Items
of Interest:
OPB
Documentary Wins DuPont-Columbia Award (Jan
12, 2009)
Oregon Public Broadcasting News.
Oregon Public Broadcasting received one of
13 prestigious duPont-Columbia awards Monday
for The
Silent Invasion: An Oregon Field
Guide Special. The documentary produced by
Ed Jahn illustrates how invasive species
are changing the environment in Oregon, and
focuses on ways people can work together
to make a difference to native fish and wildlife
resources, Oregon's economy and quality of
life.
The
Economics of Invasive Species (2009)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Prepared for the Oregon Invasive Species Council by Oregon State University.
The economic of invasive species examines the costs of invasive species and the
costs and benefits of various prevention, eradication and control measures. Some
statistics from the report include: noxious weeds in OR ($125 million/yr); SOD
in OR ($81-310 million/yr); zebra mussels at 13 hydropower facilities ($25.5
million/yr); and invasive plant removal on 40% of public lands in Portland ($31
million/year over a 5 year period.)
2008
Oregon Invasive Species Council Statewide
Summit:
Report to Governor Kulongoski (PDF | 3.7
MB)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Oregon Invasive Species Summit held was Jul
22, 2008.
Stop the Spread: Make a Difference - Pledge
to Keep Invasive Species out of Oregon
Statesman Journal.
Risk
Assessments May Help Control Spread of
Whirling Disease (Dec 1, 2008)
Oregon State University.
Improved techniques have been developed by
microbiologists from Oregon State University
to assess the threat from whirling disease,
a deadly parasitic infection of rainbow trout
and other salmonids, and new reports are outlining
some of the most likely areas to which it could
spread.
Invasive Species of Oregon
Statesman Journal.
The Invasive Species of Oregon project runs for 10 months, from September through June. The Statesman Journal will have a monthly focus on different types of invasive species and their impacts. Each month will feature an in-depth look at an established Oregon invasive species and a species that still can be eradicated from Oregon.
Report invasive species sightings to Oregon Invasive Species Hotline
Portland State University. Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. |