gypsy moths this year and will likely propose a spraying program for
next spring.
Washington State Department of Agriculture has
trapped 10 Asian gypsy months, plus 32 European gypsy moths, including 21 in a
Seattle neighborhood.
OLYMPIA —
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has trapped 42 gypsy moths this
year, including 21 f the European variety on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, a densely
populated residential district.
The 42 also include 10 Asian
gypsy moths, which are considered more threatening to forests and orchards than
European moths. WSDA hadn’t snared an Asian gypsy moth since 1999.The discoveries may present WSDA with challenges. Spraying pesticides over Seattle neighborhoods to eradicate gypsy moths has drawn organized opposition in the past. WSDA did not spray on Capitol Hill after trapping six moths last summer.
Meanwhile, Asian gypsy months were found at two ports and several other places this summer. They’re more mobile and eat a wider variety of trees and shrubs than European moths and pose a major threat to urban, suburban and rural landscapes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
WSDA spokesman Mike Louisell said Wednesday that the department has traps to collect in northwest Washington, but the trapping season is nearly over. The agency likely will decide by the end of the year on a spring spraying program, he said.
“We’re just looking at the scope
at what we have before us, and the challenge to respond,” he said.
The caterpillars emerge in the
spring to feast on leaves. European gypsy moths have defoliated hundreds of
thousands of acres in the Eastern U.S. and Great Lakes region.Asian gypsy moths aren’t established in the U.S.
WSDA has sprayed 93 times since 1979 to eradicate gypsy moths. Most large applications have been done from the air.
The department last spring
sprayed 220 acres in rural southwest Washington with Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki, commonly referred to as Btk and sold under the name Foray. WSDA
had trapped 16 gypsy moths andfound an egg mass in the area the previous
summer and fall.
WSDA hunted in Capitol Hill for
coin-sized egg masses to confirm a reproducing population, but did not find
any.WSDA sprayed 725 acres in the
Seattle neighborhoods of Ballard and Magnolia in 2000. A King County judge
denied a request by a group of residents to stop the application.Besides the 21 moths found on Capitol Hill, WSDA has trapped European gypsy moths in Jefferson County, Pierce County, two in Clark County, four in Thurston County and three more in King County.
WSDA caught Asian gypsy moths at the Port of Tacoma, Port of Vancouver, Tacoma neighborhood Norpoint, Gig Harbor in Kitsap County, Milton and Fife Heights in Pierce County, Hawks Prairie near Olympia, Nisqually in Thurston County, and two in Kent in King County.
Generally, European gypsy moth
eggs are carried into the state overland on outdoor belongings, such as patio
furniture.
Asian gypsy moth eggs arrive by
sea, attached to vessels arriving from ports in Russia, Japan, South Korea and
China, where the moths are prevalent.
WSDA set out 16,000 traps in
Western Washington this summer. The agency concentrated traps near ports an
where new residents are likely to move.
The number of gypsy moths trapped
in Washington has ranged widely. WSDA trapped a high of 1,315 in 1983 and only
one in 2013. The number trapped this summer was the most since 2006.
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Dr. Helmuth W. Rogg
Director, Plant Protection & Conservation Programs Area
Dr. Helmuth W. Rogg
Director, Plant Protection & Conservation Programs Area
State Plant Regulatory
Official (SPRO)
Oregon Department of
Agriculture (ODA)
635 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
Tel.: 503-986-4662 (of.)
FAX: 503-986-4786
Cell-phone: 503-881-7359
http://oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/
635 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
Tel.: 503-986-4662 (of.)
FAX: 503-986-4786
Cell-phone: 503-881-7359
http://oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Request for Nominations to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee
Attached for your information and widest
dissemination is the call for nominations to the Invasive Species Advisory
Committee (ISAC), as published in today's Federal Register.
A joint memo from NISC Executive Director and
ISAC Chair Bob Wiltshire will be distributed via e-mail within the next few
days regarding the membership renewal process for eligible members seeking
reappointment during this nomination cycle.
The notice can also be found on the NISC Website
at https://www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/announcements
The submission deadline for nomination packages
is November 30, 2015.
Warm Regards,
Kelsey
Kelsey A. Brantley |
Program Specialist and ISAC Coordinator
U.S. Department of the Interior |
National Invasive Species Council
1849 C Street, N.W., Mail Stop
3530 | Washington, DC 20240
202.208.4122 phone |
202.208.4118 fax | 202.577.7012 mobile
Arundo control in southern CA forest sponsored by corporations
See the brief article on Arundo donax control on the new San
Gabriel Mountains NRA sponsored by corporations
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Aquatic Invasive Species News
Be part of the solution… Report Invasive Species:
1-877-INVASIV
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DREISSENID MUSSELS
Saskatchewan at risk for invasion of zebra mussels,
researcher says (9/22/15)<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-at-risk-for-invasion-of-zebra-mussels-researcher-says-1.3239306>
United Water Conservation District (California) Quagga
Mussel Workshop (8/13/15)<http://www.unitedwater.org/news-a-outreach-4/lake-piru-recreation-area/quagga-mussel-workshop-august-13-2015>
BOAT INSPECTION/DECON NEWS
……………..A contaminated boat was stopped in Kelowna in
July, and a there have been a few other near misses in the past. What you may
not have heard about recently was a very close call in our region. On August
18th a boat was spotted in Montana that was travelling from Wisconsin (a
“dirty” jurisdiction) to Koocanusa reservoir for a wakesurf event. The US
inspectors quickly alerted their counterparts in BC: the Conservation Officer
Service (COS) and Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA). When the driver arrived
at the Eureka/Roosville border, he was denied entry into Canada. Inspector
Caravetta with the BC Conservation Officer Service advises “it is THAT
serious”! A Montana crew seized the boat and decontaminated it with hot water
under high pressure to kill and remove the tenacious mussels. Conservation
Officers in BC also have the authority to seize boats for the decontamination and
quarantine process……
Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
announced Wednesday the growing population of zebra mussels in the Iowa Great
Lakes is starting to be noticed more and more, and they're encouraging
lakeshore property owners and service providers to be vigilant while taking out
boat hoists and docks this fall and reports any findings to the agency……
………..“From a practical standpoint, it is the time to
start developing and constructing boats in consideration of AIS,” said ABYC
president John Adey………
Marine Invasive Species: Management of Ballast Water and
Other Vectors<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1vuq5efhvcafa3MGytVGYP4YQ>
Drone owners have it easy. They don't have to wash their
UAVs before sending them up into the sky. If you're an owner of an underwater
robot, on the other hand, you owe it to the planet to give that ROV of yours a
thorough scrub. A paper published Monday in the open access journal Tropical
Conservation Science<http://tropicalconservationscience.mongabay.com/content/v8/tcs_v8i3_711-717_Thaler.pdf>
warns that, while the proliferation of tiny, consumer-friendly remotely
operated underwater vehicles is great for citizen science, it may not be so
great for the ocean if owners don't take proper care to screen for potentially
harmful organisms that might be hitching a ride….
………We're on the western shore of Lake Superior, where he
works with the Great Ships Initiative<http://www.greatshipsinitiative.org/>.
It’s a program that’s trying to stop invasive species from hitchhiking in the
ballast water of ships……….[with Audio]
Ballast Water Treatment System Museum Pieces
(9/21/15)<http://maritime-executive.com/article/ballast-water-treatment-system-museum-pieces>
……………Alice Hudder, an associate professor of biochemistry
at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a former colleague,
Jeffrey Ram of Wayne State University, collaborated on the development of an
automated, shipboard, rapid-testing system that can detect live organisms in
ballast water. The system, based on a fluorescence detection technology,
enables ships to quickly determine -- on board and in real time -- whether
their decontamination procedures are actually working to prevent the spread of
non-native species, Hudder said. The technology determines whether the organism
is alive or dead………….
205 SE Spokane Street
Suite 100
Portland, Oregon 97202
503-595-3100
Fax: 503 595-3232
sphillips@psmfc.org<mailto:sphillips@psmfc.org>
http://www.westernais.org/
http://www.psmfc.org<http://www.psmfc.org/>
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AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES NEWS
10/5/15DREISSENID MUSSELS
MB: Zebra mussel population increases in Lake Winnipeg,
Red River (9/25/15) <http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Zebra-mussel-population-increases-in-Lake-Winnipeg-Red-River-329604751.html>
The population of zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg and the
Red River has shown a "significant increase," according to a Manitoba
Conservation and Water Stewardship report. In an attempt to counteract the
spread, the provincial department announced watercraft inspection stations with
decontamination units will be available to boaters at Selkirk Park through
Sunday and Pine Falls on Sunday. The program will continue until Oct. 11.
Related Story: Zebra mussel population explodes in Gimli
Harbour (10/2/15…with video)<http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/zebra-mussel-population-explodes-in-gimli-harbour-1.2592619> …Gord Mackintosh, the acting Minister of
Conservation, said the province is working on new zebra mussel laws that will
be the toughest in the country….
'Third Straw' uncapped to provide Lake Mead water to
Vegas (9/23/15)<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VEGAS_WATER_LAKE_MEAD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-09-23-23-34-14>
…………….One of the last projects once the drilling rig and
rails were removed was to install a water sampling conduit and twin chemical
pipelines running the length of the structure. The pipes will deliver ammonia
and chlorine to the mouth of the intake, where officials say they'll mix to
create chloramine - a compound that is used to eradicate quagga mussel larvae.
Quagga mussels reproduce rapidly in fresh water and grow into fingernail-size
shells that clog water pipes and cause maintenance problems.
The invasive zebra mussel could yet get into Saskatchewan
waters, a risk that is of concern to researchers. Zebra mussels reproduce
quickly and can damage ecosystems if unchecked. "We found that the western
provinces, including Saskatchewan, were at very high risk for invasion and
that's because the lakes in southern Saskatchewan and Alberta have fairly high
calcium levels," Scott Higgins, a research scientist with the International
Institute for Sustainable Development's Experimental Lakes Area, said…..
MN: Crow Wing County Board: Board funds Ruth Lake AIS
treatment (9/23/15)<http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/3845972-crow-wing-county-board-board-funds-ruth-lake-ais-treatment>
Ruth Lake<https://www.google.com/maps/@46.7601324,-93.966498,13z>
in Emily will likely be the site of a fifth zebra mussel treatment pilot
project by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Crow Wing County
Board learned Tuesday……….
In August, the UWCD hosted a Quagga Mussel Workshop in
Oxnard California. The purpose of the workshop was to inform and engage local
constituencies in comprehensive quagga mussel prevention, as well as the
control and monitoring program for Lake Piru and adjacent water bodies. The
workshop presentations were videotaped and can be found HERE<http://www.unitedwater.org/news-a-outreach-4/lake-piru-recreation-area/quagga-mussel-workshop-august-13-2015>.
Also, under the “News and Outreach” tab (see “Lake Piru Recreation Area”) you
can find additional Lake Piru quagga mussel information.
Increase in zebra mussels evident in Iowa Great Lakes
(10/1/15)<http://www.stormlakepilottribune.com/story/2236545.html>
As docks and hoists are being removed from most Northwest
Iowa Lakes, a most unwelcome visitor is being discovered in greater numbers.
Zebra mussels, first discovered in East Okoboji Lake and Upper Gar Lake in the
fall of 2012, have been increasing in numbers and distribution the past few
years throughout most of the Iowa Great Lakes. Spirit Lake is the only lake
where adult zebra mussels have not been found. This fall, the number of zebra
mussels on docks and hoists removed from East Okoboji has noticeably increased.
Residents who observe zebra mussels on docks and hoists removed from Spirit
Lake are requested to report the location to the DNR Fisheries office in Spirit
Lake………….
VT: Zebra mussels: Good, the bad and the ugly
(10/2/15)<http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/10/02/zebra-mussels-champlain-invasive/73177896/>
….What’s bad for these predators may be good for their
prey. To figure out just how good or bad zebra mussels could be for Lake
Champlain invertebrates, we ran experiments under 30 feet of water in sandy
areas of Appletree Bay. When my colleagues Ellen Marsden, Mark Beekey, and I
fenced off lake floor patches with and without zebra mussels, twice as many
invertebrates colonized areas with zebra mussels…..
ND: Zebra Mussels Found in Grand Forks, Check Structures
(10/5/15)<http://gf.nd.gov/news/zebra-mussels-found-grand-forks-check-structures>
….“This does not come as a surprise to us since earlier
this summer one zebra mussel adult was found in Fargo, and many veligers were
found along the entire length of the Red River,” Ryckman said. “This definitely
serves as a reminder to look for zebra mussels now during winter prep work.”…
Violations Decrease as DNR Ramps Up Invasive Species
Enforcement (9/25/15) <http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3917668.shtml?cat=1>
Minnesota trained 660 watercraft inspectors this summer
to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species. The results show most boaters
are starting to understand the laws. Out of the 168,811 boats inspected in
2015, only 3 percent arrived at lakes carrying any plants or invasive species.
Ninety-five percent of boaters had already pulled the drain plug, the highest
rate since the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) started tracking inspections
in 2013…..
Province’s proactive response to mussels is working
(9/25/15)<http://www.kootenayadvertiser.com/news/329545811.html>
UT: Ramp to close at Deer Creek Monday (9/24/15)<http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/2986826-155/ramp-to-close-at-deer-creek>
….The park was listed as a quagga mussel suspect water
last fall when tests found five juvenile quagga mussels in a water sample
collected at the reservoir. Though no adult mussels have been found, the
reservoir must be treated as if infected…..
DNR issuing permits after zebra mussel infestation at
Iowa Great Lakes (9/24/15)<http://www.ktiv.com/story/30111998/2015/09/24/dnr-issuing-permits-after-zebra-mussel-infestation-at-iowa-great-lakes>
Alberta sniffer dogs protecting waters from invasive
zebra mussels (9/23/15)<https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/alberta-sniffer-dogs-protecting-waters-from-213336647.html>
………At the 12 inspection stations activated this year –
triple the number there were in 2014 – nearly 22,000 boats were inspected, AEP
spokeswoman Kate Wilson told Yahoo Canada News in an interview Wednesday. They
found 16 “mussel-fouled” vessels………..
Boating Industry’s 2015 Bold Moves (9/15/15)<http://www.boatingindustry.com/features/2015/09/15/boating-industrys-2015-bold-moves/>
Tahoe Boat Inspections Move to Launch Ramps for Fall
& Winter (9/28/15)<http://www.ktvn.com/story/30133549/tahoe-boat-inspections-move-to-launch-ramps-for-fall-winter>
Starting October 1st, boat inspections will move to
select launch ramps and winter hours will begin. Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe
RCD) inspectors will be stationed at Cave Rock and Lake Forest boat launches
from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week, weather permitting. All boats without an
intact Tahoe inspection seal are required to get an inspection during daylight
hours………….
Lake Havasu: IJSBA hoping to avoid repeat of quagga
mussel inspection headaches (10/1/15) <http://www.havasunews.com/news/ijsba-hoping-to-avoid-repeat-of-quagga-mussel-inspection-headaches/article_00f994d2-67eb-11e5-a367-cf860387f2e9.html>
Teams participating in the IJSBA World Finals this month
will be notified of the desired “protocol” for packing equipment for transport
in hopes of avoiding a repeat of a delayed shipment last year, according to an
Arizona state official. A British Jet Ski team incurred extra shipping costs
and missed a competition last year after its equipment was held up in
California at the border and at port over concerns that invasive quagga mussels
could be transported to California lakes. In hopes of avoiding similar problems
this fall, officials from Arizona Game and Fish have worked with their
California counterparts to define a packing procedure and spread word to the
event organizers, contestants and the people responsible for moving the
equipment……
MARINE/BALLAST WATER
Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, the official
journal of the Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society, recently
published a new Special Issue titled Marine Invasive Species: Management of
Ballast Water and Other Vectors<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1vuq5efhvcafa3MGytVGYP4YQ>.
This special issue is a compendium of 10 papers which originated from the
Marine Invasive Species conference held in Oman, 2014, including several
keynote papers. The issue is now available for free access for a limited time.
You can read the articles by clicking here<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1vuq5AJp5ryK9SoHDlSgM0e4Z>.
Pro Tip: Give Your Ocean Robot a Bath (9/29/15)<http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hey-wash-your-robot>
Lab tests ways to kill creatures lurking in the bottom of
ships (9/29/15)<http://michiganradio.org/post/lab-tests-ways-kill-creatures-lurking-bottom-ships#stream/0>
The debate about whether UV-based ballast water treatment
systems will meet U.S. type approval requirements continues with some in the
industry still believing that shipowners should not to install equipment until
they are forced to. UV systems face a potential problem because of the
different wording used in the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention and the
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) type approval regulations. One of the key problems
continuing to plague the industry, as noted in BIMCO’s official position on
ballast water management, is that while the numerical values of the discharge
standards in the U.S. are identical to those of the IMO convention, the
qualitative criteria are different. IMO sets limits for organisms that are
viable whereas the U.S. sets limits for organisms that are living…..
System aims to stop spread of invasive species (9/27/15)<http://www.goerie.com/system-aims-to-stop-spread-of-invasive-species>
Hydroxide stabilization as a new tool for ballast
disinfection: efficacy of treatment on zooplankton (4/15/15)<http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2015/3/MBI_2015_Moffitt_etal.pdf>
Effective and economical tools are needed for treating
ship ballast to meet new regulatory requirements designed to reduce the
introduction of invasive aquatic species from ship traffic. We tested the
efficacy of hydroxide stabilization as a ballast disinfection tool in
replicated, sequential field trials on board the M/V Ranger III in waters of
Lake Superior. Ballast water was introduced into each of four identical 1,320 L
stainless steel tanks during a simulated ballasting operation. Two tanks were
treated with NaOH to elevate the pH to 11.7 and the remaining two tanks were
held as controls without pH alteration. After retention on board for 14–18 h,
CO2-rich gas recovered from one of two diesel propulsion engines was sparged
into tanks treated with NaOH for 2 h to force conversion of NaOH ultimately to
sodium bicarbonate, thereby lowering pH to about 7.1. Prior to gas sparging,
the engine exhaust was treated by a unique catalytic converter/wet scrubber
process train to remove unwanted combustion byproducts and to provide cooling.
The contents of each tank were then drained and filtered through 35-µm mesh
plankton nets to collect all zooplankton. The composition and relative survival
of zooplankton in each tank were evaluated by microscopy. Zooplankton
populations were dominated by rotifers, but copepods and cladocerans were
observed. Hydroxide stabilization was 100% effective in killing all zooplankton
present at the start of the tests. Our results suggest hydroxide stabilization
has potential to be an effective and practical tool to disinfect ship ballast.
Further, using CO2 released from the ship engine reduces emissions and the
neutralized by product, sodium bicarbonate, can have beneficial impacts on the
aquatic environment.
OTHER
Washington Invasive Species Council’s Draft Strategic
Plan<http://www.invasivespecies.wa.gov/documents/WISCStrategicPlan10-1.pdf>
*******REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT*********
The Washington Invasive Species Council is seeking
comments on our Draft Strategic Plan. Please help us set priorities for the
management of invasive species in Washington State! The Draft Strategic Plan
can be accessed HERE<http://www.invasivespecies.wa.gov/documents/WISCStrategicPlan10-1.pdf>.
Comments can be sent directly to the WISC Coordinator Raquel Crosier at raquel.crosier@rco.wa.gov<mailto:raquel.crosier@rco.wa.gov> until November 2nd 2015.
Crawdad creep: In Kodiak, an invasive species
proliferates (10/2/15)<http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/crawdad-creep-in-kodiak-an-invasive-species-proliferates/35621550>
KODIAK -- There’s somewhat of a slow motion invasion of a
fresh water crustacean happening in Buskin River and Buskin Lake. It has a hard
shell, two claws and tastes great in pies. “Crawdads, crawfish, crayfish, it
all depends where you grew up,” says Blythe Brown of the Kodiak Soil and Water
Conservation District. Brown says they’ve caught a lot of crayfish this year
compared to the roughly one per year they’ve found in the past. They went into
the project last year hoping to find out whether crayfish were breeding and,
this year, they did a little bit of experimenting with traps.
Expanding the reach of environmental research with
Citizen Science (9/30/15)<http://www.esa.org/esa/expanding-the-reach-of-environmental-research-with-citizen-science/>
Public participation in scientific research has surged in
popularity and prominence in recent years through the connections of the world
wide web, an explosion of smartphone pocket computing power, and a slow
cultural change within professional science toward a more open and welcoming
research environment. Today, the White House affirmed the potential for citizen
science to engage the public directly in scientific discovery and the
monitoring and management of our natural resources. In a memorandum<https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/holdren_citizen_science_memo_092915.pdf>
to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy John Holdren mandated that all federal agencies
build capacity for citizen science and crowdsourcing while facilitating
cooperation across agencies and with outside organizations. To help guide
program managers in deciding if citizen science is right for their
organizations and how best to design citizen science projects to meet their
organization’s goals, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) has released a
report<http://www.esa.org/esa/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Issue19.pdf>
today summarizing how “Investing in Citizen Science can improve natural
resource management and environmental protection.” The report is number 19 in
ESA’s series Issues in Ecology and is included as a resource in the Federal
Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Toolkit<https://crowdsourcing-toolkit.sites.usa.gov/>,
released this morning in conjunction with Holdren’s policy memo and a Citizen
Science Forum webcast live from the White House.
Meeting the aquatic invasive species challenge at Tahoe
(9/21/15)<http://www.sierrasun.com/news/18302838-113/trpa-column-meeting-the-aquatic-invasive-species-challenge>
…………Fortunately, Tahoe is a national leader in fighting
AIS, with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and 40 public and private partners
working to prevent, detect, and remove harmful infestations. That partnership
was showcased this month when the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance
Species held its yearly conference at Tahoe.
Are Puerto Rico's Loudest Invasive Frogs Coming to Los
Angeles? (9/22/15)<http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/invasive-species/are-puerto-ricos-loudest-invasive-frogs-coming-to-los-angeles.html>
Coqui frogs sound larger than they look. The adults
measure just a couple of inches from head to tail, and the babies are about the
size of a fingernail. But when the males decide its time to find a friendly
female and make some little froggy babies, they aren't shy about advertising
their goods. Perhaps it's because they're so loud and so hard to spot that
trying to find them is such a frustrating task….
WEEDS
How eBay Could Be Messing Up the World’s Ecosystems
(10/4/15)<http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/ebay-invasive-plants/408892/>
The world’s biggest online auction platforms, like eBay,
boast all kinds of miscellany, including clothes, electronics, cars, and many
an eccentric novelty item. Some websites also allow the trade of flowers and
plants, offering users the chance to buy and sell botany from around the
world. It sounds innocuous—a niche trade
that lets plant enthusiasts enjoy a wide spectrum of plant species without
having to personally travel to other countries to find them. But a team of
Swedish researchers warns<http://phys.org/news/2015-10-invasive-blossoming.html>
that the plant trade may be much more harmful than it appears. Turns out,
online plant sales raise the risk of spreading invasive species to new
regions. Researchers led by Christoph
Kueffer from the Institute of Integrative Biology tracked for 50 days the
world’s online flora trade through eBay and nine other auction sites. Their
findings, published<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.12579/abstract>
recently in the journal Conservation Biology, show that 2,625 plant species
were on sale over that period from 65 countries, and 510 of them were
identified as an invasive species in at least one region of the world.
Can herbicides keep Tahoe blue? (9/28/15)<https://www.hcn.org/articles/can-herbicides-keep-tahoe-blue>
On a hazy July afternoon a few miles west of the
California-Nevada border, Lars Anderson paces the docks that frame Lake Tahoe’s
southern shore, twirling a rake in his right hand, preparing to pull some
weeds. With a flick of his wrist, the plant physiologist flings the rake,
tethered to an orange rope, 20 feet out into the lake’s opaque waters. Anderson
hauls hard and the rope twangs taut, as though he’s hooked a gigantic fish. At
last his catch emerges: a dripping mat of blackish vegetation, longer than
Anderson is tall, its tendrils dense and clotted as hair plucked from the
drain. Anderson lays it on the dock, where it shimmers like a dead deep-sea
squid. The plant, Anderson pronounces, is Eurasian milfoil, an invasive
species……
FISH
Tribe's pike bounty program raises concerns (9/25/15)<http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_908bb5a8-634f-11e5-8c4b-43919815cfff.html>
COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d'Alene Tribe announced a new
program on Thursday to pay fishermen a bounty to catch northern pike on the
southern portion of Lake Coeur d’Alene. But not everyone is happy about that…..
UK: North East fisherman are being urged to kill 'alien'
pink salmon (9/28/15)<http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-fisherman-being-urged-10149498>
A fishy tale about an alien invasion has spooked experts
in the North East. The alien in question is the pink salmon which has been
reported in the waters of Northumberland, County Durham and South Tyneside in
recent months, thousands of miles away from their usual habitat in the North
Pacific basin. Fishermen are being urged to kill any they catch, with one
scientist in the region saying their presence threatens to turn our waters into
an “outdoor aquarium with a ragbag of species.”
Technical Announcement: Invasive Silver Carp Respond
Strongly to Sound (9/23/14)<http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4339#.VgVljpdWIVe>
Silver carp<http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3033/pdf/FS2010-3033.pdf>,
a species of invasive Asian carp<http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/invasive_species/asian_carp.html>,
demonstrated a strong aversion to certain noises during a recent study on the
potential use of sound for silver carp control. Scientists with the University
of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and the U.S. Geological Survey recently studied
silver carps’ reaction to sound at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental
Sciences Center (UMESC) in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The researchers found that
silver carp reacted strongly to complex noises such as underwater recordings of
boat motors, consistently swimming away up to 37 times in succession. The
results are published in the journal Biological Invasions<http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-015-0964-6>…………
Queen Elizabeth loves lamprey, which is fine with Great
Lakes fishermen (9/24/15)<http://www.bdtonline.com/cnhi_network/queen-elizabeth-loves-lamprey-which-is-fine-with-great-lakes/article_70f09c14-b7ae-51a7-9e25-05fadf40ebac.html>
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — When Queen Elizabeth II became the
longest-reigning British monarch earlier this month, cooks in Gloucester
presented her with an unusual gift: a lamprey pie. They had to import lampreys
from the Great Lakes, where they are considered an invasive species………
Clallam County – Bluegill fish were recently discovered
in Lake Sutherland, and now environmentalists are busy putting together a
strategy to deal with controlling what is considered an invasive species. The
bluegill is not native to the waters west of the Rocky Mountains which means
that the fish were introduced to Lake Sutherland illegally…..[with audio]
[Editor’s Note: Bluegill are classified as a game fish in
Washington State]
FEDERAL/STATE/PROVINCIAL
LEGISLATION, ACTIONS
Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory
Committee<https://www.federalregister.gov/a/2015-24818?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email>
The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the
interdepartmental National Invasive Species Council (NISC), proposes to appoint
new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). The Secretary of
the Interior, acting as administrative lead, is requesting nominations for
qualified persons to serve as members of the ISAC. Nominations must be
postmarked by November 30, 2015.
“California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015” Opposed
by Fishing Group
S. 1894<https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1894/text?q=%7b%22search%22%3A%5b%22\%22s1894\%22%22%5d%7d&resultIndex=1>
has language for pilot projects to implement the CALFED invasive species
program:
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2017, the
Secretary of the Interior, in collaboration with the Secretary of Commerce, the
Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other relevant
agencies and interested parties, shall begin pilot projects to implement the
invasive species control program authorized pursuant to section
103(d)(6)(A)(iv) of Public Law 108–361<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ361.108.pdf>
(118 Stat. 1690).
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot projects shall—
(A) seek to reduce invasive aquatic vegetation,
predators, and other competitors which contribute to the decline of native
listed pelagic and anadromous species that occupy the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta;
and
(B) remove, reduce, or control the effects of species,
including Asiatic clams, silversides, gobies, Brazilian water weed, largemouth
bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, bluegill, white and channel
catfish, and brown bullheads.
Reaction: On 9/18/15 the Allied Fishing Groups <http://mavensnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Allied-Fishing-Groups-Press-Release.pdf> came out in opposition to the bill
stating: “This legislation would
decimate the striped bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass and other
recreational fisheries throughout the Bay and Delta region, while failing to
deal with the fundamental problems that have been so destructive to the estuary
and our native fishes.”
NOW WHAT: Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) Energy and
Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on these drought
measures on 10/8 (9:30 AM EDT, 366 Dirksen; Details on the hearing HERE<http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings-and-business-meetings?ID=65220e15-0479-492e-8423-ca1a381c1078>).
MEETINGS
OCTOBER
Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference:<http://www.umisc.net/?utm_source=UMISC+2016+La+Crosse+Save+the+Date&utm_campaign=umisc+2016+save+the+date&utm_medium=email>
October 17-19 2016 La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Oregon Invasive Species Council:<http://www.oregoninvasivespeciescouncil.org/>
Please set aside October 14th in your calendars for the next OISC meeting. We
will be meeting at 9am at Portland State University in the Smith Memorial
Student Union (SMSU) building room 296. For further information contact
Christian Parker cparker@talloaks-environmental.com<mailto:cparker@talloaks-environmental.com>
NAISMA<http://www.naisma.org/>:
The Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver (BC) is co-hosting with the
North American Invasive Species Management Association in Vancouver October
20-22, 2015. In addition to a great lineup of topics and speakers, we are
excited that CABI will be hosting a full day session on Biocontrol on the 22nd.
This session will include information on agents currently being researched for
a variety of weed species. More information can be found on the agenda. This is
an amazing opportunity to have this kind of session in our own backyard!
13th Ballast Water Management Summit: <http://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/13th-ballast-water-management-summit/>
21-22 October 2015, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
ISAC:<https://www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/>
The Fall 2015 meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) will be
held on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 through Friday, October 30, 2015, at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library (NAL), 10301
Baltimore Avenue (U.S. Rt. 1), Beltsville, MD 20705.
NOVEMBER
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force<http://www.anstaskforce.gov/default.php>
will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, and Thursday,
November 5, 2015 at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Building 3 (SSMC3), Room 4527, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301-713-0174).
Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation<http://www.erf.org/cerf2015> November
8-12 Portland, Oregon.
2016
JANUARY
ICMB-IX - Hulls, harbours and other invasion hotspots<http://www.marinebioinvasions.info/index>:
19-21 January 2016, Sydney, Australia The International Society for the Study
of Marine Bioinvasions invites you to participate in the 9th International
Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-IX), in Sydney, Australia. Abstracts
should be submitted to the ICMB Scientific Steering Committee using the
electronic form on the 'Call for Abstracts<http://www.marinebioinvasions.info/call_for_abstracts>'
page.
FEBRUARY
Invasive Species Council of BC, INVASIVES 2016: Invasive Species Council
of BC's Public Forum & AGM, will be
held Feb. 2-3, 2016 at the Pacific Gateway Hotel in Richmond, BC.
Everyone welcome! Enjoy two action-filled days of learning, networking
and sharing with colleagues from across North America. Registration is
open; be sure to enjoy early bird rates until Dec. 15th, 2015. See the Draft
Agenda<http://bcinvasives.ca/documents/ISCBC_Public_Forum_Agenda_Draft_07_28_2015.pdf>
(as of July 28, 2015). REGISTER<https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1682557>
APRIL
ICAIS: 19th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive
Species<http://www.icais.org/>
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; April 10-14, 2016.
MAY
The Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society<http://conferences.aehms.org/mfis-argentina/>
international conference Marine & Freshwater Invasive Species Ecology,
Impact and Management, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2-4, 2016.
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________________
Stephen Phillips
Senior Program Manager
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission205 SE Spokane Street
Suite 100
Portland, Oregon 97202
503-595-3100
Fax: 503 595-3232
sphillips@psmfc.org<mailto:sphillips@psmfc.org>
http://www.westernais.org/
http://www.psmfc.org<http://www.psmfc.org/>
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