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The Invasive Species Bulletin provides you with all the latest news on invasive species in Montana and the region. Please let us know if you have any suggestions, contributions, questions, corrections, or comments. Email: scriswell@mt.gov
USDA Declares August TREE CHECK MONTH
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August is the peak time of year to spot the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) as adults emerge from trees. That’s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month.” Checking trees for the beetle and the damage it causes is one way residents can protect their own trees and help USDA’s efforts to eliminate this beetle from the United States.
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Interior Draft Invasive Species Strategic Plan Released
The Department of the Interior is pleased to announce its Draft Invasive Species Strategic Plan, developed pursuant to the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9).
There are two upcoming public teleconference listening sessions to provide input on the draft Plan: Thursday, September 24, 2020 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern and Monday, September 28, 2020 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern. To participate in one of these sessions, please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/tfgu83p by 5:00 pm eastern on September 21. Any written comments will also be accepted by Friday, October 9, 2020 by 11:59 pm.
28 states issue warnings about residents receiving unsolicited seed packets from China
Public notices about unsolicited shipments of seeds from China were also issued by agriculture officials in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington state, West Virginia and Wyoming…read more (NBC News, 7/28/20)
North American Invasive Species Management Association - Survey
The North American Invasive Species Management Association is developing new professional development content for invasive species managers. NAISMA is requesting information what invasive species management training opportunities will be most useful for you. Please take this quick survey now.
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More news:
FWP AIS July newsletter
It’s been a very busy July at the CSKT watercraft inspection stations (Char-Koosta News, 7/30/20)
USDA APHIS Seeks Feedback on List of Animal and Plant Pest and Disease Threats
NAISMA Seeking Board Member Nominations
Invasive species spread in national parks (The Wildlife Society, 8/6/20)
Climate change is impacting the spread of invasive animal species, (ScienceDaily, 7/22/20)
Western IPM August Newsletter
Firewood Outreach Coordinating Initiative Newsletter
MSU Extension August Weed Post: Managing Canada Thistle in Lawns
MT Ag Alerts
Webinars
NAISMA 2020 Webinar Series
Any member of the public can register for a webinar and view it when it is live. NAISMA members can access all recorded webinars.
Visit here for recorded webinars, information on upcoming webinars and to register
- September 16: Leaps and Bounds – How to Jump over the Barriers to Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species (1 CFE for SAF; 1 CEU for ISA; 1 CED for CERP)
Events
MISC Meeting, Sept. 3, Virtual
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - 110th Annual Meeting
Sept. 9-11 & 14-15, 2020, Virtual
Western Regional Panel, Sept. 14-18, Virtual
NAISMA 2020 Conference, Oct. 6-8, Virtual
MWCC Watershed Symposium, October 14-16, Virtual
North American Lake Management Society, Nov. 16-20, Virtual Seminar
MISC Meeting, Dec. 2, Helena/Virtual
Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference Training, Dec. 14-17, Nashville, TN
Publications
What to do when invaders are out of control?
Biological invasions threaten species and ecosystems worldwide. Impacts from invasions are especially prevalent in freshwaters, where managers have struggled to contain the problem. Conventional approaches to managing invaders focus on prevention and control. In practice, these measures have proven to be variably effective. Control or eradication of established invaders is particularly difficult and, even if ecologically feasible, it may not be socially desirable. Here we propose a new alternative to managing invasive species: managing impact modifiers (MIM). The MIM approach focuses on managing impacts, rather than controlling the invader directly...read more
Jobs
Resource Conservationist,Missoula Conservation District, Reposted August 7. Open Until Filled. missoulacd.org.
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