Items
of Interest:
Emerald
Ash Borer Found in New York State: Surveys
and Monitoring in Cattaraugus County Area
To Help Delineate Spread of Invasive Beetle (Jun 17, 2009)
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
An Emerald Ash
Borer (EAB) infestation has been discovered
in Randolph, Cattaraugus County. The EAB is
a small but destructive beetle that infests
and kills North American ash tree species,
including green, white, black and blue ash.
This is the first time it has been detected
in New York.
DEC
Confirms Presence of Didymo in Esopus
Creek (Jun 2009)
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation. Environment DEC.
DEC recently announced that didymo,
a destructive invasive species of aquatic
algae, has been confirmed in the Esopus Creek
in Ulster County. This is the first known
presence of this algae, also called "rock
snot," in
the Esopus and the third confirmed location
in New York State. The Esopus is a popular
recreational waterway for fishing, kayaking
and tubing, and is a drinking water source
for New York City. Learn how to prevent
the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive
species of all kinds, including didymo.
DEC
and Partners to Track Possible Spread of
Invasive Beetle: Emerald Ash Borer Traps
Are Being Deployed Throughout the State (Jun 5, 2009)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC), along with other federal
and state agencies, is setting baited traps
in ash trees across upstate New York in an
effort to search for possible infestations
of the Emerald
Ash Borer (EAB), a tree-killing
beetle. It has been documented
that a main route that enables this insect,
as well as other invasive species, to spread
is from moving firewood from one place to
another. In 2008, New York adopted
firewood
regulations that ban untreated firewood
from entering the state and restricts intrastate
movement of untreated firewood to no more
than a 50-mile radius from its source.
Attorney
General Cuomo Announces Environmental Victory
for Great Lakes And Other New York Waterways
Regarding Invasive Species (May
29, 2009)
New State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Hon. Robert
A. Sackett agreed with the state of New York
and dismissed a challenge to permit requirements
issued by the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation designed to control
discharges of invasive species to the Great
Lakes and other waterways by ocean-going vessels.
Specifically, the court rejected the arguments
of a coalition of large shipping interests
claiming that the state had illegally placed
further restrictions on a U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) nationwide discharge
permit for these vessels.
Adirondack
Park Invasive Plant Program Earns Top EPA
Award, Gears up for Field Season (Apr 30, 2009)
Nature Conservancy. New York.
The Adirondack
Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) was one of 26 projects across New York
state to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's highest honor: the Environmental
Quality Award.
Attention Boaters and Anglers: Don't Spread
Invasive Species!
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
With the recent discovery of the fish disease
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) in New
York, and an invasive species of algae, didymo,
in the Delaware River system and the Batten
Kill, anglers are reminded of the important
role that they play in preventing the spread
of these and other potentially damaging invasive
species and fish diseases.
Schumer
Demands That Feds Step Up Funding To Stamp
Out Invasive Species Spreading Through
Streams And Rivers In Putnam County, Threatening
World Class Trout Fishing (Apr 8, 2009)
Senator Charles E. Schumer.
With Hudson Valley fisherman facing the prospect of devastating consequences
from aquatic invasive species, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called for
$20 million to protect the region's vital recreational fishing industry.
Over the past few years, the problem of didymo, a particularly damaging form
of invasive algae, has worsened.
4th
Annual Adirondack Park Invasive Species
Awareness Week -- Jul 5-11, 2009
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.
Governor
Pataki proclaimed the second week in July as Adirondack Park Invasive
Species Awareness Week.
Don't Move Firewood - You Could be Killing Our Trees!
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
DEC Emergency Regulation (Jun 3, 2008) - Firewood Restrictions to Protect Forests from Invasive Species. This emergency rule will reduce the damage done to trees by invasive insects and diseases by restricting the movement, sale and possession of untreated firewood.
Chinese Mitten Crab Alert for the Hudson River Estuary
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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