Items
of Interest:
Managing
Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species in California:
Existing Policies and Policy Gaps (Jan
2011; PDF | 1.5 MB)
California State Library.
California Research
Bureau. CRB-11-001.
This nonpartisan report has been drafted
in response to a request from the Senate Natural
Resources and Water Committee, based on concerns
that California lacks a robust framework that
can guide policy, regulatory and fiscal decisions
in response to coastal aquatic invasive species.
This report features relevant background information,
as well as a policy framework for analyzing
the challenges and opportunities of coastal
aquatic invasive species in California. The
report focuses on opportunities for improvement
over six general policy categories (Authority,
Prevention, Research, Control, Implementation,
and Coordination) and addresses the vectors,
or pathways, through which invasive species
are introduced.
USDA Announces
Additional Funding to Combat European Grapevine
Moth in California (Feb 7, 2011)
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
USDA's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
has released $16.922 million in emergency
funding to prevent the spread
of European
Grapevine Moth (EGVM) in California.
The destructive moth was found in the Napa
Valley of California in Oct 2009, which was
the first occurrence of this moth in the
U.S. and North America. EGVM is a serious
pest of grape, feeding on the flowers and
bunches. See European
Grapevine Moth from the California Department
of Food and Agriculture for more information.
Chinese
New Year Custom Could Spread Asian Citrus
Psyllid (Feb 8, 2011)
Citrus Research Board.
As Chinese New Year approaches, the popular
custom to give oranges as gifts to friends
and relatives as a symbol of good wishes
could have dire consequences — the
gesture could spread the disease-carrying Asian citrus
psyllid (ACP). The ACP can be the carrier of
a fatal tree disease, called Huanglongbing
(HLB) or citrus greening
disease. Once a tree is infected with the
disease, there is no cure and the tree will
eventually die.
USDA
Official Discussed Invasive Species Research
Funding At New Roots Community Farm (Oct
27, 2010)
USDA.
Agricultural Marketing Service.
USDA Deputy
Under Secretary Ann Wright met with state
and local officials at San Diego's New Roots
Community Farm to discuss and highlight USDA grant
funding for invasive species research in
California. Part of the funds will go to
the California Invasive Species Advisory
Committee which is partnering with the California
Farm Bureau Federation to identify and target
invasive pests, weeds and mussels throughout
the state. Invasives, such as the yellow
star thistle weed, quagga
mussels, huanglongbing/citrus
greening disease or the European
grape vine moth, cost the California
specialty crop industry $3 billion annually,
according to the University of California-Riverside.
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service announced
additional funding to combat European Grapevine
Moth in California in Jun 2010.
Reid:
Discovery of New Species at Lake Tahoe
Highlights the Need for Restoration Bill (Jun
4, 2010)
Senator Harry Reid.
Senator Harry Reid issued a statement saying that the recent discovery of the New
Zealand Mudsnail at a Lake Tahoe Basin inspection station demonstrates the
need for the passage of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. The legislation (S.
2724) represents a partnership between the federal government, Nevada, and
California that will ensure funding for habitat management programs including
aquatic invasive species prevention, storm water management, watershed restoration,
Lahontan Cutthroat trout reintroduction, and hazardous fuels reduction.
Secretary
Kawamura Welcomes More than $13 Million
in Farm Bill Funding for California: Invasive
Species Programs to Benefit (Jan
20, 2010)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The USDA has
announced more than $13 million in funding
for California invasive species programs – part
of a $45 million nationwide allocation made
possible by the 2008
Farm Bill.
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