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• News Releases 2012
• Biologists confirm Japanese species on dock debris
• Biologists try to clean invasive species off tsunami dock
• First look at dock from tsunami shows no highly invasive marine species
• Washington dock resembles one from Japan found in Oregon
• Protecting B.C. waters from aquatic invasive species
• Giant reed seen as biofuel -- or another kudzu disaster
• Chicago River has become invasive species super highway
• Southern Maine clams threatened by invasive species, warming climate
• Wildfires fanned by invasive grass species
• Washington Invasive Species Council 2012 Annual Report
• Hungry salmon a problem for restoration efforts
• New Oregon imported firewood rules begin Jan. 1
• San Francisco's volunteer seaweed fighters
• The danger of an invasive mussel infestation in Northwest waters
• Officials aim to thwart invasion of 'fishzilla'
• Stop invasive species: Wash your dog
• Wild pigs may become Washington, D.C.'s next big pest
• Monitoring finds quagga mussel larvae in Lake Powell, unclear if population established
• Scraping the Internet for sales of Great Lakes invasive species
• More Japanese tsunami debris on its way
• Invasive grasses as biofuel? Scientists protest
• Playing tricks on invasive rats may help keep birds from vanishing
• Invasive species found on 54 vessels by Oregon boat inspectors
• Tsunami-riding Japanese sea creatures are attacking American coastal waters
• Researchers think salmon recovery must weigh "native" invader impacts, as well as invasive species
• Nearly 50% of retail firewood infested with insects, study finds
• Proposed changes to the 2013 Washington State noxious weed list
• Washington considers loosening rules on catch of bass, walleye, channel catfish
• An educational field day
• Italy faces invasion of American killer squirrels
• Video: Metro Vancouver's invasive species tour
• Spread of invasive species have major implications for province's agricultural industry
• Big fines for bringing invasive species to county lakes
• It's time to raise a stink over US invasion by this bug
• Mussel invasion moves west
• Spiders take control as birds fade from Guam
• OSU develops model for predicting invasive species threat; Willamette waters at risk
• Over 1,000 boaters surveyed in effort to ward off invasive species
• An updated Great Lakes Accord
• Invasive species found in live bait container raises concerns
• Genetically modified pet fish worries Florida environmentalists
• Threat of invasive species prompts Crater Lake National Park officials to close lake to scuba diving
• Alleged animal smugglers used helicopters to fly sheep to Maui, deer to Big Island
• Classroom Invaders – students and teachers unknowingly spreading invasive species
• Out west, 'Black Fingers of Death' offer hope against an invader
• Japanese beetle found in Idaho, Ada and Kootenai Counties
• 17-foot-long, 164-pound Burmese python caught in Everglades
• Tiny mussels are big trouble for California waterways
• How your science teacher may be spreading invasive species
• Expecting a higher water bill? Blame zebra mussels (Texas)
• Tsunami debris clean-up costs mounting
• Biologists trying new ways to eliminate southcentral pike
• Interactive graphic: Tracking invasive mussels in the U.S.
• Oregon on the defensive against invasive quagga mussels
• Oregon authorities to demolish Japanese tsunami dock
• 3 Northwest states launch feral pig campaign
• New app helps campers find local firewood, avoid spreading invasives
• New council to focus on stopping spread of invasive species
• New invasive insect found for the first time in the United States
• Critics say Lake Mead efforts inadequate to protect against mussel invasion
• States seek federal help fighting mussel scourge
• State launches information and reporting line for marine debris
• Japanese tsunami debris web portal - What to do with debris found on Washington beaches
• Predatory northern pike threatens salmon and steelhead
• State's Invasive Species Council chief: organisms on Japanese debris are 'severe' threat
• Search is on for alien mussels in Okanagan waters
• California officials tackle a toothy lake predator
• DNA evidence of Asian carp above electric barrier grows
• Cantwell statement on discovery of potential tsunami-blown ship on Ilwaco-area beach
• OSU scientists feel a 'cast of very bad characters' may have arrived on dock from Japan
• Diggin' in: Leave invasive species behind
• Dock from Japan washes up on Oregon coast
• Is Japanese dock a Noah's Ark or a Trojan Horse?
• "Frankenfish" caught; Burnaby residents stop shouting "AIEEE!"
• Salmon virus alarming
• Invasive snails hitched a ride to Pacific waters on scientists' vessel
• Aquatic invasive species cost businesses hundreds of millions annually
• Quagga mussels' spread creates quandary
• Put visitors on the hook
• Quagga mussel public service announcement - video
• Sterilizing that blasted ballast
• Quagga mussels reach record numbers in Lake Mead, UNLV research finds
• New pass being offered to speed up mussel inspections in N. Idaho
• ODFW boat inspectors find invasive mussels on two boats in first week of inspections
• County to focus on education, voluntary boat inspections at Lake Whatcom
• Army Corps speeds up hunt for Asian-carp solution
• Washington worried about invasive species spreading
• Asian carp barrier near Chicago had power outage
• Keeping pike out of salmon country: Pend Oreille netting effort puts dent in predator population
• Bald eagle deaths linked to invasive lake weed
• County stressing public's role in controlling noxious weeds
• In Everglades, tracking pythons may provide clues to vanishing wildlife
• The least-wanted list: Invasive animals
• Bellingham council may close boat launch to stop invasive species into Lake Whatcom
• Idaho inspectors stop armada of barges infested with invasive quagga mussels
• Poison ivy, unholy holly, and lax weed laws
• Research aims to keep invasive mussels at bay in Columbia
• Study: Fungus behind bat die-off came from Europe
• Divers to assess Asian clam invasion in Pend Oreille
• Feral pigs can carry nasty bacteria that can be transmitted to people
• Asian clams in local lakes threaten water quality, beaches
• New rules seek to prevent invasive stowaways
• Forest insects and diseases arrive in US via imported plants
• Oregon has new and improved ways to report invasive species
• Hungry Pests: A lot of mouths to feed (video)
• State seeks public's help in preventing introduction of invasive mussels
• Research shows invasive species cost the Great Lakes millions
• Gazelle beetles are latest European import to Oregon
• Keeping the Evergreen State ever green
• Tribes back quagga-mussel prevention efforts
• Washington draws the line on invasive mussels
• Feral pigs plaguing upstate New York
• White-nose fungus reaches bats in Alabama, to biologists' dismay
• Tiny mussels big problem for MWD waterways
• Beetlemania: Invasive insect could become our billion-dollar problem
• Early season watercraft inspection station intercepts two mussel-fouled boats
• Aquatic invasive species creeps into Flathead Lake
• Tester pledges to protect Montana by fighting invasive species
• 'Reptile Guy' seeks homes for invasive turtles
• Northwest states want tougher boat inspections at Lake Mead to reduce threat of Quagga mussels
• Carp invasion threatens North American fish
• In Florida Everglades, pythons and anacondas dominate food chain
• 2012 Report of the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
• Invasion of the Great Lakes: Quagga mussels least known, most dangerous invader
• Phone app to put clampdown on invasive species
• Those big snakes are here to stay
• A primer on invasive species in the Great Lakes
• Oregon's worst invasive species include mussels and hawkweed and feral pigs
• Four new non-native water species threaten San Francisco Bay
• Washington Invasive Species Council 2011 annual report

Close News Releases 2012


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• News Releases 2011
• Washington Invasive Species Council 2011 annual report
• Fargo man charged with transporting zebra mussels
• Lake Oswego council takes a whack at invasive trees
• Santa Cruz County may ban bullfrogs
• Invasive species wreaking havoc with salmon fishing in Lake Huron
• EPA proposes standards for cleaning ship ballast water
• Invasive species photo gallery
• Environmental programs fall victim to budget cuts
• Tiny mussels invade Great Lakes, threaten fishing industry
• Invasive species are a blight on U.S. landscape
• Invasive species nibble away at your wallet
• Invasive species unleashed by Baronof Island storm damage
• Zebra mussel treatments on Lake Irene completed
• Boating season ends with close calls on invasive mussels
• Mussel fight still tenacious
• Bug battle: An invasive plant now faces its own attacker
• Invasive species boat inspections successful
• The threat of invasive species
• Invasive crayfish spreads to another Oregon river
• Two invasive species identified in Point Roberts
• New Oregon law targets imported firewood
• House ballast proposal panned by conservation groups
• Invasive Asian clams found in Lake Whatcom
• Voracious invasive quagga mussels gobbling Great Lakes' food chain
• King County Weed News, October 2011
• Zebra mussels in Texoma lead to seasonal pumping debate
• Local governments, homeowners paying price for non-native forest insects
• What can outdoor enthusiasts do to fight invasive species?
• Idaho preventing invasion of quagga mussels
• Act soon to halt invasive bush's spread
• Mandatory boat inspections begin in Oregon
• Invasive northern pike disaster for Pend Oreille native fish
• Citing California's wild pig problems, Oregon officials say it's time to act
• The benefits of stopping invasive species before they invade
• 'The lake left me. It's gone.'
• Invasive tansy ragwort once again threatening Oregon
• Watch out for invasive plants in your yard, garden, community
• Invasive bugs making a bigger stink
• Global warming: invasive grasses to thrive in warmer world
• More fouled boats identified as quest continues to keep quaggas at bay
• 'Eye on Invasives' newsletter from the California Department of Fish and Game
• New! Nonnative invasive plants of Pacific coast forests field guide
• Boat inspection stations open in Oregon to target aquatic invasive species
• Ash-borer plague takes a devastating toll on U.S. trees
• Invasive species inspections underway in Idaho
• WDFW conducting boat checks to stop aquatic invasive species
• Is the zebra mussel invasion irreversible? Spain
• Snail-sniffing dogs hunting down slimy crop killers
• It's Boating Season: How you can stop the spread of invasive species
• 'Buy it Where You Burn it' campaign aims to control insects
• Oceans in distress foreshadow mass extinction
• OSU uses camp firewood as invasive species education tool
• Oregon lawmakers vote to improve their odds in invasive species 'numbers game'
• Latest invasive weed not following usual script
• Middle Fork district cracking down on invasive species
• State Department of Agriculture gypsy moth summer trapping begins
• Oregon Lawmakers: No Midwest Firewood In My Backyard
• USDA establishes a new category in regulations governing nursery stock importation
• New zealand mudsnail discovered in Thornton Creek
• Climate change allows invasive weed to outcompete local species
• Boat carrying zebra mussels intercepted at Washington border
• Tenacious zebra mussel hitchhikes cross country
• New state permit helps control invasive aquatic species and protect our waters
• Stink bug spread worries growers across nation
• Spotted knapweed is the top invasive plant in Northwest
• Glacier National Park to inspect visitors' boats for aquatic invasive species
• Zebra mussels stopped at border
• Baseball's bug problem
• Oregon is watching for aquatic hitch-hikers
• Invasive spartina has been nearly eradicated from state's shorelines
• Foreign species invade San Francisco bay
• State Department of Agriculture begins spartina treatments for 2011 season
• Water threats averted
• Farmers monitor feral pigs
• Today's garden plants can be tomorrow's invasives
• Scotch broom, that pesky noxious weed, carries an economic cost
• Claggett Creek students got life lessons in water quality
• Get your 100th Meridian Initiative certificate
• Oregon invasive species database launched
• Dog trained to sniff out invasive mussel species
• Quagga mussels: 950 trillion tiny time bombs
• Invasive wild hogs move into New York
• Invasive mussels causing massive ecological changes in the Great Lakes
• Nutria Videos Highlight Growing Problem
• Report 7 out of 10 Seattle forest trees dead in 20 years
• Invasive species could cost the world trillions
• Shoshone-Paiute Tribes purchase unique boat wash system to prevent spread of invasive mussels
• Watch out for sales of illegal turtles
• Mussel infested boat prevented from launching at Colorado's Lake Powell
• How invasive species work
• Montana inspectors find quagga mussel on sailboat near flathead lake, came from infested Lake Mead
• EPA developing proposed regulations to limit spread of invasive species by recreational boats
• Nutria no longer another state's invasive species problem
• South Hill Mall gypsy moth environmental documents ready for review
• Canadian importer fined for Asian carp possession
• Extensive search, analysis efforts find no evidence of zebra/quagga mussels in flathead lake
• Pesky snails face deep-freeze death
• Invasive crayfish may be class pets first
• Unwelcome invaders: wild pigs pose a serious new threat to Idaho
• Customs agents eye valentines flowers for pests
• Oregon lawmakers consider banning out of state firewood
• Oregon gets a B for invasive species battle in 2010
• Invasive mussels 'everyone's problem'
• 2011 Western Aquatic Plant Management Society aquatic plant scholarship
• Oregon felt-sole ban
• A diet for an invaded planet: invasive species
• Quagga-zebra mussel action plan for Western U.S. waters
• Study shows invasive species trigger mass extinctions

Close News Releases 2011


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• News Releases 2010
• A Plague of Pigs in Texas
• Motorboat owners mostly complied with a state effort to control invasive species
• Harm of invasive species felt decades later
• American grasslands being taken over by destructive weed species
• Study shows state borders are no barrier to pests
• U.S. DOT announces $4M investment to combat invasive species in Great Lakes
• Time to flex those invasive mussels?
• Officials test suspicious larvae found in flathead lake
• Invasive mussel species might have arrived in Flathead Lake
• Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife in race to kill invasive snails
• Invasive snails pose threat if not eradicated
• Oregonians warned that imported firewood is a pathway for invasive species
• Invasive species, climate change form deadly duo
• Get your firewood locally
• Snail seclusion successful
• Invasive plants and non-federal Washington rangeland
• New invasive tunicate hits New Brunswick waters
• Agents follow snail trail at port
• Asian stink bugs invade Oregon
• Grant funding for freshwater algae projects
• Washington inspectors stop boat with invasive mussels
• Snails cause popular Boulder trail to close indefinitely
• Patagonia, Simms and Orvis Lead the fly fishing industry's wader transformation
• Oregon woodland owners want state to ban imported firewood
• Aquatic invasive species checks continue
• Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Hawaii Garbage Shipments in Columbia River Gorge
• Snail invasion closes Olympia lake to fishing
• Close call with quagga in Bear Lake
• Invisible menace at Oregon's doorstep
• Chemical to fight milfoil at Lake Tapps
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife service issues funding for priorities in Quagga-Zebra mussel western waters action plan
• Though Hawaiian garbage plan terminated, Yakama Nation continues legal action with eye on future
• Redneck fishing
• Cleanse your soles
• Menace growing in famous Seattle marsh
• Survey will look for invasive snail
• Fly fishers serving as transports for noxious little invaders
• This snail problem is hardly a mystery
• Powell not moving a mussel
• Emerald ash borer may devastate lumber industry
• Milfoil may have tangled swimmer who drowned in Horseshoe Lake
• USDA dedicates August to invasive plant pest and disease awareness
• Hawaiian trash could carry invasives
• Invasive mussels could cost 100 million
• Report: Mussel invasion in upper snake likely; economic risk 'Hundreds of millions of dollars'
• Economic risk associated with the potential establishment of Zebra and Quagga mussels in the Columbia river basin
• State begins trapping program for European grapevine moth, 3 other pest moths
• Scientists check whether milfoil-fighting bugs still in Capitol Lake
• Invasive mussel muscled out by small-scale cooling
• Bass-Shad study part of effort to reduce non-native fish impacts on ESA-listed salmonids
• Invasive Earthworms destroy North American trees
• World's oceans on wobbly legs as jellyfish poised to take over
• New pest in Washington
• Invasive species council releases video on boat checks, mussels
• Asian carp discovered near Lake Michigan
• 15 plants make Portland's invasive species list
• State Department of Agriculture begins spartina treatments for 2010 season
• California bans non-native frogs & turtles
• WDFW conducting boat checks to stop aquatic invasive species
• Giving felt the boot
• USDA announces additional funding to respond to expected grasshopper outbreaks in western states
• Follow the money: wealth, population key drivers of invasive species
• You can't run (or raft) from the law
• Idaho inspection site stops boat infested by zebra mussels
• New Zealand Mudsnails in Lake Tahoe
• New insect eats alder trees in the Gorge
• Volunteers attack invasive weed
• Parasitic threat to animals and the environment revealed
• Potato brush latest tool to fight invasive species
• Botanists race to record Arboretum species in Seattle's first bioblitz
• Field reports: Boat stations target invasives
• Aquatic Invasive Species program stepping up in Oregon
• Apps for Environmental Awareness: Use Your Smartphone to Battle Invasive Species
• Sea Snot? No, It's a Sea Squirt, and It's Plaguing Oregon
• Poisen hemlock may have caused Tacoma woman's death
• Oregon - State made positive gains on invasive species issues in 2009
• Invasive tunicate appears in Oregon's coastal waters
• New state permit targets invasie aquatic species
• Clean boats are best way to protect Idaho lakes
• Tunicate invasion is a threat to Oregon fisheries
• Invasive Kudzu Is Major Factor in Surface Ozone Pollution, Study Shows
• Aquatic life under threat in Stanley Park
• State grants help control non-native weeds in lakes
• Invasive species boat inspection stations to open in southern Idaho Tuesday
• Economists Work on Financial Cost of Zebra/Quagga Mussel Invasion in Columbia River Basin
• Pressure washer to blast invasive species
• Ban forbids taking live crawfish
• Invasive species make their way to Idaho
• Douglas-fir disease spreading along OR, WA coasts
• Idaho puts cash bounty on south fork Snake River Rainbow Trout to protect native Cutthroat
• Hard-to-kill snails infest Santa Monica Mountain watersheds
• Idaho boat inspections try to keep invasive species out of waterways
• Arizona Game & Fish - Don't move a mussel
• Two options for celebrating Arbor Day
• Alaska Board of Fisheries to phase out of felt
• Mud snails withstand salt water bath
• Capitol Lake draining today for snail project
• Tiny snails are a big problem for Olympia lake
• Briny death plotted for Capitol Lake's invaders
• Formal Public Comment - Aquatic Invasive Species Managment General Permit
• Biologists rush to protect Great Lakes from onslaught of Carp
• Ban on felt-soled shoes intended to prevent spread of fish diseases
• Capitol Lake to get saline rinse
• County not sitting on laurel
• Double Holiday Double Duty For Customs Inspectors
• Tri-state campaign to spread the word about the dangers of transporting firewood
• Invasive snails find amigo in El Niño
• Top Ten Invasive Species, Time Magazine
• Changes to WAC 16-750 and 2011 noxious weed list
• How You Can Participate
• State weed list 2010
• Region studies better ways to decontaminate boats with Quagga/Zebra Mussels
• Arrest warrant issued in zebra mussel case
• Eradication of Capital Lake's New Zealand Mud Snail may take years senate committee told
• Proposals being accepted for changes to the state noxious weed list
• Council's economic panel to evaluate possible biological, economic costs of Quagga, Zebra Mussels

Close News Releases 2010


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• News Releases 2009
• Holly, Ivy not welcome in Northwest woodlands
• Quaggaa-Zebra Mussell action plan for western waters; funding needed
• Christmas trees may have Pacific Chorus Frog hitchhikers
• State draws down water in hopes that freeze will kill off invasive New Zealand Mud Snails
• Capitol Lake ban smart amid snail discovery
• Agencies seek public’s help in curtailing spread of invasive snails in Capitol Lake
• Province joins battle against invasive mussels
• 15,000 reasons to worry about state's lakes
• New iphone app targets overgrowth in state parks
• Oregon boat fees go into effect
• Chinese and Oregon scientists join forces against invasive grass
• DOJ – guilty plea leads to ban on US port calls
• 18 gypsy moths caught in Washington in summer 2009
• Authorities investigate possible zebra mussels contamination on yacht from Wisconsin
• Slimy-skinned ships to slip smoothly through the seas
• State launches hotline, web site to report invasive species sightings
• Boat inspections planned on I-5 to stop aquatic invasive species
• Coast Guard to host meetings on ballast water
• Who's out first - Invasive species need to be removed in the right order
• Undocumented Immigrants - Millions of unidentified animals are pouring over U.S. borders
• Riding the recession - Global financial crisis might cause spike in marine species transport
• 'Ballast-free Ship' Could cut costs while blocking aquatic invaders
• Invasive American Shad numbers sharply down in Columbia; Ocean conditions or parasite?
• Northwest Power And Conservation Council urges federal action on invasive mussels
• Quagga Mussels called 'Biological Wildfire'; 'Nothing is going to save the salmon if this gets in'
• Tahoe report: fast-growing Asian clam invasion could aid western spread of Quagga, Zebra Mussels
• Mussels will eventually bug northwest dams, experts say
• Idaho State Department of Agriculture initiates invasive mussel alert
• WDFW starts mandatory boat checks to stop aquatic invasive species
• Web site would help state track invasive plants
• Oregon Invasive Species Council launches online calendar with teacher activities
• State grants to control toxic algae blooms and non-native weeds
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to keep invasive mussels out of state
• Plan unveiled to fight invasive mussels
• Department of Ecology: State funds will combat non-native, freshwater weeds and toxic algae blooms
• Quagga Mussel field guide video (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 9 minutes)

Close News Releases 2009


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