Student Project: Impacts of Invasive Plants and Aquatic Organisms Storymap

In 2020, as part of Dr. Catherine de Rivera’s Ecology & Management of Bioinvasions class at Portland State University, OISC members and invasive species professionals advised students on various invasive species topics. Ashley Newcomb, Ashley Kahl-Placek, Matt Magel, Nick Stockton, Travis Hood, Tyler Chase, and William McDonald created a Storymap about the impacts of invasive plants and aquatic organisms. Information and guidance was provided by OISC Alternate Member Shawna Bautista (US Forest Service). To learn more about the other student projects that were created in this class, please click here.

Storymap: Invasive Species - Impacts of Invasive Plants and Aquatic Organisms

*Note: The views and opinions expressed in the attached file(s) or link(s) are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Oregon Invasive Species Council.

Congratulations to the Gorse Action Group!

Earlier this week, the Gorse Action Group (GAG) signed a Declaration of Cooperation (DOC) to address the issue of controlling ---and eradicating--- Gorse. This noxious weed introduced to Bandon in the 1890s rapidly invades land, creating a very thorny problem for parks, roadsides, ranches, farms, and forests. It is also highly flammable and one of the most difficult weeds to manage in the world. This is a serious issue for the vitality of the South Coast, and anywhere else that Gorse spreads!

Join the fight against Gorse - check out the GorseActionGroup.org website for more information. 

Mary Schamehorn, Mayor of Bandon, seen signing the DOC.

Jim Seeley, Executive Director of the Wild Rivers Coast Alliance and Co-convener of the Oregon Solutions Gorse Project, seen signing the DOC.