Items
of Interest:
Texas
Launches New Front in War on Invasive Species (Apr
1, 2010)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department launching a campaign
to educate the public about ways to identify,
report and stop giant
salvinia, which is usually spread unknowingly
by people moving their boats from lake to
lake. The invasive plant, first discovered
in a small pond near Houston in 1998, has
been reported in 17 Texas lakes, including
some of the state’s most popular recreational
water bodies. Learn more about the campaign "Hello
Giant Salvinia, Goodbye Texas Lakes," on TexasInvasives.org.
TPWD
Seeks Input on Prospective List of Approved
Exotic Aquatic Plants (Feb 18, 2010)
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department.
The Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department is requesting input
from stakeholders who buy and sell exotic
aquatic plants, and the public, on a Draft
Listing of Exotic Aquatic Plants Under Consideration
for Approval for Sale in Texas. Public
meetings will be held in March. TPWD plans
to conduct a risk analysis of prospective
plant species to determine which ones might
be included in an acceptable list, allowing
only those species that pose minimal or no
threat to the environment.
Texas
Invasive Plant & Pest Council (TIPPC)
TexasInvasives.org.
The Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council
(TIPPC) became formally established in
Texas on Jun 2, 2008. The
TIPPC was founded to promote awareness
of the impact of invasive species in Texas,
to provide a forum to exchange scientific,
educational and technical information and
to support research and activities that
reduce the impact of invasive plants and
pests statewide. |
