Emerging Insect Pests Webinar (2019)

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Emerging Insect Pests Webinar

Threats to Oregon’s Agriculture, Forests, and Plant Trade

In January of 2019, the Oregon Invasive Species Council hosted a free webinar on the emerging insect pests of Oregon that are threatening the local environment and economy. Forest and agricultural pests constantly put Oregon’s industries at risk of lost profit, costly projects, and quarantines. The purpose of this webinar was to share information about key emerging invasive insect threats that could cause significant, lasting impacts to the state. Listeners learned about the current status of these insects in Oregon, how they get here, efforts to address the issues, and what people can do to stop the introduction or spread. There were short presentations from the following experts in the field:

“The Pressing Threat of Japanese Beetle to Oregon’s Nursery and Specialty Crop Growers”
Chris Hedstrom, Oregon Department of Agriculture

“Gypsy Moth: A Devastating Pest of Trees and Shrubs”
Wyatt Williams, Oregon Department of Forestry & Chris Hedstrom, Oregon Department of Agriculture

“Stay on the Look Out for Spotted Lanternfly”
Meg Raabe, USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Plant Protection Quarantine (Presented by Chris Hedstrom due to lapse in federal funding)

“One of the Most Destructive Wood-Boring Pests: Emerald Ash Borer”
Wyatt Williams, Oregon Department of Forestry

If you’d like to learn more about this issue, see our Webinar Q&A Sheet for questions answered during and after the webinar.

Want to connect with our experts about the issues discussed in this webinar? Find their contact information below.

Chris Hedstrom, Oregon Department of Agriculture: chedstrom@oda.state.or.us

Wyatt Williams, Oregon Department of Forestry: wyatt.williams@oregon.gov

Meg Raabe, USDA-APHIS-PPQ: margaret.c.raabe@aphis.usda.gov

Fishing for Bullfrogs (2020)

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From The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's Facebook Post (August 19, 2020): American bullfrogs are not native to Oregon. They were brought in originally to control bugs and as a food source. They quickly outcompeted native amphibians, and they're known to eat our native Western pond and painted turtle hatchlings. Today we're taking you fly fishing for bullfrogs, and then we'll show you our favorite way to fry them up. You can help lower the number of American bullfrogs in your local ponds, lakes and waterways by gigging, fishing, spearing or hand collecting them, and it may help give our native amphibians and reptiles a fighting chance.

 
 
 
 
 
 

iMapInvasives Introduction & Training: Recorded Webinar (2020)

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Link to recorded Webinar: https://psu.zoom.us/rec/share/28tFBo7zykBObM_97xDTcKIKDqbgeaa81HRIrPMEzB5-q0cL86MzAgU9sA6phfVq 

Webinar Description: Did you know that it's important to document your findings of invasive species when found in natural areas such as parks, forests, lakes, rivers, and streams? Join the iMapInvasives Introduction and Training webinar and learn all about iMapInvasives, a special online platform and mobile app that allows natural resource professionals and citizen scientists to record presence, absence, and treatment data associated with invasive species searched areas.

Webinar Topics:

  • The iMapInvasives program as a whole, as well as specifics related to the Pennsylvania program

  • Obtaining a free iMapInvasives login account

  • Entering data using the mobile app

  • Setting up customized email alerts

  • And more!

iMapInvasives is an interactive online GIS-based invasive species data management program. The iMapInvasives network is a consortium of programs in several US states and a Canadian province, and is led by NatureServe, an international conservation organization with a proven record of biodiversity data management and conservation research. Visit the Oregon iMapInvasives website to learn more. 

Invasive Species Terminology: Standardizing for Stakeholder Education (2020)

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Iannone III, B., Carnevale, S., Main, M., Hill, J., McConnell, J., Johnson, S., Enloe, S., Andreu, M., Bell, E., Cuda, J., Baker, S. (2020). Invasive Species Terminology: Standardizing for Stakeholder Education. Journal of Extension. 58. a3.

Abstract
The excessive number of terms associated with invasive species, and their often incorrect usage, hinders stakeholder education about the threats of invasive species. Here we introduce seven terms (native, nonnative, introduced, established, invasive, nuisance, and range change) that are applicable across invasive taxa, understandable, typically interpreted correctly, and useful for describing most situations regarding invasive species. We also list six terms to avoid (native invasive, invasive exotic, invasive weed, alien, foreign, and nonindigenous) that create confusion via their misuse and misinterpretation. The terms we propose will increase understanding, thereby promoting behavior changes aimed at limiting the negative impacts of invasive species.

Invasive Species Strategy 2020-2030 - Portland at the Crossroads (2019)

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In 2020, Portland City Council unanimously approved the Portland Invasive Species Strategy 2020-2030, a project that charts a new course for how the city and community address invasive species and the impacts they cause. With decades of work in mostly natural areas tackling invasive species, and with new invasive species on Portland’s doorstep poised to threaten watershed health and pipes, pumps, and waterfronts, the city is protecting investments and saving money over the long haul.  

Invasive Species Strategy 2020-2030, Portland at the Crossroads

2020-2030 Invasives Strategy Report