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Please join the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3) for a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 12th from 12:30pm to 4:00pm. The meeting will cover commission business, updates from members/partners, and a special presentation on containing and preventing AIS in Utah from Nate Owens, AIS Coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources! Please see the agenda below.
All meetings are open to the public. Please contact Cassidy Bender (cassidy.bender@mt.gov) for meeting details (e.g. virtual meeting links/teleconference information) or to request assistance prior to the meeting date.
 
The Missoula County Weed District (MCWD) actively promotes and encourages cooperation with local, state and federal partners beyond the boundaries of Missoula County to support research and education projects that advance the management of invasive species and promote desirable aquatic and terrestrial plant communities in Missoula County, the state of Montana and the Northern Rocky Mountain region
"Our mission is to promote and maintain healthy plant communities by minimizing the ecological and economic impact of invasive species through public education, technology transfer, and monitoring, and by facilitating the involvement of landowners and land/resource management agencies to control the highest-priority species in our most sensitive areas. To carry out our mission, the Missoula County Weed Board emphasizes the areas of coordination, prevention, detection, rapid response and control." -Bryce Christiaens, District Manager: Missoula County Weed/AIS Districts
The MCWD has been contributing to the UC3 since the commission was created in 2017, they play a critical role in the prevention of aquatic invasive species in the county and we greatly appreciate their continued dedication to protect our beautiful Montana lands and waters. In 2020, the MCWD was successful in creating and establishing Montana's first ever county AIS district in Missoula County. Additionally, the AIS district was successful in mapping and establishing fragrant water-lily as a county-listed noxious weed species! Tune in to the commission meeting on May 12th to hear more about MCWD, their work and the creation of the new county AIS district!
Thank you MCWD and keep it up!
 Montana News:
04.28.21, Clark Fork Valley Press, FWP biologists plan to reduce invasive plants in Noxon, Cabinet Gorge reservoirs
04.27.21, Western News, Local lawmaker's invasive species bill gets governor's approval
04.20.21, NBC Montana, Seaplanes at low risk of transporting aquatic invasive species
04.15.21, Columbia Basin Bulletin, More Mussel-Fouled Boats Intercepted In Montana: Boaters From Infested Lake Mohave, Lake Powell, Lake Havasu
04.14.21, KTVH, Watercraft inspection stations work to keep Montana waters free of invasive species
04.13.21, Hamilton News Talk, Not Muscle Cars - Instead It's Mussel Boats
04.13.21, Butte MTN, Sixth boat fouled with mussels intercepted at Anaconda Station
04.13.21, NBC MT, Flathead bio station report highlights 2020 projects
04.05.21, US News, Motorized Watercraft Banned From Lake Near Glacier Park
03.25.21, Char-Koosta News, Montana FWP looks back at last year to prepare for this year's AIS scrum
03.25.21, Helena Independent Record, Montana's outdoor recreation surge won't subside this summer, officials predict
03.24.21, KULR 8, Boating fees in Yellowstone Natl. Park increasing for the first time since 1993
03.23.21, Billings Gazette, Aquatic Invasive Species Check Stations Open
03.05.21, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Invasive mussels found on aquarium moss balls sold across Montana
03.05.21, Helena Independent Record, Montana angler recounts catching new state record brown trout
03.01.21, MSU Extension, MSU weed specialist receives national award
Regional News:
04.30.21, Columbia Basin Bulletin, Report Shows Northwest Watercraft Inspections In 2020 Intercepted 107 Mussel-Fouled Boats, Up From 2019
04.13.21, Billings Gazette, $1,200 prize offered in Wyoming for turning in moss balls linked to invasive species
04.02.21, Idaho County Free Press, Invasive Species of Idaho– the problem is bigger than we think, it starts with zebra mussels and contaminated moss balls
03.29.21, Oil City News, Wyoming aquatic invasive species check stations opening
03.05.21, Coeur d'Alene Free Press, 'Betta Buddys' no friend to local waterways- Idaho Moss Balls
Other News of Interest:
04.09.21, Columbia Basin Bulletin, Economic Costs Of Aquatic Invasive Species: Global Study Shows 10 Times Less Spent On Prevention Than Damages
03.31.21, Eureka Alert!, How much are invasive species costing us?
02.24.21, Wildlife Forever, Worst Invasive Species Areas Ranked in Western States
 Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3) Spring Meeting, May 12th: Virtual
National Invasive Species Awareness Week Part II, May 15-22nd
North American Invasive Species Forum May 18-20th: Virtual
Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) Meeting June 2nd: Virtual
Play Clean Go Awareness Week June 5-12th
National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Annual Meeting June 28-30th: Virtual
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Summit Aug 15-19th: Big Sky, MT
Flathead Basin Commission (FBC) Summer Meeting, August 25th: TBD/Virtual
Western Regional Panel (WRP) Annual Meeting, Sept. 20-24th: Salt Lake City, UT
North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Annual Conference co-hosted with MISC, Sept. 27-30th: Missoula, MT/Virtual
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