Items
of Interest:
Buying
Local Firewood Protects Oregon Forestry
and Ag: Imported Firewood is a Major Pathway
for Invasive Species (Oct 13, 2010)
Oregon
Department of Agriculture.
Consumers are urged
not to purchase firewood from out-of-state,
as the firewood may carry harmful insects and
diseases. Buying and burning firewood locally
can help prevent invasive species from gaining
a foothold in the Oregon environment. For additional
information, see the Don't
Move Firewood site.
City
of Portland Invasive Plant Management
Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.
As of Jul 1, 2010, Portland City Code created
a City
of Portland Required Eradication List (2010;
PDF | 50 KB) that is part of the Nuisance
Plants List, and established new nuisance
plant requirements. When any of the 15
plants on the Required Eradication List
are growing on a property, the property
owners must eradicate the nuisance plants.
The City also has the Protect
the Best Program, which is aimed at
controlling invasive plants before they
have a chance to damage natural areas.
Boat
Inspection Stations Open in Oregon to Target
Aquatic Invasive Species (May
25, 2010)
Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Boaters in Oregon waterways may be asked
to stop to have their motorboat or paddlecraft
inspected in an effort to keep Oregon's
waters healthy and free of invasive species.
Inspection stations will be operated by the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at
highway rest stops near Klamath Falls, Salem,
Baker City and Central Point as well as at
boat ramps on lakes and reservoirs. The boat
inspection stations are part of the Oregon
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program being
run by ODFW and the Oregon Marine Board.
Forest
Epidemic is Unprecedented Phenomenon, Still
Getting Worse (Apr 5, 2010)
Oregon State
University.
Scientists in the College of Forestry
at Oregon State University have found that
the Swiss needle cast epidemic in Douglas-fir
forests of the coastal Pacific Northwest
is continuing to intensify, appears to be
unprecedented over at least the past 100
years, and is probably linked to the extensive
planting of Douglas-fir along the coast and
a warmer climate.
State
Made Positive Gains on Invasive Species
Issues in 2009 (PDF | 86 KB) (Feb 9,
2010)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
According to the 2009
Report Card on Oregon's Invasive Species
Activities (PDF | 254 KB), the state
made
forward progress in 2009 by enacting important
legislation, expanding outreach and education
efforts, conducting a statewide management
assessment, and creating an emergency fund. The
state was given an overall grade of A-.
What
is the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention
Program?
Oregon State Marine Board.
This new program which became effective Jan
1, 2010 was created by the 2009 Oregon Legislature
to prevent aquatic invasive species from being
introduced or spread throughout Oregon by boaters
(incluidng non-motorized and paddle craft).
Agency partners work to keep invasives out of Diamond Lake and continue monitoring lake health (Jun 29, 2009)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service continue their partnership to monitor Diamond Lake and educate its users on the perils of invasive fish. During weekday mornings, ODFW employees will be at Diamond Lake boat ramps to survey boaters and ensure their boats do not have live bait fish and aquatic weeds.
"Protect
the Best," Portland Parks
& Recreation's Invasive Species Management
Program, Builds on Early Success (Jan
31, 2009)
City of Portland Oregon. Portland Parks & Recreation.
The Protect the
Best Program is aimed at controlling invasive plants before
they have a chance to damage natural areas.
OPB
Documentary Wins DuPont-Columbia Award (Jan
12, 2009)
Oregon Public Broadcasting News.
Oregon Public Broadcasting received one of
13 prestigious duPont-Columbia awards Monday
for The
Silent Invasion: An Oregon Field
Guide Special. The documentary produced by
Ed Jahn illustrates how invasive species
are changing the environment in Oregon, and
focuses on ways people can work together
to make a difference to native fish and wildlife
resources, Oregon's economy and quality of
life.
The
Economics of Invasive Species (2009)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Prepared for the Oregon Invasive Species Council by Oregon State University.
The economic of invasive species examines the costs of invasive species and the
costs and benefits of various prevention, eradication and control measures. Some
statistics from the report include: noxious weeds in OR ($125 million/yr); SOD
in OR ($81-310 million/yr); zebra mussels at 13 hydropower facilities ($25.5
million/yr); and invasive plant removal on 40% of public lands in Portland ($31
million/year over a 5 year period.)
2008
Oregon Invasive Species Council Statewide
Summit:
Report to Governor Kulongoski (PDF | 3.7
MB)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Oregon Invasive Species Summit held was Jul
22, 2008.
Invasive
Species of Oregon
Statesman Journal.
The Invasive Species of Oregon project runs
for 10 months, from September through June.
The Statesman Journal will have a monthly focus
on different types of invasive species and
their impacts. Each month will feature an in-depth
look at an established Oregon invasive species
and a species that still can be eradicated
from Oregon.
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