The goal of the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR) project is to provide
resources
(technology, methods, and information) to resource managers statewide to aid in the fight against
invasive alien species statewide. It is based at the Botany Department of the University of
Hawaii.
For information about HEAR, visit: http://www.hear.org
Clean Lakes homepage. http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/lakes/lakes.html
Biological control. A case study, Use of Aquatic Weevils to
Control a Nuisance Weed in Lake
Bomoseen, Vermont, EPA document number 841-F-97-002, Number 3, can be
downloaded from
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/lakes/onlinedocs.html . Free printed copies of this and other
reports are
available from National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), 11029
Kenwood Road, Building 5, Cincinnati, OH 45242; (513)-489-8190; (800)-490-9198. Other
case
studies can be downloaded from the same site.
Index of Watershed Indicators. Aquatic resources information on all 2,111
watersheds in the
continental United States. 15 different indicators, or data layers, which describe the watershed's
health: http://www.epa.gov/surf/iwi/
St. Johns RiverPage. A Web "digest of environmental issues, organizations,
and events", from
the St. Johns River watershed in northeast, north-central and east-central Florida:
http://www.stjohnsriver.org/default.shtml
Native plants of South Florida. An interesting amateur Web site:
http://www.mangonet.com/~doog/sofl_plants/index.html
Pulling Together--National Strategy for Invasive Plant Management, is the
magnum opus of
the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds. This
book
is "a strategic overview...a road map intended to highlight successful ways to battle invasive
plants." Read the entire book online, or download it:
http://bluegoose.arw.r9.fws.gov/ficmnewfiles/NatlweedStrategytoc.html
Biological Control of Weeds Working Group Web site: http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/~iobcweed/
The Tianjin Aquatic Research Institute is engaged in studies of the ecology,
physiology and
reproduction of freshwater fish, and maintains large-scale fish culture facilities. E-mail:
look@shell.tjvan.com.cn
The International Society of Limnology (SIL) seeks funds to help develop
limnology-education
materials for undergraduate students in developing countries, especially in the areas of general
limnology, methods and identification keys. Contact Prof. Bob Wetzel, E-mail:
rwetzel@biology.as.ua.edu
To report finding purple loosestrife in Vermont, or to get an informative
purple loosestrife
flyer, contact Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division, Wetlands
Office, 103 South Main Street, Bldg. 10 North, Waterbury, Vermont 05671-0408,
(802)-241-3770.
The USDA-ARC Aquatic Weed Control Laboratory is associated with the
University of
California at Davis. For information about its research and other programs, visit its WWW site:
http://veghome.ucdavis.edu/AquaticWeed/AQUATIC.HTM
The Wetland Science Institute (WLI) is part of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service
(NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the WLI is to provide expertise
to NRCS and others regarding wetland delineation, conservation and creation and to serve as
technical liaison with government and university research centers. For more information, contact
Billy M. Teels, Director; Wetland Science Institute, 11400 American Holly Drive, Laurel, MD
20708-4014, (301)-497-5938. WWW:
http://www.pwrc.nbs.gov/wetsci.htm
Prentox Prenfish Grass Carp Management Bait is a product specifically
developed to
selectively kill grass carp. It is a rotenone based product which according to the manufacturer can
remove grass carp "without harm to desirable game fish." For more information, contact Prentiss
Incorporated (516)-326-1919; or contact product developer, Dr James R. Fajt, (913)-539-9194
or E-mail: Jimfajt@aol.com
Natives vs Exotics. "There is absolutely no biological validity to the concepts
of native' and
exotic' species..." For a different and thought-provoking point of view regarding non-native
species, direct your browser to: http://www.s-p-h.com/grower/natives_vs_exotics.html
Keeping submersed plants under control around boat and fishing docks can be done
automatically
by the Crary WeedRoller, a patented machine that repeatedly rolls a heavy
aluminum tube in an
arc around a drive unit that is attached to a dock piling. By "agitating the lake bottom" in this
way, plants are prevented from growing, leaving bare bottom. For more information, contact
Crary Company, Box 849, West Fargo, ND 58078-0849, (800)-247-7335. The base price for the
25-foot unit for a depth of 5 feet is $2,395.
Among the plethora of purple loosestrife interest groups is the Manitoba (Canada)
Purple
Loosestrife Project. Their Web site includes newsletters, brochures and pictures as well
as
research notes and abstracts:
http://www.ducks.ca/purple/
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