Items
of Interest:
Agency partners work to keep invasives out of Diamond Lake and continue monitoring lake health (Jun 29, 2009)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service continue their partnership to monitor Diamond Lake and educate its users on the perils of invasive fish. During weekday mornings, ODFW employees will be at Diamond Lake boat ramps to survey boaters and ensure their boats do not have live bait fish and aquatic weeds.
Governor
Signs 68 Bills into Law - Greater Protections
for every Oregonian and our Environment (May
27, 2009)
Oregon.gov. Governor Ted Kulongoski.
Governor Ted Kulongoski signed 68 bills into
law, including two bills to prevent invasive
species from entering ecosystems throughout
Oregon.
Oregon
State Police, Fish & Wildlife
Division and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Spreading the Word About Introducing Invasive
Species into Jackson County Waterways (May
25, 2009)
Oregon State Police.
Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division and Oregon Department
of Fish & Wildlife conducted boat ramp checks at various Jackson County-area
lakes over Memorial Day weekend to detect and prevent invasive non-native aquatic
species from being introduced into waterways in the Rogue River valley. The partnership
effort is part of a cooperative enforcement
plan throughout the summer with ODFW to help provide information about the invasive
species' potential harm and the consequences of bringing live fish in or out
of the waterways.
"Protect
the Best," Portland Parks
& Recreation's Invasive Species Management
Program, Builds on Early Success (Jan
31, 2009)
City of Portland Oregon. Portland Parks &
Recreation.
The Protect the
Best Program is aimed at controlling invasive plants before
they have a chance to damage natural areas.
OPB
Documentary Wins DuPont-Columbia Award (Jan
12, 2009)
Oregon Public Broadcasting News.
Oregon Public Broadcasting received one of
13 prestigious duPont-Columbia awards Monday
for The
Silent Invasion: An Oregon Field
Guide Special. The documentary produced by
Ed Jahn illustrates how invasive species
are changing the environment in Oregon, and
focuses on ways people can work together
to make a difference to native fish and wildlife
resources, Oregon's economy and quality of
life.
The
Economics of Invasive Species (2009)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Prepared for the Oregon Invasive Species Council by Oregon State University.
The economic of invasive species examines the costs of invasive species and the
costs and benefits of various prevention, eradication and control measures. Some
statistics from the report include: noxious weeds in OR ($125 million/yr); SOD
in OR ($81-310 million/yr); zebra mussels at 13 hydropower facilities ($25.5
million/yr); and invasive plant removal on 40% of public lands in Portland ($31
million/year over a 5 year period.)
2008
Oregon Invasive Species Council Statewide
Summit:
Report to Governor Kulongoski (PDF | 3.7
MB)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Oregon Invasive Species Summit held was Jul
22, 2008.
Risk
Assessments May Help Control Spread of
Whirling Disease (Dec 1, 2008)
Oregon State University.
Improved techniques have been developed by
microbiologists from Oregon State University
to assess the threat from whirling disease,
a deadly parasitic infection of rainbow trout
and other salmonids, and new reports are outlining
some of the most likely areas to which it could
spread.
Invasive Species of Oregon
Statesman Journal.
The Invasive Species of Oregon project runs for 10 months, from September through June. The Statesman Journal will have a monthly focus on different types of invasive species and their impacts. Each month will feature an in-depth look at an established Oregon invasive species and a species that still can be eradicated from Oregon.
Report invasive species sightings to Oregon Invasive Species Hotline
Portland State University. Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. |
