JUNE 2018 portland, or

Meeting Minutes
 

State and Provincial Watercraft Inspection Program Updates and Reviews

• Alberta (C. Sawchuk)

• British Columbia (M. Beck)

• Idaho State Department of Agriculture (N. Zurfluh)

• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (R. Boatner)

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (E. Anderson)

• Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (S. Schmidt)

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Other Presentations​

• CD3 Waterless Cleaning Stations (E. Rudberg)

• Regional Northern Pike Update (J. Bush)

• Columbia Basin States Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA)/Flowering Rush (J. Bush, D. Walters)

• Invasive Mussel Initiative Update

  • Bureau of Reclamation (B. Horsburgh)​

• USACE WRDA Update (D. Walters)​

• Endangered Species Act Compliance for Dreissenid Mussel Response (L. DeBruyckere)

• CRB Vulnerability Assessments (L. DeBruyckere)

• Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area AIS Activities (M. Lyons)

• Using Watercraft Inspection Data to Improve Aquatic Invasive Species Management (S. Fischer)

• Recent Advances in Extraction-free Rapid Detection of Invasive Mussel eDNA with continuous flow digital droplet quantitative PCR in the field (S. Devlin, C. Youngbull)

• USFWS Update (B. Shemai, J. Grady, J. Roy)

• Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (K. Wilson)

• UMPS Chemical Paper (L. Elwell)

november 2017 portland, or

Meeting Minutes
 

Watercraft Inspection Program Updates and Reviews

• Alberta and British Columbia Overview (C. Sawchuk, M. Beck)

• Idaho Department of Fish and Game (N. Zurfluh)

• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (R. Boatner)

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (A. Pleus)

• Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (S. Schmidt)

• Action Plan—Endangered Species Act Compliance for Quagga/Zebra Mussel Response in the Columbia River Basin States (L. DeBruyckere)

• Vulnerability and Habitat Suitability of Fort Peck Lake Recreation, Water, Water Supply, and Fish and Wildlife Features to Invasive Mussel Impacts (L. DeBruyckere)

• Vulnerability Assessment Update in the Columbia River Basin (L. DeBruyckere)

• The Northern Pike are Coming and You Should be Afraid (J. Maroney)

• Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (K. Wilson)

• Mussel Dogs (D. DeShon)

• Model Quagga/Zebra Mussel Reciprocal Certification Program for Clear Lake and Neighboring Lakes in Northern California (L. DeBruyckere, R. Draheim, S. Showalter-Otts)

• An Update on Flowering Rush Coordination in the Columbia River Basin (J. Bush)

• WRDA/WRRDA/WIIN and National AIS Legislative Update (S. Phillips)

• UMPS IV/ 2017 Wenatchee RR Exercise/2017 WRP (L. Elwell)

Water Body Monitoring in the Columbia River Basin States and Provinces

• Alberta (R. Zurawell)

• British Columbia (M. Beck)

• Washington State University and US Geological Survey (S. Bollens, G. Rollwagen-Bollens, T. Counihan, B. Parker)

• Bureau of Reclamation (D. Hosler)

• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (E. Hanson)

• Idaho State Department of Agriculture (N. Zurfluh)

• Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (S. Schmidt)

• Portland State University, Center for Lakes and Reservoirs (M. Sytsma)

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (A. Pleus)

Building Consensus (WRP) – Field and Lab Standards Workgroups

• Field Standards – plankton (K Vargas)

• Field Standards – substrates (E. Raney)

• Lab Standards (S. Wells)

• Risk assessment and water body monitoring analysis (T. Counihan)

• eDNA (A. Sepulveda)

june 2017 helena, mt

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PRESENTATIONS

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Aquatic Invasive Species Unit Update (J. Schultz, WDFW)

• Annual Early Detection AIS Monitoring in Boundary Reservoir, WA - 2016 (M. Sytsma, Portland State University and C. Pratt, Seattle City Light)

• Utah AIS Updates (N. Owens, UDWR AIS Coordinator)

• Preventing the Spread of AIS (C. Miske, Flathead Basin Commission)

• Chemical Use in Boat Decontamination (L. Elwell, Invasive Species Action Network)

• Montana Aquatic Invasive Species Program (T. Boos, Montana FWP)

• Oregon’s Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program (R. Boatner, Invasive Species Wildlife Integrity Coordinator)

• Building Consensus in the West (J. Grady, USFWS)

• Status of Nevada’s Inspection & Decontamination Program (K. Vargas, Nevada Department of Wildlife Fisheries Division)

• AIS in the Pacific Northwest: Collaborative Efforts and Assessments (L. DeBruyckere, Creative Resource Strategies, LLC)

• A Strategy to Address Flowering Rush in the Columbia Basin (J. Bush, WA Invasive Species Council and L. Elwell, ISAN)

• Alberta Aquatic Invasive Species Program: Updates and Enhancements (K. Wilson, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist)

• Washington Invasive Species Council - WISC - Don’t Let It Loose, Washington (J. Bush, Washington Invasive Species Council)

• Don’t Let it Loose - Oregon’s Outreach & Education Campaign with High School Students (J. Bush, Oregon Invasive Species Council)

• BC AIS Program Update (M. Beck, Ministry of the Environment)

• Montana Update: Response to Tiber/Canyon Ferry Incident (R. Arnold, MTFWP)

december 2016, portland, or

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PRESENTATIONS

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• Mussel Madness in Montana (T. Boos, MFWP)

• National AIS Legislative Update (S. Phillips, PSMFC)

• Building Consensus in the West (L. Elwell, Aquatic Invasive Species Network)

• Aquatic Invasive Species Letter Report (R. Turner, USACE)

• Quagga Mussel Management at Glen Canyon (C. Allen, M. Anderson)

• Utah DWR AIS Program Lower Colorado Containment Update 2016 (N. Owens, Utah DWR)

• Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Team Efforts at Lake Mead NRA (T. Thom)

• Stop the Invasion: Oregon's Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program (R. Boatner, ODFW)

• WDFW AIS 2016 Watercraft Inspection Stations (J. Maschhoff, A. Pleus)

• Idaho Invasive Species Program Update (T. Woolf, ISDA)

• Invasive Mussel Program Update (M. Beck, M. Herborg - BC Ministry of Environment)

• Alberta AIS Update (C. Sawchuk, Alberta Government)

• Whatcom Boat Inspections: 2016 Program Update (T. Ward, City of Bellingham)

• Updates on KCL Toxicity Testing of Dreissenid Mussels (C. Moffitt - USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, K. Stockton-Fiti, KASF Consulting)

• Idaho Aquatic Noxious Weed Update (T. Woolf, ISDA)

• Willamette and Columbia River Aquatic Plant Surveys (R. Miller, M. Sytsma - Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, PSU)

• Flowering Rush Washington Update (J. Parsons, WDE)

• AIS Standards (S. Wells, PSU)

• USFS PNW Region Aquatic Invasive Species Inventory and Monitoring Proposal (J. Capurso, B. Penaluna, USFS)

• USFS: Pilot Study Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Program, R1 IS Policy 092816final, R1 IS Fact Sheet 092616, R1 IS Policy Appendix1-092816, R1 IS Policy Appendix2-092816, R1 IS Policy Appendix3-092816

• TIP 233: Field Evaluation of the Service Life of Foul-Release Coatings in Columbia River (S. Wells)

• KCL for Dreissenid Control/Status of Federal Discussions, Vulnerability Assessment Work Group, Hauler Outreach Project, Website Updates, Western AIS Webinar Series, Monitoring Database and Procedures, Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Stations (L. DeBruyckere)

• US Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region Policy Minimizing the Introduction of Invasive Species by Service Activities (B. Kibler, USFWS)

• Federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• Lake Whatcom: Using Technology to Build a Better AIS Program (T. Ward)

• Washington AIS Program Update (A. Pleus, WDFW)

other meetings

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• Portland, OR (Nov 2017) | Helena, MT (June 2017) | Portland, OR (Dec 2016)

• Spokane, WA (May 2016)

• Portland, OR (October 2015)   

• Boise, ID (May 2015)

• Vancouver, WA (Oct 2014)

• Spokane, WA (May 2014)

• Vancouver, WA (Oct 2013)

• Vancouver, WA (May 2013)

• Spokane, WA (October 2012)

• Portland, OR (June 2012)

• Boise, ID (March 2012)

• Vancouver, WA (November 2011)

• Vancouver, WA (June 2011)

• Vancouver, WA (February 2011)

• Vancouver, WA (October 2010)

• Spokane, WA (June 2010)

• Vancouver, WA (Feb 2010)

• Vancouver, WA (Oct 2009)

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• Vancouver, WA (Feb 2009)​

• Portland, OR (Oct 2008)  

• Portland, OR (Jun 2008)

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