Items
of Interest:
DEC
Plans Action to Protect Catlin Creek and
Adjacent Wetlands from Northern Snakehead (Sep 1, 2009)
New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation. The
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) announced that it will apply
an aquatic pesticide to portions of Catlin
Creek and adjacent wetlands to eradicate the
invasive fish, Northern
Snakehead. The action, scheduled for
October, is a follow-up to successful steps
taken to rid nearby Ridgebury Lake and Catlin
Creek of more than 200 Northern Snakeheads
in summer 2008.
(Senator
Charles E.) Schumer: Long Horned Beetle,
Ash Borer, & Aquatic Invasive Species
Threatening Adirondack Trees and Waterways-Could
Have Devastating Impact on NY Forests,
Waterways and Tourism, Fishing and Logging
Industries (Aug 26, 2009)
Senator Charles
E. Schumer.
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer
unveiled a four-point plan to fight the spread
of the invasive species that are threatening
the forests, trees and waterways across Franklin
County and the entire Adirondack region.
The plan includes directing and increasing
funding to organizations equipped with the
resources to fight the insects and aquatic
invasives, as well as raising awareness about
suppression, eradication, and control of
the spread. It also includes fully funding
the Interagency Aquatic
Nuisance Species Task Force.
CALS
(College of Agriculture and Life Sciences)
Genomicists Aim to Save Citrus from 'Greening' (Jul
17, 2009)
Cornell University. Chronicle Online.
A recently introduced disease known as citrus
greening, which, in the words of
a USDA entomologist, causes juice from infected fruit to "taste like jet fuel
mixed with Vicks VapoRub," threatens to be the most devastating blow yet for
domestic citrus production. The search for a solution has brought researchers
from around the world together in a race to save a troubled industry, with the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) exporting its "local expertise
in genome analysis and bioinformatics."
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.
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.
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.
Chinese Mitten Crab Alert for the Hudson River Estuary
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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