Items
of Interest:
Wyoming Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has developed a draft Wyoming Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan (May 17, 2010; PDF | 3.7 MB) to develop a coherent, cohesive response to the threat posed by aquatic invasive species and to coordinate efforts between federal, state, tribal, local, and private entities. Comments are due Jul 30, 2010. In Mar, the Department announced a new initiative to target aquatic invaders that the Wyoming state legislature will allocate $1.5 million to implement new programs aimed at preventing the introduction of quagga and zebra mussels to Wyoming waters. The legislation gives the commission authority to inspect boats and to prevent the launching of boats suspected of harboring invasive species, and also directs the commission to establish a new aquatic invasive species watercraft decal program to help fund prevention efforts. The Aquatic Invasive Species decals are available online and also at automated license selling agents.
New
Initiative Will Target Aquatic Invaders (Mar
29, 2010)
Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
The Wyoming
state legislature allocated $1.5 million to
the department to implement new programs aimed
at preventing the introduction of quagga and
zebra mussels to Wyoming waters. The legislation
gives the commission authority to inspect boats
and to prevent the launching of boats suspected
of harboring invasive species, and also directs
the commission to establish a new aquatic invasive
species watercraft decal program to help fund
prevention efforts. Decals will go on sale
on the Game and Fish website on Apr 15 and
at automated license selling agents on May
17.
Aquatic
Invasive Species Summit to Be Held March
16 in Casper (Mar 1, 2010)
Wyoming Game
and Fish Department.
The Wyoming Game and Fish
Department and Wyoming
Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources are
sponsoring an Aquatic Invasive Species summit
on Mar 16. The summit's discussions and presentations
will focus on zebra and quagga
mussels, AIS plans in other western states,
costs, prevention strategies, difficulties
encountered by power companies and plans to
prevent their spread to Wyoming. Experts from
Colorado and Utah, where the organisms have
been found, will give presentations in addition
to Wyoming authorities.
Bureau
of Land Management High Desert District
asks for Public Input on Proposed Invasive
Plant Management Plan (May
27, 2009)
DOI. BLM. High Desert District.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Pinedale, Rock Springs, and Kemmerer
Field Offices are seeking comments
on a proposed Invasive Plant Management
Plan. A preliminary environmental
assessment (PDF | 1 MB) is available for review. The
public comment period runs from May 1 to Jun 30, 2009.
Quick Action Prevents Potentional
Mussel Infestion (Apr 29, 2009)
Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Thanks to a conscientious boater, an
alert boat mechanic and the protocol
set up by the Utah Division of Wildlife
Resources (UDWR) Aquatic Invasive Species
(AIS) Task Force, wildlife officials
were able to prevent a boat from launching
in Flaming Gorge Reservoir with an aquatic
hitchhiker on board: a zebra mussel.
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