The latest news updates from protectyourwaters.net http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news In the past couple of years there has been a growing awareness that aquatic invasive species represent a real threat to us all. However, for many years some people have known that the threat is real and huge. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://stopans.org/Starinchak2010.php... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12805 Campaign Updates Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 How much is it worth to have Wisconsin waterways free of invasive species? Many millions of dollars, if you count only the money spent by municipalities, utilities and others in southeastern Wisconsin to clean, replace or repair water intake pipes and other equipment clogged by zebra mussels. ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13010 General News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Zebra mussels have invaded Lake Minnetonka, a breach of the state's defenses against invasive species that threatens to dramatically change the character of Minnesota's 10th-largest lake within just a few years. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13011 What's Hot Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A U.S. House water projects bill introduced Wednesday would require the Army Corps of Engineers to study separation of Lake Michigan from the Chicago River and the local canal system to prevent the migration of Asian carp and other invasive species. The bill, introduced by Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Mi... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13012 What's Hot Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Wyoming residents and visitors can expect to spend a little extra time waiting before getting in the water. The Game and Fish Department is conducting inspections of all watercraft, both motorized and non-motorized. The instigators of these inspections are about the size of a dime - tiny mussels ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13013 Species Specific News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 This is the time of year when road crews mow along the state highways. Officials say tall grasses and plants are knocked back just once a year, but timing is critical because they're dealing with at least a dozen invasive species. In July, wild parsnip is in bloom in many parts of the state. Th... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13014 Species Specific News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 After four years of delays and regulatory review, a Seattle contractor is ready to ship tons of globe-trotting trash from Honolulu across the Pacific and up the Columbia Gorge to a landfill just north of the Washington-Oregon border. The Yakama Nation and environmental groups are still trying to ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13015 General News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Beetles are usually feared by naturalists for their destructive, tree-eating ways. For volunteers at the office of the Neponset River Watershed Association, however, beetles may represent a secret weapon to save plants from the invasive purple loosestrife plant. Read the full story to get the detail... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13016 Species Specific News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The expected arrival of invasive mussels in the Columbia River Basin could cost $100 million a year to fight, according to a new report done for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The dime-sized freshwater mussels pose a threat to dams, irrigation systems and native fish species, said ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13017 What's Hot Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A popular spot in the lakes region could soon face closure due to an invasive species of plant. An environmental group called the Lakes Environmental Association recommends closing the Songo Locks in Naples because of milfoil concerns. "It's a pretty last ditch effort but I think it's calle... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13018 Species Specific News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 KEPR Action News has confirmed the death of the boy pulled from the water at Wade Park Tuesday afternoon. We also learned his name is Cameron Hartwell. Cameron was going to be a fifth grader at Mark Twain Elementary next year. The Pasco School District sent out a press release about him, expressi... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13019 Species Specific News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Water hyacinth in the Phewa Lake is taking its toll in this tourist hub of Pokhara. These dense floating plants, which grow in a rapid rate, have covered almost all the parts of the lake. Removing these baleful plants is just not easy, as attempts made by some individuals and institutions have... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13020 Species Specific News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce recently collected four nonnative lionfish south of the Fort Pierce Inlet in the Indian River Lagoon, researchers said Tuesday. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/28/invasive-lionfish-f... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12995 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Here’s the bad news: No fish has ever made it off the endangered species list without going extinct. And the good news: the Apache trout, an Arizona native, may soon become the first. Soon, in this case, is a relative term. The trout’s imminent delisting has been reported since at least 2007, but... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12996 What's Hot Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 What do Round Gobies look like? Round Gobies are bottom-dwelling fish that were introduced to the Great Lakes from central Eurasia via the ballast water of large, ocean-going cargo ships. Why are Round Gobies considered a nuisance? With their introduction into the Great Lakes, Gobies have creat... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12997 Campaign Updates Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Local divers will be competing in a tournament targeting invasive fish. The "Westside Roi Reckoning" takes place Saturday off Kahe Point. The Roi or Peacock Grouper consume smaller reef fish. In Hawaii, Roi aren't food for eating because they're linked to Ciguatera poisoning. Read the full s... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12998 General News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Wildlife officials hoping to prevent Asian carp from slipping into the Great Lakes through a northeastern Indiana marsh chose a design Tuesday for a 10-foot-tall, chain-link fence intended to hold back the invasive fish. Biologists fear the voracious carp, which can grow to 4 feet long and 100 po... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12999 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The Lake Hopatcong Commission is operating four aquatic weed harvesting machines this season to help control the 14 invasive weed species that have been identified in the 9-mile long Lake. The Commission believes a program which includes the removal of weeds is critical to maintaining the health of ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13000 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council based in Petoskey, Michigan, will hold the first of two Lake Michigan Summits on Monday, August 2, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Harbor Springs City Hall on Zoll Street in Harbor Springs, Michigan. This year’s Lake Michigan Summit will include a p... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13001 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The name was appropriate for the weather last Friday: the Adirondack Waterfest was held at Haviland's Cove, and it rained all day long. The one-day event moves from location to location each year, a collaboration of entities that showcases businesses and organizations that are involved in water ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13002 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Winona could protect almost 4,000 ash trees against the emerald ash borer if city officials are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on pesticide treatments, an industry official said. Injecting each with a pesticide could ward off the tree-killing beetles, said Rob Gorden, sales dir... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13003 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Officials say only one case of Giant Hogweed has been reported in Wasaga Beach. The invasive non-native plant has received much attention lately as awareness about its danger grows. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://www.simcoe.com/news/article/853047--giant-hogweed-repor... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13004 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Invasive alien plants now infest 20-million hectares of South Africa - an area twice as large as previously estimated. The shock finding comes from an Agricultural Research Council (ARC) report commissioned by Water Affairs. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://www.iol.co.z... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13005 What's Hot Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 New procedures are in place to treat aquatic vegetation at Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake, according to a news release from Appalachian Power Company. A program implemented by the company establishes new guidelines for lake residents in treating aquatic vegetation and monitors the types, ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13006 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The fight against giant salvinia on Lake Bistineau continues in full stride according to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Mark McElroy, who leads the battle against the South American invader. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13007 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Zebra mussels have been found in the Red River in North Dakota, and Manitoba officials are concerned the species will find it's way into Manitoba. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="http://www.portageonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18344&Itemid=468" target=... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13008 What's Hot Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Fifty-eight disabled veterans ignored a brutally hot conditions to take part in the Paralyzed Veterans of America "Capital Clash" Bass Tournament on the Potomac River last weekend. Members of the Maryland Bass Federation Nation volunteered their time and boats to drive the veterans around t... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=13009 Species Specific News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Fast-growing and destructive Asian carp could take over Minnesota streams and lakes if the federal government does not act soon, a U.S. senator, the state attorney general and conservationists warn. Only the small part of Minnesota drained by the north-flowing Red River would not face a direct ca... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12982 What's Hot Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 At least once every summer, when balmy weather creates ideal conditions for being on the water, Bobbi Sabine likes to hop in her kayak and visit friends who live along the Grand River -- without setting foot on pavement. Sabine said there is something special about paddling to see friends who liv... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12983 Species Specific News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Some New York City high school students are getting a lesson in nature by doing conservation work in some of West Virginia's wilder places. The students are interning with The Nature Conservancy this summer. The program hires city youth to help preserve natural habitats while at the same time, gi... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12984 General News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The beetle has won the battle. That's really not a surprise to anyone, including London city council. The Asian beetle, the emerald ash borer (EAB), which likely arrived in a wooden pallet delivering parts from abroad to North America, had already laid waste to millions of ash trees in Michig... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12985 General News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it's real, it's alive, and it's been spotted in southwestern Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec and the East Coast. Could giant hogweed, a nasty and highly toxic plant that can cause chemical-like burns and permanent blindness, be on its way h... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12986 Species Specific News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Scientists are encouraged that a tiny weevil unleashed last year in northwest Greenwich is beginning to make a dent in the spread of an invasive plant species. "We are seeing good establishment of the weevils," said Donna Ellis, co-chairman of the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group. "The... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12987 Species Specific News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Some river rafters were unpleasantly surprised this weekend with hefty fines. Non-motorized rafts over 10 feet are subject to some of the same rules as motorized boats. The new ordinance is part of the invasive species law, which went into effect in January 2010. Some river rafters were unpleasan... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12988 General News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The invasive aquatic plant called milfoil appears to be making a comeback in one of Maine's more popular waterways, not long after environmental activists thought they'd seen the last of it. Part of the blame lies with the long hot summer Maine is enjoying at the moment. Read the full story to get... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12989 Species Specific News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 One thing could be worse than swimming tangled in Eurasian watermilfoil: getting sucked into controversy surrounding the clingy weed that has invaded 235 of Minnesota's lakes and streams. From Winona to the Iron Range, Minnesotans who love their lakes are frustrated — and, in many cases, fighti... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12990 What's Hot Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Vegetation on waters of river Tapi has disrupted the operation of water distribution network of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). This has led to a few areas in the city either not receiving water or very little of it on Sunday. Even the industries faced water cut. Read the full story to get the d... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12991 Species Specific News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Anglers can help protect Alabama waters by stopping aquatic hitchhikers like the bighead (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and silver carp (H. molitrix). These two invasive fish species have been spreading within the lakes and rivers of the Mississippi River region in the central United States. These... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12992 Campaign Updates Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Wednesday evening’s live video conference hosted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation attempted to pull together concerned persons from five different locations across the state to discuss the state’s current ban on the transportation of uncertified bait fish (minnows) from one body... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12993 General News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Emmet County and Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council are turning to landowners to help in the battle of an invasive weed that could potentially destroy parts of the Lake Michigan shoreline. During a survey completed earlier this month, invasive phragmites were found in several areas along Emmet Cou... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12994 Species Specific News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Picture a fish so large and so voracious that it could eat 40 times its own weight, decimating the amount of plankton that other fish feed on and devastating the booming Great Lakes fishing industry. Buffalo's Early News and WBEN.com take a look at fears over the Asian Carp population and what ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12969 What's Hot Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A group of Twin Lake waterfront property owners is pushing for a special assessment to stem the growth of Eurasian water milfoil -- an invasive plant they say has formed a thick, tangled mat on portions of the lake's surface. They are asking the Dalton Township board to approve charging owners o... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12970 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Ronald Solomon is not looking forward to doing battle in his front yard. His opponent, after all, is a wiry scourge that has taken over the South. It's Pueraria montana, or kudzu, a green vine that most experts thought couldn't grow in southern Ohio until a few years ago. The winters, they s... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12971 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Our trees and forests are under attack by an army of invasives and, sadly, there's not a lot we can do about it. What's at risk is our physical landscape. No, I'm not suggesting we'll become a moonscape if the latest threat to one of our major trees, the emerald ash borer, has its way. The bo... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12972 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A natural nuisance is choking off the waterways of the Tonawandas. An invasive species has taken over portions of Tonawanda Creek near Ellicott Island Park and the Erie Canal. Mike Goehle of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services explained, "The water chestnut is a floating aquatic invasive plant th... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12973 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Washington has joined with Idaho and Oregon in encouraging campers to buy firewood as close as possible to where it will be burned. It’s part of the “Buy it Where You Burn It” campaign by the Washington Invasive Species Council. Wood-boring insects, such as emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12974 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 From the thistle, clover and dandelions that invade our pristinely green residential lawns to the curly leaf pondweed, Eurasian milfoil and zebra mussels that clog up area lakes and rivers, invasive species are a recurring nuisance in many ways. Read the full story to get the details. <a href="h... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12975 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Following a series of tests by a state dive team, the Stockbridge Bowl was declared clear of zebra mussels, according to Selectman George Shippey, who is also chairman of the town's Zebra Mussel Committee. Shippey conceded that the announcement falls under the category of "Is it news if there i... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12976 Species Specific News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A battle has been waged at the bottom of Lake Michigan as two species of invasive mussels duked it out for dominance. Since both are about the size of your pinkie nail, think of it as a Clash of the Tiny Titans. In the last year or two, a winner has quickly emerged as quagga mussels have largely ove... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12977 What's Hot Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The long-feared first case of an invasive, troublesome and costly exotic mussel is suspected at Sand Hollow Reservoir in southern Utah. Scuba divers trained to look for mussels and hired by the Washington County Water Conservancy District found a 2-centimeter adult mussel Friday on a boat dock at... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=12978 What's Hot Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400