The latest news updates from protectyourwaters.net http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news Many animal species are threatened because they face destruction of their land, or suffocation in the hands of a hunter. The westslope cutthroat trout, an ancient fish many anglers and environmentalists are struggling to protect, suffers that and more. The fish is fading away, mainly due to inter... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10479 Species Specific News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The harlequin ladybird, originally from Asia, was first spotted in the South East in 2004 after being blown across the Channel. However according to a recent survey the insect has now spread across the whole country, even invading houses in the autumn to hibernate over winter in warm spots. Read... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10480 Species Specific News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Idaho agencies used options to save as many jobs as possible as they cut personnel costs by 5 percent, but some employees still may have to take unpaid time off. The new boating law has actually been in effect since April 8, because lawmakers considered the threat of invasive mussels an emergenc... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10481 General News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 With Oregon's Legislature drawing to a close, Oregon environmental groups gained ground on some of their remaining top priorities over the weekend, including bills designed to attack invasive species, limit coal power and provide loans for energy efficiency improvements in homes and small businesse... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10482 General News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The Tri-County Skaneateles Lake Milfoil Project is well underway trying to rid the pristine lake of the last 10 or so acres of the invasive species. Under the auspices of the Tri-County Skaneateles Lake Association, divers hit the water for the first time this year on May 18 and once again began pu... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10483 Species Specific News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Efforts to help restore the Great Lakes received a boost on Friday as the U.S. House passed legislation that includes $475 million for cleaning up waterways, fighting invasive species and helping wildlife. The money was part of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency appropriations bill... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10484 General News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 A large, aggressive foreign weed invading area beaches and wetlands has prompted an urgent warning. Known as common reed, phragmites Australis spreads from seeds and through a thick root system. The plant emits a toxin and both chokes out and poisons nearby native plants. "We are concerned ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10485 Species Specific News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 With zebra mussels found a few days ago at Lake Le Homme Dieu near Alexandria, and Eurasian watermilfoil found in early June in Upper Mission Lake north of Brainerd, invasive species is a concern of lake associations in Otter Tail County. This subject was addressed Saturday morning during the annual... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10486 Species Specific News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Greenpeace has released its dossier 'A Hellish Sea - the Mediterranean and Climate Change' which for the first time gathers documented examples of climate change, showing a warmer sea and changed habits for fish and organisms in the Mediterranean, as well as an increase in 'biological' invasions... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10487 General News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 State officials don’t want zebra or quagga mussels in Montana, so they’re taking preemptive action now. They don’t want Eurasian Watermilfoil either, but since it’s already here, they’re trying to make sure the unwanted foliage doesn’t spread. Much of their effort depends on the public. The messa... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10489 General News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Eurasian watermilfoil is an “aquatic hitchhiker”; all it takes is a postage stamp-sized piece of the noxious weed to become attached to a boat, boat trailer, piece of clothing, water toy, seaplane float - even a dog - for it to be carried from one body of water to another. As the people who live ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10490 Campaign Updates Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 While the world has focused on the destruction mankind has brought to coral reefs, the massive loss of an equally important ecosystem has been widely ignored. Now the first comprehensive assessment of the state of seagrass meadows around the world has revealed the damage that human activities hav... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10491 What's Hot Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 One by one, seven slithering Burmese pythons--some thicker than a forearm--were dumped into a pit surrounded by 400 feet of reinforced fence. Some hissed and lunged. Others coiled up under the brush and trees. For the next year all of them will call the pit home. Ecologists at the Savannah Riv... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10492 Species Specific News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 State senators, mayors and natural resource experts from Utah and Idaho gathered Saturday in Fish Haven, Idaho, to discuss issues affecting the Bear Lake area. Topics ranged from invasive mussels and watershed to law enforcement and drought. The issues were presented by individuals who confessed ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10493 General News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The ecological effects of invasive species are often well known, particularly their impact on native plants or animals. But the invaders sometimes make love as well as war: they mate with related local species, producing hybrids. And the effects of such hybridization have not been the subject of muc... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10494 What's Hot Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 "Problems that look muddily abstract on a big scale take on color and texture when you talk about waters close to home." This quote has never been truer than it is today, particularly when it comes to the issue of aquatic invasive species and the impacts they are creating on our natural aquatic sy... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7068 Campaign Updates Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 One of the most important messages of the 2008 Idaho legislative session came from Rep. Eric Anderson. Anderson, R-Priest Lake, warned of the imminent peril of quagga mussels to our bodies of water. More than a year later, his message is finally being heard -- but not necessarily understood. Read ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10462 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 EU environment ministers have agreed that more urgently needs to be done to stop European biodiversity from declining further. Meeting in Luxembourg last week, the ministers stated they are "alarmed" by the threats to biodiversity posed by invasive alien species and "deeply concerned" by the ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10463 General News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Fifty years ago Friday, President Dwight Eisenhower and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walked down a red carpet, climbed aboard a "floating palace" of a yacht named Britannia and ceremoniously sailed through the St. Lambert lock near Montreal to hail the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The $... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10464 General News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Two years ago, a tiny shrimp-like creature with a creepy name – the bloody red mysid – was discovered in Lake Ontario, the latest in a long line of foreign invaders believed to have arrived by cargo ship through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ravenous, it travels in packs and upsets the food chain wher... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10465 What's Hot Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Come August, swimmers and boaters may be loudly cursing the Eurasian watermilfoil on Candlewood Lake as their arms or boat props get tangled in it. But right now, there's no strong reason to damn anything. The weeds are lying low. "Right now, we're not seeing much milfoil nine or 10 feet o... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10466 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 To avoid spreading an invasive mussel that can damage boats and destroy fisheries, boaters should wash their watercraft before and after visiting any of the county's lakes, state officials said today. "The law prohibits the possession and transportation of quagga or zebra mussels, whether on a ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10467 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 If you're heading to Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area with your boat, better be certain there are no non-native mussels hitching a ride. As of Monday, all boats looking to launch from the major ramps in Lake Powell will be inspected for quagga and zebra mussels. Personnel will... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10468 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 State Rep. Don Tripp is serious about keeping New Mexico's waters free of invasive species. Tripp was recently presented with a plaque from the International Game & Fish Association in appreciation for his sponsorship of recently passed House Bill 467. The bill enables law enforcement agencie... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10469 General News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely in British Columbia, Canada. Being a well-known river for its sport fishing, most notably salmon, the Skeena is also very important to the commercial fishing industry. Read the full story and download the distribution map to get the details. ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10470 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria is the most recent Minnesota body of water found to be infested with zebra mussels. The DNR said a single zebra mussel was found by a resident last week, and DNR divers Friday found one more. Though the population is obviously low at this point, biologists suspect... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10471 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 One by one, seven slithering Burmese pythons were dumped into a snake pit surrounded by 400 feet of reinforced fence at the Savannah River Ecology Lab in South Carolina. As they were released last week by a handful of scientists, some of the serpents hissed and lunged, baring their fangs. Others... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10472 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Millions of Lafourche-raised bugs are being shipped across the state this week to help combat a looming plant invasion. The salvinia weevil, a tiny black insect that munches exclusively on one of Louisiana’s most widespread invasive plant threats, could be a promising way to control the pesky water... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10473 Species Specific News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Because of delays at the state level, the Canyon County Sheriff's Office is educating boaters about newly required Idaho Invasive Species Fund stickers rather than citing them — for now. A surge of requests is causing delays in the delivery process for the stickers that are required for all ves... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10474 What's Hot Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 DAILYGAZETTE.COM OP-ED (SCHENECTEDY, NY) -- Summer has come to the Adirondacks, and with it the anticipated flotilla of recreational boaters and fishing fleet, accessing our waterways through a dense network of public and private boat launches. Joining this annual cavalcade, a horde of invading p... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10475 General News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What images flood your mind when you stand on a Great Lakes beach? Do you ponder the underwater mysteries hidden by these massive inland seas? Does your inner cinema conjure visions of giant sturgeon, powerful salmon, or succulent whitefish cruising the depths of the seemingly boundless waters? Perh... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10476 What's Hot Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 As the Arctic warms, an expected increase in shipping threatens to introduce invasive species, harm existing marine wildlife and lead to damaging oil spills, according to a recent report from the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum of Arctic nations. Seabirds and polar bear and seal pups a... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10477 What's Hot Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Sea lamprey will have a harder time wiggling their way into Lake Superior thanks to a new trap placed smack dab on one of the invasive creature's favourite migratory routes. The Sea Lamprey Control Centre unveiled the concrete and metal trap on Wednesday at the outflow of Great Lakes Power's C... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10444 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 To mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, over 50 public interest groups from across the region are outlining seven principles to guide an environmentally sustainable future for shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Read the full story to get the details. ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10445 General News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Those interested in learning how to spot invasive mussels have until 3 p.m. Thursday to sign up for a training class offered this weekend by state Fish & Game Department specialists. The class is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Canyon Lake Lodge, 22299 Canyon Club Drive. The session is ope... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10446 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 In an unprecedented move a leading fish farming company has paid compensation to wild salmon managers following the escape of juvenile salmon from a freshwater farm. This follows the discovery last September by the River Forth Fisheries Trust (RFFT) of juvenile farmed salmon in the River Devon, a... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10447 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department – with assistance from Prescott Flycasters, The Nature Conservancy, and other volunteers – are set to begin a native fish restoration effort at Stillman Lake. The ‘lake’ is actually a large pool of the Upper Verde R... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10448 General News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 In addition to providing fundamental insights into the early evolution of the estrogen receptor, research by a team at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine may lead to a contraceptive for female lampreys – a jawless fish considered an invasive pest species in the Great Lakes re... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10449 What's Hot Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are reminding the public that introducing fish to public waters where they are not native can have irreparable ecological consequences. Two flathead catfish were found in the river, said Bob Barwick, a district fisheries biologist. "It's... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10450 What's Hot Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 A bill to help keep invasive species out of Oregon has been approved the House. House Bill 2220B allows state officials to set up check points where they can inspect boats and trailers for invasive species, and if necessary, decontaminate them. Anyone who’s caught knowingly transporting invasive ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10451 General News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Invasive zebra mussels have been found in Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria. A resident found the invasive species attached to a coffee can in the water. Zebra mussels can wreck ecological and economic havoc on a waterway. They breed quickly and hurt native mussel populations. They also deplete f... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10452 What's Hot Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 It’s summertime. The livin’ might or might not be easy, but the playin’ is mainly outdoors. Lately, there have been several reports of mishaps involving folks playing in the streams, lakes and forests that grace our region, so a little well-intended nagging might not be out of place. After all, ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10453 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 University researchers estimate that Lake Mead's Boulder Basin is infested with nearly three trillion invasive mussels. Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced the new estimate of quagga mussels on Thursday, roughly two years after the invasive species was first discovere... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10454 What's Hot Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The Board of Trustees of the Lake Placid Shore Owners' Association (LPSOA) today reported that a strain or strains of milfoil have been discovered at three sites on Lake Placid. Over the past week, two separate samples were removed from Paradox Bay and one from East Lake. Biologists working with th... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10455 What's Hot Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Imagine an alpine meadow without flowers or a mountain lake without fish, but that is the dire prediction being made. Some environmentalists are warning that half the species may be extinct by 2050 due to mankind’s industrialisation, urbanisation and pollution. More than 220 species have vani... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10456 General News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Officials would like the public's help in spotting an invasive species in the Indian River Lagoon. St. Johns River Water Management District officials said June 17 that about a dozen sightings of the Australian spotted jellyfish have been reported in the Melbourne and north Melbourne area. Th... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10457 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 EU environment ministers yesterday (25 June) called for better evaluation of EU policies to protect biodiversity and asked for 'ecosystem services' to be integrated into the bloc's policies in order to measure the drivers of biodiversity loss. Meeting in Luxembourg, the ministers declared the... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10458 General News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 They might look a picture in your pond but they have the potential to cause havoc across the Broads. Many are freely available in garden centres and their exotic names, like parrot's feather and Australian swamp stonewort, carry not a hint of danger. However, when allowed to grow unchecked, s... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10459 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 A package from Sweden containing two live tarantulas and two live scorpions has been intercepted at Sydney's international mail centre. Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) staff made the creepy discovery on June 14, after opening four film canisters contained in the package. Read... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10460 Species Specific News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Doctors are fighting to save a boy being eaten alive by a common bacteria found in lakes. Click on the hotlink below to see a video interview from the boy's father. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/06/25/dnt.nc.flesh.eating.bacteria.wtvd" target="newwindow">"This flesh ... http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=10461 What's Hot Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400