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Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.

Bay Issues - Aquatic Invasive Species

Maryland Sea Grant.

Boating - Permits & Inspections

DOI. NPS. Yellowstone National Park.

If you plan to use your own boat or angler float tube, you’ll need a permit and a free Yellowstone aquatic invasive species inspection. You can speed up the inspection process by arriving with a boat that is clean, drained, and dry. Watercraft that arrive dirty or with standing water will be subject to decontamination. Watercraft that cannot be properly decontaminated will be prohibited from launching.

Combating Zika and Future Threats: A Grand Challenge for Development

U.S. Agency for International Development.

Don't Move a Mussel

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Canada). Okanagan Water Wise.

Don't Move Firewood

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Department of Forestry, Parks, and Recreation.

Firewood is widely recognized as a major source of non-native forest insect and disease infestations. A rule governing the importation of untreated firewood into Vermont went into effect on May 1, 2016. Visitors to Vermont State Parks, Vermont State Forests, and the Green Mountain National Forest may only bring firewood originating from Vermont or that is heat treated and in its original, labeled package. To help slow the spread of emerald ash borer within Vermont, ash firewood that has not been heat treated should not be moved outside of the Emerald Ash Borer Infested Area in Vermont.

Eradicating and preventing the spread of the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia in New South Wales (Jun 2004)

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Australia).

Exotic Species - Asian Carp

Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Fisheries Management.

Fisheries Program - Asian Carp

DOI. FWS. Midwest Region.

Government of Canada Invests $20 Million to Asian Carp Prevention in the Great Lakes (Jan 23, 2018)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The Government of Canada is investing up to $20 million over five years, and ongoing, to Canada's Asian Carp Program to continue prevention efforts through early warning surveillance, partnering and outreach activities. This funding will allow Fisheries and Oceans Canada to expand the Asian Carp Program to increase protection of our Great Lakes and preserve our fisheries.

Halting the Invasion in the Chesapeake Bay: Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Introduction through Regional Cooperation (Dec 2007)

Environmental Law Institute.

A report by attorney Read D. Porter that examines coordination on aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention among the Chesapeake Bay states. The report focuses on prevention-related legal authorities in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in particular, and recommends actions to improve regional cooperation both within the existing regulatory frameworks and through potential amendments to state laws and regulations to enhance prevention.

Healthy Ecosystems - Aquatic Invasive Species

Lake Champlain Basin Program.

Help Stop Aquatic Invasive Species - Glacier National Park Watercraft Launch Regulations

DOI. NPS. Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park waters are generally open for boating from mid-May through October. All watercraft require an NPS inspection and permit before launching. Prior cleaning, draining, and drying of all watercraft, both externally and internally, will reduce inspection time significantly.

iMapInvasives: Sharing Information for Strategic Management

Nature Conservancy. iMapInvasives.

i is an invasive species reporting and data management tool that is on-line and map-based. The primary focus for iMapInvasives is to track invasive species locations and management efforts. iMapInvasives tools can be used by citizen scientists, land owners, natural resources managers, and others who are working to prevent, control, or manage invasive species.
See also: The iMapInvasives Network is comprised of organizations that host the iMapInvasives Network database in their respective state or province.

Inspectors Find More Boats Transporting Invasive Species into Montana (Jun 3, 2020)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Montana watercraft inspection stations have intercepted 13 boats carrying invasive mollusks into the state this year. As of May 30, inspectors have caught 12 boats with invasive zebra or quagga mussels and one boat with red rim melania snails attached to watercraft.

Invasive Species Best Management Practices (Feb 2019) (PDF | 5.1 MB)

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.

See also: Manage an Infestation for more resources

Invasive Species in Palau

Convention on Biological Diversity. Clearing-House Mechanism; Palau Office of Environmental Response and Coordination.

Invasive Species of Idaho

Idaho Department of Agriculture.

Invasive Zebra Mussels Found on Boat During Idaho Inspection (Oct 12, 2020)

Capital Press.

Idaho watercraft inspectors have identified zebra mussels on a commercially hauled sailboat destined for Lake Coeur d’Alene in the state’s northern panhandle, marking the first time the invasive species has been found live this year.

Lake George Boat Inspections

Lake George Park Commission.

From May 1st - Oct. 31st, all trailered boats being launched must be inspected at one of the 7 regional inspection stations.