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On episode 33 of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s (ODFW) Beaver State Podcast, you can listen to ODFW Invasive Species Coordinator & OISC member, Rick Boatner, talk about the invasive species he is currently fighting, the invasive species he is currently worried about, and more!
Listen now here: https://myodfw.com/articles/beaver-state-podcast-episode-33-invasive-species
West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and Scappoose Bay Watershed Council recently announced the publication of the newly updated Living on the Water: A Guide for Floating Home Owners and Marina Managers.
The 46‐page guide includes information on floating home safety, construction, repair and maintenance, particularly as these activities may affect water quality. It also includes information on enhancing aquatic habitat, living with and enjoying wildlife, and managing invasive species. Highlights of the guide include:
Fire prevention to protect homes and moorages, and emergency response tips
General facility management practices to reduce environmental impacts
How to keep belongings from blowing away
The benefits of native vegetation, including less work
Invasive species to look out for - see pages 27-31
Local wildlife – what to expect and how to better enjoy wildlife
Where moorage managers and homeowners can go for more information – including 6 pages of online resources
You can download the complete guide from West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District’s website. Limited printed copies are available upon request. Contact us at info@wmswcd.org to request a copy.
USDA Forest Service factsheet on the use of plant materials for revegetation and restoration after wildlife. While it is specific to the Willamette National Forest in terms of specific species used, the principles are broadly applicable. Please contact your local forest Botanist for specific information.
Use of Plant Materials for Revegetation and Restoration after Wildfire
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) was recently detected in western British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, United States. V. mandarinia are an invasion concern due to their ability to kill honey bees and affect humans. Here, we used habitat suitability models and dispersal simulations to assess potential invasive spread of V. mandarinia. We show V. mandarinia are most likely to establish in areas with warm to cool annual mean temperature, high precipitation, and high human activity. The realized niche of introduced populations is small compared to native populations, suggesting introduced populations could spread into habitats across a broader range of environmental conditions. Dispersal simulations also show that V. mandarinia could rapidly spread throughout western North America without containment. Given its potential negative impacts and capacity for spread, extensive monitoring and eradication efforts throughout western North America are warranted.
Link to full report: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/09/21/2011441117?fbclid=IwAR284F3_4ifji7faMqm8w9d81e4iBeYY4KANH6CXIF0h233dY-LZsbfDL6o
Link to Full Report published August 6, 2020: https://www.nwcouncil.org/sites/default/files/ISRP%202020-08%20FinalResFishSturg6Aug.pdf
Excerpt from Introduction:
This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP1 ) recommendations and comments on 44 proposals submitted for the Resident Fish and Sturgeon Category Review to implement the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. The ISRP finds that 30 proposals meet scientific review criteria and 10 proposals meet scientific criteria with some conditions requiring further action…
This report provides final recommendations on each project and includes our preliminary report comments and response requests. The report also provides a discussion of programmatic issues that apply across projects to inform Program development and performance. Programmatic topics include native and non-native fish management, lake and river fertilization, habitat protection versus restoration, climate change, adaptive management, multicultural perspectives, integration of projects within geographic areas, and improving communication. The ISRP strives to ensure that its multi-year recommendations for the projects and the Program have a sound, well-documented scientific foundation.
America's hunters and anglers represent essential stakeholders in combating invasive species threatening native fish and wildlife populations and their habitats. Preventing and controlling invasive species is an achievable goal. Linking invasive species management principles with the hunting and angling conservation ethic is critical. Invasive species threaten the future of hunting and fishing. Sportsmen and women across the nation are joining forces to defend their favorite places.
The documentary video, Defending Favorite Places, was produced on DVD as part of the National Invasive Species Threat Campaign with support from Wildlife Forever, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Center for Invasive Plant Management, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and many public and private organizations and individuals.
Watch the video on the US Forest Service's Invasive Species Program Page.
Wildlife Forever is committed to helping communities slow the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species and empowering best management practices for wise public use of America’s natural resources. With this new rapid response kit, Wildlife Forever gives agencies, organizations and communities across the country the tools to quickly communicate about an infestation. This kit will help you:
Send out an urgent warning that a local lake has been infested with a specific Aquatic Invasive Species
Educate the affected public as to what they can – and should – do in this event to help prevent the further spread of the species
Download the Rapid Response Kit, usable press releases, videos, radio PSAs, and more here.
The Pacific Northwest Garlic Mustard Working Group is a collaboration between invasive plant managers and field staff working on surveying and control of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. By coming together to share observations, identify challenges and discuss treatment strategies, the working group enhances the collective understanding of garlic mustard impacts and solutions across the region. In addition to improving and refining best management practices, the working group also seeks to develop a composite view of the current work being undertaken. Developing a platform for collaboration promotes timely sharing of key information and supports a region-wide effort to contain and decrease garlic mustard presence in the Pacific Northwest. In Oregon, garlic mustard is known to occur in fourteen counties, and includes population centers in Northwest Oregon, Umatilla County, and the Rogue River. See the Garlic Mustard Working Group's 2014 poster on the King County website, here. For more information, please check out the Garlic Mustard Working Group resources available through the 4-County CWMA website or contact Michelle Delepine at michelle@wmswcd.org.
The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) is a statutory public/private non-profit created in 1991 by the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Visit the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region website to learn more.
The Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species was formed in 1997 to help limit the introduction, spread and impacts of aquatic nuisance species into the Western Region of North America. Visit the Western Regional Panel website to learn more.
The Pacific Ballast Water Group (PBWG) serves as a coordinating body to share information and formulate consensus solutions on ballast water management and research issues of common concern to regulators, managers, scientists and the shipping industry on the West Coast. The mission of the PBWG is to promote development and implementation of safe, economical, effective management of aquatic nuisance species associated with West Coast shipping. Visit the Western Aquatic Invasive Species Network webpage to learn more.
The Western Invasives Network mission is to prevent the introduction and to control the spread of the most harmful invasive plant species in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington by coordinating information and activities of Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) and willing land managers. Visit the Cascade Pacific website to learn more.
The Gorse Action Group (GAG) is a collaborative group of representatives from federal, state, and county agencies and nonprofit organizations seeking to work together to assess the extent of gorse and create a strategic plan for control on the southern Oregon coast. Visit the Gorse Action Group website to learn more.
April/May/June 2020 Society of American Foresters Western Forester: Invasives (Vol. 65, Number 2)
The Western Forester is a publication prepared approximately quarterly for members of the Society of American Foresters and non-industrial private forest landowners in the Pacific NW (AK, WA, ID, western MT, OR, northern CA).
