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SUMMARY:Webinar - Clash of the shells: Dreissenid mussel impacts on native molluscs
DESCRIPTION:Presentations: \nThe limited co-existence of zebra mussels and native mussels in the Richelieu River over the past 25 years by Kennedy Zwarych\, McGill University \nNorth American unionid mussel populations have experienced significant mortality due to competition and fouling by the Eurasian zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Habitats whose water chemistry is suboptimal for the zebra mussel could plausibly serve as refugia in which unionids and zebra mussels co-exist. The Richelieu River\, invaded by the zebra mussel in the mid-1990s\, has a mean calcium concentration (∼18 mg/L) and is suggested to be sub-optimal for supporting a dense population of zebra mussels capable of severely damaging unionids. Using a 25-year dataset of SCUBA surveys\, we tested how unionid diversity and abundance have changed along with zebra mussel fouling levels in the river over time. Despite predictions by some risk assessments\, unionid diversity and abundance in the Richelieu River have eroded to a similar extent and followed a similar timeline of population decline as has been observed in invaded calcium-rich habitats. This presentation will explore the results of this dataset and hypothesize explanations for the patterns observed. \nMultiple invasions decimate the most imperiled freshwater invertebrates in by Alexander Y Karatayev\, Buffalo State College \nInvaders can have devastating impacts on freshwater ecosystems\, but these impacts can subside over time as ecosystems “adapt” to the invasion of new species. We analyzed changes in species composition and density of molluscs in Oneida Lake (New York\, USA)\, one of the best studied North American lakes based on detailed surveys conducted in 1915-17\, 1967-68\, 1992-95\, 2012\, and 2022-23\, and on annual benthic surveys from 2009 through 2023. Eutrophication and habitat alteration after 1920 resulted in a 25% decline in species richness and a 95% decline in the density of native gastropods by 1967\, while species richness of unionids did not change. The arrival of zebra mussels in 1991 and quagga mussels in 2005 was associated with an increase in species richness and density of native gastropods and an extirpation of unionids by 1995. However\, an invasion by the round goby in 2013 led to a significant decline across all gastropod families\, disproportionately impacting soft-shelled and shallow-dwelling species\, while other species\, including invasive dreissenids\, partially recovered 3 to 7 years after the goby invasion. This mollusc recovery was depth-related and was limited to deeper areas. Altogether\, molluscan communities were sensitive to ecosystem change and invasives species\, with some invaders offsetting the impacts of eutrophication and habitat alterations. While individual stressors have taxon-specific and sometimes positive impacts\, eutrophication and species invasions have collectively decimated the native mollusc community over the past century.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-clash-of-the-shells-dreissenid-mussel-impacts-on-native-molluscs/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Assessing the risks of zebra mussel establishment along the western United States invasion front
DESCRIPTION:Presentations:\nTools to identify water bodies critical to the western spread of an invasive species by David Creamer\, Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife \nDamaging aquatic invasive species\, such as the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)\, pose an ongoing concern for potential introduction and establishment in the western United States. This study applied habitat suitability indices and network analysis to identify lakes critical to the continued westward spread and establishment of zebra mussels from a key invasion front in Texas. Creamer at al. created multiple networks consisting of lake nodes and connecting roadway edges. Via graph analysis\, lakes critical to mussel spread by acting as hubs\, stepping stones\, or cut points in each network were identified. Additionally\, this presentation will cover the development of a production constrained gravity model. This model is used to simulate the movement of boats within the study area as a proxy for introduction risk and is combined with habitat suitability indices to estimate the overall invasion risk to lakes in Texas and eastern New Mexico. \nDon’t move a mussel: The role of key environmental drivers and management scale in assessing spatial variation in dreissenid spread risk in the Missouri River basin by Michael Springborn and Joseph Raymond\, University of California Davis \nManagement efforts such as watercraft inspection and detection programs that attempt to intercept infected watercraft can help limit dreissenid mussel spread\, but optimizing the effectiveness of these programs under limited resources is complicated. There is limited work that has considered the heterogeneous impact of protection efforts across different regions and waterbodies. Knowledge about this heterogeneity can highlight regions that would benefit the most from protection as well as regions that would require less effort to protect\, e.g.\, areas with naturally unsuitable water quality for dreissenids. To this end\, the research team constructed a composite relative risk index (CRR) for watersheds within the Missouri River Basin\, a region in the United States on the front line of dreissenid spread. The CRR uses a model that mirrors an expected value model but uses relative indexing as a proxy for the model components. The CRR incorporates a wide array of data sets to account for the direct and indirect damages from a potential infestation along with the risk of an infestation occurring. The CRR index includes user-specified weights for certain parameters so that a user can adjust the relative importance of various factors to match their specific context. An accompanying web tool allows users to view the CRR results and adjust multiple parameters to see the resulting impacts on the CCR for watersheds in the Missouri River Basin.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-assessing-the-risks-of-zebra-mussel-establishment-along-the-western-united-states-invasion-front/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Mussel Rapid Response in the Western Basins
DESCRIPTION:Thu\, Feb 20\, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST \nThis webinar will be a presentation and walk-through of the Mussel Rapid Response in the Western Basins website. The presentation will be 30 minutes\, and there will be 30 minutes for Q and A and discussion. If additional time is needed for Q and A\, we’ll keep the webinar open for as long as participants would like. The webinar will be recorded.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-mussel-rapid-response-in-the-western-basins-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The duality of shell deposition: how zebra mussel shells introduce a novel substrate in urban and degrade habitat in rural streams
DESCRIPTION:The duality of shell deposition: how zebra mussel shells introduce a novel substrate in urban and degrade habitat in rural streams by Darrin Hunt with the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville\, Arkansas \nPresentation Description: Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have invaded surface waters throughout North America and Western Europe\, including urban and rural streams. Their proliferation has resulted in the deposition of sharp\, jagged shells in benthic environments\, which have physically altered the stream’s pre-invasion structure. This research details how zebra mussel shell deposits can obscure stream substrates\, causing changes for native benthos\, and explores how these impacts differ between urban and rural ecosystems. In-situ mesocosms composed of varying combinations of zebra mussel shells and natural river cobble were used to evaluate zebra mussel shells as a novel colonization substrate for macroinvertebrate communities in urban and rural reaches of three temperate streams in Southeastern Michigan. We found that macroinvertebrate communities in urban streams preferred high-density dreissenid shell substrates rather than those with fewer shells and cobble. However\, sensitive gilled organisms (Ephemeroptera\, Plecoptera\, and Trichoptera) favored natural cobble substrates in rural streams. Rural streams commonly feature naturally heterogeneous benthic habitats\, which can become homogenized by high-density shell deposits. Contrarily\, shells may provide increased habitat structure and benthic complexity in urban systems\, which may have been lost through channelization\, sedimentation\, and fragmentation. Thus\, macroinvertebrates may benefit from additional habitat introduced by D. polymorpha shell deposits as a novel substrate in urban streams. Despite a consensus that invasive species negatively impact ecosystems\, the legacy of dreissenid shell deposition in highly degraded urban systems yields unexpected positive outcomes.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-the-duality-of-shell-deposition-how-zebra-mussel-shells-introduce-a-novel-substrate-in-urban-and-degrade-habitat-in-rural-streams/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Quagga mussel food choice at the HAB buffet
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Quagga mussel food choice at the HAB buffet by Anna Boegehold with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research and Vincent Denef with the University of Michigan \nDescription: Dreissenid mussels (quagga and zebra mussels) are powerful ecosystem engineers in the Laurentian Great Lakes\, causing short and long term changes to phytoplankton such as algae and cyanobacteria. In western Lake Erie\, invasive mussels have been implicated in promoting harmful algal blooms (HABs) in part by selectively feeding on green algae and diatoms while rejecting cyanobacteria like Microcystis aeruginosa. Multiple genetically distinct strains of M. aeruginosa can be found in a single HAB event\, and the ecological significance of a bloom can be dependent on which strains are present. In order to gain insight into dreissenid feeding behavior during a HAB\, we presented mussels with a choice between a preferred green algae and 7 strains of M. aeruginosa collected and isolated from western Lake Erie. In our study\, quagga mussels consumed 100% of the green algae and did not eat the cyanobacteria\, however there was some variability in mussel feeding behavior dependent on the M. aeruginosa strain they were exposed to. These experiments can give us an idea of 1) are quagga mussels in Lake Erie eating any of the M. aeruginosa strains when a better food source (i.e. green algae) is available? 2) What factors contribute to this choice? 3) How do these trophic dynamics between primary producers and primary consumers in the lab translate to bloom succession in western Lake Erie and beyond?
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/quagga-mussel-food-choice-at-the-hab-buffet/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive mussel treatment efficacy under different environmental conditions
DESCRIPTION:  \nPresentation #1: \nContext matters: Understanding the role of temperature in chemical control of quagga mussels in high conductivity waters by Michael Booth with the University of Cincinnati\, Department of Biological Sciences \nIn December 2013\, quagga mussels were found in Lake Piru\, a water storage reservoir in southern California\, leading to concerns regarding the spread of mussels downstream and potential impacts to endangered southern California Steelhead. Elevated water releases from the reservoir increased the flux of veligers downstream and led to mussel recruitment >15 km downstream of the reservoir. Periodic downstream colonization increases the likelihood for the infestation to impact agricultural and municipal water systems that receive water from the river and potentially impacts Steelhead habitat. Although there have been few successful efforts to eradicate mussels once detected due to a lack of cost-effective treatments\, there was strong pressure to investigate full eradication of mussels in the lake. Two potentially cost-effective molluscicidal agents\, potassium chloride (KCl\, also called muriate of potash) and copper (formulated as Earthtec QZ®)\, have successfully treated infested waters\, but have varying efficacy under different water quality and temperature conditions\, and to date have only been applied in moderate conductivity waters (i.e.\, < 400 µS/cm). To understand the efficacy of these chemicals in a high conductivity system like Lake Piru (≈ 700–1\,400 µS/cm) and under the range of water temperatures where a treatment might occur\, we evaluated the dose-response of quagga mussels to KCl and Earthtec QZ® across a range of temperatures (10\, 18\, 22 °C) to determine appropriate doses and treatment duration resulting in 100% mortality. Our data indicate that treatments in cool temperatures (i.e.\, 10 °C) may be challenging for eradication efforts in high conductivity waters. However\, both KCl (> 200 ppm) and copper (120 and 180 ppb) were consistently able to induce 100% mortality in quagga mussels in warmer temperatures (i.e.\, ≥ 18 °C) and thus have potential for field scale application in high conductivity waters. The results of this study indicate that field-scale application should strongly consider environmental conditions during the period of application when selecting dosages and treatment duration. \nPresentation #1 Recording and Q&A:\n \n  \nPresentation #2: \nUnraveling the nuances of dreissenid mussel control tool efficacy by Matthew Barbour and collaborators with the U.S. Geological Survey\, Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center  \nThere are a limited number of control tools available for resource managers to address dreissenid mussel populations. Further\, there is limited information on the effects of water chemistry and seasonality on the efficacy of available tools. This research aims to address these knowledge gaps to better inform resource managers decision-making processes and to facilitate efficacious control treatments. We examined the effects of water chemistry on carbon dioxide induced mortality in adult zebra mussels and identified key parameters correlated with shifts in efficacy. We also examined seasonal trends in adult zebra mussel susceptibility to copper to better identify temporal treatment opportunities for resource managers. Identifying the conditions under which dreissenid mussel control tools produce the desired target and nontarget effects could be important in developing a balanced ‘arsenal’ for resource managers to choose from given their management objectives. \nDownload Presentation #2 Slides Here!\n 
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-invasive-mussel-treatment-efficacy-under-different-environmental-conditions/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Unique pathways of invasive mussel spread
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nPresentations include: \nMore than we bargained for: Zebra mussels transported amongst European native freshwater snails by James Dickey with Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries\, Berlin\, Germany \nThe international pet trade is a major driver of non-native species spread\, including species both sold in the trade\, and organisms incidentally transported alongside. Here\, we document the discovery of invasive zebra mussels\, Dreissena polymorpha\, in Germany\, transported alongside a commonly traded garden pond snail and European native\, Viviparus viviparus\, ordered from a German pet website. We highlight that the trade poses yet another way in which zebra mussels and other invasive species can expand their invaded range into novel ecosystems. We call for stricter biosecurity enforcement towards sellers\, and encourage raising awareness amongst customers to inhibit the further spread of invasive species through the pet trade. \nAssessing Dreissena spread in Lake Superior through traditional and eDNA surveys by Courtney Larson with the US EPA Office of Research and Development\, Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division\, Duluth\, MN \nLake Superior is generally considered to be inhospitable to invasive Dreissena mussels\, yet there is a large colony in the Saint Louis River estuary and smaller colonies in the Apostle Islands. Through traditional and eDNA surveys in 2017\, 2019\, and 2022\, we found multiple sources of evidence of a propagule “conveyor belt” for Dreissena in Lake Superior and conclude veligers are functioning as a propagule\, using coastal currents to spread from the point of invasion\, thereby traversing coastal habitat previously reported as inhospitable to distant habitats suitable for colonization. These currents and environmental conditions can be variable\, and increasingly so with climate change; therefore\, early detection monitoring for Dreissena is important for continued conservation of Lake Superior biodiversity and habitat. \nChemical drivers of Dreissenid habitat: Moving beyond calcium and temperature by Daniel Sandborn with the University of Minnesota Duluth \nDreissenid mussels have proven to be very capable invaders of diverse freshwater ecosystems since their arrival in North America nearly 35 years ago\, yet their distribution remains limited in certain regions (e.g. Lake Superior). We apply two novel tools to the task of understanding Dreissenid dispersion:  \n1)Measurement of calcium carbonate saturation state as a habitat predictor combining chemical and physical measurements into a thermodynamically-rigorous description of Dreissenid shell solubility\, and  \n2)Computer models tracking veliger transport across a gradient of calcium carbonate saturation state. \nCombining these oceanographic tools and applying them to a large lake ecosystem yields insights into mussel invasion\, survival\, and the future of Dreisseina in North America.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-unique-pathways-of-invasive-mussel-spread/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: How invasive mussels impact and are affected by North American ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:Presentations include \nMussel squeeze: dissolved oxygen and temperature can “squeeze” zebra mussels out of invaded reservoirs by Rich Miller and Crysta Gantz with Portland State University\, Portland\, OR \nSurvivorship and distribution of zebra mussels within a waterbody are thought to be influenced by temperature and dissolved oxygen conditions\, but detailed information to confirm the importance of these environmental controls is necessary to inform management efforts. We measured planktonic zebra mussel veliger density and adult survivorship in San Justo Reservoir in central California to determine distribution and timing of spawning in relation to temperature and dissolved oxygen throughout winter\, spring\, and summer. We found seasonal patterns in adult survivorship\, with high mortality late in the summer and higher than expected survivorship during the spring when dissolved oxygen concentrations were approximately 1 mg/L. Veliger abundance peaked several meters above the thermocline from June to August. Dissolved oxygen concentrations limited veliger distribution\, with few to no veligers collected in the anoxic hypolimnion. Veliger settlement out of the water column appears to be possible in San Justo Reservoir at any time of year. \nDreissena in the Great Lakes: what have we learned in 35 years of invasion by Alexander Karatayev with SUNY Buffalo State\, Buffalo\, NY \nThis presentation summarizes over 30 years of research on zebra and quagga mussels in the Laurentian Great Lakes and compared with data from European and North American inland lakes. Invasion dynamics\, growth\, and reproduction of dreissenids in the Great Lakes are governed by lake morphometry. The abundance of commercially important fishes declined as a result of the dramatic decrease in their main food deep water amphipods Diporeia\, which has been outcompeted by exotic mussels. However\, the introduction of round goby into the Great Lakes in the 1990s provided an important link between dreissenids and commercially and recreationally valuable fish species\, increasing their productivity.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-how-invasive-mussels-impact-and-are-affected-by-north-american-ecosystems/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230119T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Lessons learned and alternative management
DESCRIPTION:A partial recording of the webinar is available now\n \nPresenters Angelique Dahlberg Ph.D. candidate with University of Minnesota\, and Matt Barbour Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey present on lessons learned from control projects and alternative low-dose copper treatment. \nAngelique Dahlberg\nUniversity of Minnesota\nTitle: Lessons learned from open-water dreissenid mussel control projects in North America \nDescription: Dreissenid mussel control projects have been ongoing since about 2004\, yet the methods used and degree of reporting have varied greatly. We conducted a search for and meta-analysis of open-water dreissenid mussel control projects that have occurred in North America\, including from published and unpublished reports. In this presentation\, I will present information on 33 open-water dreissenid mussel control projects in 23 lakes across North America. In particular\, I will share elements of both successful and failed projects\, cover knowledge gaps\, and highlight suggestions that could contribute to future dreissenid management actions. \nMatt Barbour\nU.S. Geological Survey\nTitle: Low-dose copper treatment for dreissenid mussel control as an alternative to traditional management strategy \nDescription: Copper is a widely used product in aquatic systems largely to control algae and is the active ingredient in the molluscicide EarthTec QZ\, one of the few registered products for open water dreissenid mussel control. Many dreissenid mussel control actions have targeted concentrations near the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 1 mg Cu/L limitation with the goal of eradicating a dreissenid population. Treatments at elevated copper concentrations can be highly toxic to nontarget aquatic communities and produce limited success with eradication of invasive mussels. As an alternative to the traditional eradication strategy\, we performed two open water\, low-dose copper application of EarthTec QZ in 2019 and 2022. Our treatment concentrations\, 60-100 µg Cu/L\, were an order of magnitude lower than the maximum allowed. The goals of the treatments were twofold 1) to reduce zebra mussel veliger densities and juvenile settlement therefore reduce recruitment into the breeding population in subsequent years and 2) to minimize adverse impacts to nontarget communities. We monitored non-target communities\, water chemistry\, and zebra mussel settlement before\, during\, and up to three years after the applications. This presentation summarizes the treatments\, assesses them within the functional eradication framework\, identifies knowledge gaps for future investigations\, and discusses implications for resource managers in applying this strategy. \nPresentation summary:  \n\nThe 2019 low-dose copper treatment (~85 µg Cu2+/L) administered to a 66.3 ha bay on Lake Minnetonka (Hennepin County\, MN) reduced veliger density and settlement through the following year.\nThe non-target zooplankton community was affected the year of the treatment\, but abundance\, diversity\, and community structure resembled the pretreatment assessments by the following summer. The non-target benthic community did not show signs of treatment related impacts.\nAn additional low-dose copper treatment was administered to a 125.6 ha bay on Lake Minnetonka in 2022. Data for this treatment is being amassed for analysis and monitoring is planned through 2023.\nWe are still amassing data from the 2022 field season for the 2022 treatment and for the final year of the 2019 treatment monitoring.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-lessons-learned-and-alternative-management/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Montana Mussel Response: 5 Years Following Detection
DESCRIPTION: \nRecorded: October 20\, 2022\, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern\n  \nTitle: Montana Mussel Response: 5 Years Following Detection \nDescription: Dreissenid mussel veligers were detected in Montana for the first time in 2017. The state declared a Natural Resource Emergency and took aggressive steps to address containment and expand watercraft inspection. Five years following the initial detection\, no further evidence of invasive mussels has been found. Prevention and early detection efforts continue\, relying heavily on local partners and local involvement to help protect the waters of Montana from invasive species. \nThomas Woolf has worked on aquatic invasive species issues for over twenty years. Previously he worked with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture developing and implementing Idaho’s AIS program. In 2017 he moved to Montana and started as the AIS Bureau Chief for Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks where he currently coordinates and manages the state’s aquatic invasive species program.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-montana-mussel-response-5-years-following-detection/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Recent IMC Tools and Accomplishments
DESCRIPTION: \nRecorded: June 6\, 2022\, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern \nPresenters Ashley Elgin with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\, Diane Waller with the U.S. Geological Survey\, and Jeff Tyson with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission discuss recent tools and accomplishments of the Invasive Mussel Collaborative. \nResearch Work Group\nAshley Elgin\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \nThe IMC Research Work Group is tasked with coordinating and prioritizing research to maximize and advance dreissenid control outcomes. We recently developed a project inventory to collate information on dreissenid mussel-related projects across organizations and regions. We also worked with managers and researchers to rank dreissenid mussel research priorities\, the results of which can help inform future research efforts. \nToxicity Test Work Group\nDiane Waller\, U.S. Geological Survey \nThe IMC Toxicity Testing Work Group is tasked with developing a framework for dreissenid testing which will provide guidance for researchers on testing and reporting methods and inform managers and regulatory agencies on how toxicity data on molluscicides have been generated. We developed a database of dreissenid toxicity studies\, both laboratory and open water studies\, that will be accessible on the IMC website. We also drafted a guidance document on “best practices” for toxicity testing based on published standard methods\, a literature review\, and recommendations from an expert panel. \nCoastal Site Priorities Work Group: Tools for Identifying Priority Sites for Experimental Mussel Control in the Great Lakes\nJeff Tyson\, Great Lakes Fishery Commission \nThe presentation covers the process that the Coastal Site Priorities Working Group used to identify appropriate sites to implement experimental invasive mussel control. Additionally\, the presentation will cover the tools developed for customizing experimental invasive mussel site priority development based upon agency or researcher specified priorities. \n 
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-recent-imc-tools-and-accomplishments/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220125T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220125T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20220103T171528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T144512Z
UID:3213-1643108400-1643113800@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: The role of dreissenid mussels in nutrient cycling
DESCRIPTION:Recorded: January 25\, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET. \nPresenters Sergei Katsev\, University of Minnesota-Duluth and Derek Schlea\, LimnoTech will present the latest research on the role dreissenid mussels play in nutrient cycling. \nNutrient recycling in sediments in the era of quagga mussels\nSergei Katsev\, University of Minnesota – Duluth \nSediment processes recycle nutrients back to the water column and regulate their long-term availability to primary producers. This talk will discuss how the spread of the quagga mussels over the bottoms of the Great Lakes has affected nutrient biogeochemistry. The availability of phosphorus\, in particular\, is now tied to the dynamics of mussel populations\, while the role of external P inputs is diminished. \nLake Erie Ecosystem Model (LEEM): Assessing Ecosystem Indicators for the Western\, Central\, and Eastern Basins\nDerek Schlea\, LimnoTech \nThe Lake Erie Ecosystem Model is a process-based water quality and lower food web model that is configured to simulate the three significant endpoints in Lake Erie: harmful algal blooms in the Western Basin\, hypoxia in the Central Basin\, and nuisance Cladophora growth in the Eastern Basin. The LEEM framework provides a tool that can be used to evaluate the response of these endpoints to a variety of stressors\, including external nutrient loadings\, meteorological conditions\, and dreissenid mussels. This presentation will introduce the LEEM with an emphasis on the dreissenid mussel sub-model including initialization and preliminary results from diagnostic scenarios.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-role-of-dreissenid-mussels-in-nutrient-cycling/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20210114T160100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T160100Z
UID:3164-1621209600-1621641599@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:IAGLR 2021
DESCRIPTION:Fellow researchers from around the world will gather online for IAGLR’s 64th annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Hosted by Michigan Technological University\, the virtual conference will feature four days of scientific sessions and speakers focusing on our theme Bridging: Knowledges • Seven Generations • Land-to-Lake. \nMark your calendars for May 17-21\, 2021. You won’t want to miss it!
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/iaglr-2021/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210330T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210330T201500
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20210518T153719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T154620Z
UID:3182-1617131700-1617135300@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Great Lakes Now watch party: Mussel Pains\, episode premiere
DESCRIPTION:Great Lakes Now hosted a watch party on March 30\, 2021 to premiere their episode “Mussel Pains” which highlighted the Good Harbor Reef Dreissenid Mussel Control Demonstration Project conducted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative and partners. The event was hosted on Facebook Live and included Erika Jensen\, Interim Executive Director of the Great Lakes Commission; Harvey Bootsma\, Professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and David Ruck\, President of Great Lakes Outreach Media as panelists. A recording of the event is provided in the event website link.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/great-lakes-now-watch-party-mussel-pains-episode-1023-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Announcement
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210305
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20210114T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T160223Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Ontario Invasive Species Forum
DESCRIPTION:Event details: \nDate: Monday\, March 1 – Thursday\, March 4\, 2021 \nLocation: Via GoToMeetingand GoToWebinar  \n\nNote: This is a free platform and no account is necessary. Please ensure you have access to a stable internet connection during the event. We will send instructions on how to login to participants in advance of the forum. \n\nRegistration deadline: Monday\, Feb. 22\, 2021 \nAgenda: \nThe 2021 features sessions about a variety of topics\, including:  \n\nEmerging Threats \nPreparing for the Future/Risk Assessment \nPolicy and Legislation \nScience and Research \nCommunity Action and Outreach\nCelebrating Successes\n\nCheck back for updates\, full agenda coming soon.  \nCost: \nIn consideration of the difficult times and challenges that we have all been facing this year\, registration will be offered for this event on a “pay if you can” basis.   \nThe cost for those who can and are willing to pay for this event will be $25 + HST.  \nFor a complimentary registration\, please use the promo code COMP2021. 
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/2021-ontario-invasive-species-forum/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210205
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20210114T160528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T161411Z
UID:3165-1612137600-1612483199@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:2021 Virtual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 81st Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference will be held virtually\, Monday\, February 1 – Thursday\, February 4\, 2021. Please join us! \nThe theme of the 2021 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference will be “Fostering Diversity”. In addition to the work natural resource professionals do to encourage species diversity in the habitats they manage\, it is critical that we also foster diversity in participation in the outdoors among the people we serve and who work in our professional ranks. Our plenary session will feature Carolyn Finney\, author of Black Faces\, White Spaces\, a seminal work on the roots of gaps in outdoor participation between white people and other ethnicities. Other plenary speakers will describe programs being used to close some of those gaps both among different ethnicities and genders.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/2021-virtual-midwest-fish-wildlife-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20210104T205804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T214656Z
UID:3146-1610546400-1610551800@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Zebra and Quagga Mussel Impacts on Native Mussels
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded January 13\, 2021 2:00-3:30 pm ET \nThis webinar features presentations on the effects of the fish community on Dreissenid colonization of native Unionid species and the status of native mussels within the Detroit River\, Lake Erie\, and Lake Ontario basins. \nPresenters will include: \n\nDoug Kapusinski\, Ph.D\, Unites States Army Corps of Engineers\n\nPresentation\n\n\n\n\nDave Zanatta\, Ph.D\, Central Michigan University\n\nPresentation\n\n\n\n\nLyubov Burlakova\, Ph.D\, The State University of New York – Buffalo State\n\nPresentation
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-zebra-and-quagga-mussel-impacts-on-native-mussels/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201107
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20200131T191434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200818T140853Z
UID:2965-1604275200-1604707199@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference 2020
DESCRIPTION:The Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC) is a biennial conference that addresses all taxa of invasive species. In 2020\, UMISC will celebrate 12 years of connecting the invasive species management\, research\, and policy community. The goal of UMISC is to strengthen management of invasive species\, especially prevention\, control\, and containment. There have been great strides in invasive species research\, prevention\, and management\, but much work still must be done. The conference provides numerous opportunities to network with professionals\, land managers\, researchers\, nonprofits\, and others. UMISC also represents a strong partnership between its three hosts: Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin\, Midwest Invasive Plant Network\, and Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council. UMISC registration is open to anybody!
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/upper-midwest-invasive-species-conference-2020/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20201028T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20201028T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20201002T162306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T211229Z
UID:3108-1603882800-1603888200@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Using Boater Data to Inform Risk Models
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded October 28\, 2020 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET \nThis webinar discusses the development of invasive mussel risk models informed by watercraft inspection and boater movement data. This webinar features the ARMOR model\, built in New York to streamline the process of boat inspections for invasive species management\, and a predictive model for Minnesota assessing the likelihood of overland transport of invasive mussels on recreational boats. \nPresenters:\n\nCathy McGlynn and John Marino\, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation\n\nNYSDEC Presentation\n\n\nMarc Frischer\, University of Georgia; Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer and Jeremy Farrell\, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\n\nARMOR Presentation\n\n\nNick Phelps\, University of Minnesota\n\nMAISRC Presentation
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-using-boater-data-to-inform-risk-models/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200827T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200827T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20200817T172107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T211656Z
UID:3066-1598527800-1598533200@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from Recent ZQM Control Studies
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded August 27\, 2020 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET \nThis webinar hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative discusses three recent zebra and quagga mussel control studies: projects using Zequanox® on Round Lake in the upper peninsula of Michigan\, Zequanox® in Lake Michigan’s Good Harbor Bay\, and EarthTec QZ on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. \nPresenters:\n\nDr. Diane Waller\, U.S. Geological Survey and PhD candidate Angelique Dahlberg\, University of Minnesota\nCaroline Keson\, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council\nDoug Bradley\, LimnoTech and Erika Jensen\, Great Lakes Commission\n\nPresentations:\n\nEarthtec QZ in Lake Minnetonka\nZequanox® in Round Lake\nZequanox® in Good Harbor Bay
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-outcomes-and-lessons-learned-from-recent-zqm-control-studies/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200613
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20200131T190633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200131T190633Z
UID:2963-1591574400-1592006399@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:IAGLR 2020 Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research
DESCRIPTION:Scientists from across the globe will gather in the heart of North America for IAGLR’s 63rd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Hosted by IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Winnipeg\, Canada\, the conference will feature four days of scientific sessions\, speakers\, and discussions centered around the theme 2020: Focusing on the Future. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit the IISD-ELA research station and learn about its approach involving whole lake experiments to inform large lake management and policy. Be sure to mark your calendars for June 8-12\, 2020. You won’t want to miss it!
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/iaglr-2020-annual-conference-on-great-lakes-research/
LOCATION:RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg\, 375 York Ave\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3C 3J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200528T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200528T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20200515T171000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200529T180338Z
UID:3039-1590665400-1590670800@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Socially Distant Boater Outreach and Watercraft Inspections
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded May 28\, 2020 11:30 am-1:30 pm ET \nThis webinar reviewed evolving outreach and management strategies to prevent the spread of AIS while maintaining social distancing restrictions. This webinar will feature presentations from a range of stakeholders\, including watercraft inspectors\, watercraft inspection coordinators\, and outreach coordinators\, to help participants plan and implement revised approaches for in-person events while adhering to CDC and Health Canada guidance. \n*Please note that due to technical issues with the recording\, the final presenter’s slides are not visible. A new version of the recording will be uploaded to include these slides\, but in the interest of accessibility we will be leaving this version posted until we have an updated video to share. Thank you for your understanding\, and presenter slides can always be accessed using the links below. \nPresenters:\n\nNate Owens\, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources\nMeg Modley\, Lake Champlain Basin Program\nCarly Montez\, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department\nAngela DePalma-Dow\, Lake County\, California\, Water Resources Department\n\nPresentations:\n\nUtah Division of Wildlife Resources\nLake Champlain Basin Program\nTexas Parks and Wildlife Department\nLake County\, California\, Water Resources Department
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-socially-distant-boater-outreach-and-watercraft-inspections/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20191104T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20191023T193134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T171305Z
UID:2947-1572876000-1572879600@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Using eDNA as an early detection tool for invasive mussels
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded November 4\, 2019 2:00-3:00pm ET \nThis webinar examines the study and use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect invasive zebra and quagga mussels. \nPresenters:\n\nAdam Sepulveda\, United States Geological Survey\n\nAdam Sepulveda is a research zoologist with the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in Bozeman\, MT.  His research focuses on understanding the ecosystem and community-level consequences of aquatic invasive species and testing new tools for the early detection and monitoring of aquatic invasive species. He has been evaluating the use of eDNA tools for aquatic invasive species and native species surveillance since 2011. He has been with the USGS in Bozeman for 9 years and did his PhD at the University of Montana in Missoula.\n\n\nJon Amburg\, United States Geological Survey\n\nJon Amberg is a Supervisory Biologist at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. He leads a team of scientists that integrate molecular techniques into natural resource management with a primary focus on aquatic invasive species early detection and control. His research has resulted in methods used to monitor Asian carp throughout the Great Lakes Basin and Driessenid mussels in the Pacific Northwest. Additionally\, his team has developed a portable DNA detector now being used by natural resource law enforcement. Jon obtained his BS and MS from Michigan State University in Fisheries and then completed a PhD in Animal Physiology at the University of Idaho prior to joining USGS in 2010.\n\n\nAnett Trebitz\, United States Environmental Protection Agency\n\nDr. Trebitz is an aquatic ecologist with EPA’s Great Lakes Toxicology & Ecology Division (formerly the Mid-Continent Ecology Division).  Her general areas of interest include water quality and ecology of the Great Lakes – especially their coastal zone – and she works with a team of people developing aquatic invasive species early-detection monitoring strategies and tools for these environments\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nUSGS\nEPA\n\nResources:\nTrebitz\, A.S.\, Hatzenbuhler\, C.L.\, Hoffman\, J.C.\, Meredith\, C.S.\, Peterson\, G.S.\, Pilgrim\, E.M.\, Barge\, J.T.\, Cotter\, A.M.\, and M.J. Wick. 2019. Dreissena veligers in western Lake Superior – Inference from new low-density detection. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45(3):691-699. \nSepulveda\, A.J.\, Amberg\, J.J.\, and E. Hanson. 2019. Using environmental DNA to extend the window of early detection for dreissenid mussels. Management of Biological Invasions 10(2):342-358. \n  \n 
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/imc-webinar-using-edna-as-an-early-detection-tool-for-invasive-mussels/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191101
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20181026T135511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T135511Z
UID:1199-1572134400-1572566399@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:The International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) is the most comprehensive international forum to address new and emerging issues related to aquatic invasive species in freshwater\, marine and estuarine environments. ICAIS provides an international platform for the presentation of aquatic invasive species research that pertains to species biology\, risk assessment\, prevention\, management and control methods\, ecological and ecosystem impacts and restoration\, outreach and policy. The 21st International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species will be held at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal\, Montreal\, Canada. The Conference Chair is Dr. Anthony Ricciardi\, Professor of Invasion Ecology & Aquatic Ecosystems at McGill University’s Redpath Museum.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/international-conference-on-aquatic-invasive-species/
LOCATION:Le Centre Sheraton Montreal\, 1201 René-Lévesque Blvd W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3B 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190801T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190801T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20190705T140654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T192536Z
UID:2844-1564657200-1564662600@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive Mussel Impacts on Fisheries
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded August 1\, 2019 11:00am-12:30pm ET \nThis webinar examined the impacts that invasive mussels pose to native fisheries in the Great Lakes. Ecological changes caused by the invasion of zebra and quagga mussels were discussed\, as well as practical on-the-ground fisheries management around invasive mussels.\nThe webinar featured presentations from: \n\nMeg McEachran\, University of Minnesota\, thom4412@umn.edu\n\nMeg McEachran is a graduate research fellow at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center. Her research on zebra mussels as a biology major at the University of St. Thomas inspired her to pursue a PhD in conservation sciences at the University of Minnesota\, where she is studying the risk of fish pathogen and AIS introduction via the live baitfish pathway.\n\n\nJenilee Gobin\, Trent University\, jenilee.gobin@gmail.com\n\nDr. Gobin completed her PhD in the Environmental and Life Sciences at Trent University under the supervision of Dr. Michael Fox (as faculty) and Dr. Erin Dunlop (as adjunct faculty and OMNRF research scientist for the Upper Great Lakes). Dr. Gobin teaches Fisheries Assessment and Management at Trent and absolutely loves it!. Over the last year\, she has also worked as a fisheries/research consultant for the Saugeen Ojibway Nation\, who are greatly concerned about the lake whitefish and the fishery in Lake Huron.\n\n\nDave Caroffino\, Michigan Department of Natural Resources\, caroffinod@michigan.gov\n\nDave is a Michigan native who began his education at Lake Superior State University\, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management.  He then went to the other end of Lake Superior and pursued a Master’s Degree at the University of Minnesota\, conducting fisheries research in the Duluth area.  He rounded out his education by earning a Ph. D. in Fisheries from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  For the past 11 years Dave has been the Great Lakes Fisheries Biologist for the Tribal Coordination Unit within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division.  He is involved with cooperative fisheries management with federal and tribal partners as they work together to implement the terms of the 2000 Consent Decree.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nMeg McEachran\nJenilee Gobin\nDave Caroffino\n\nResources:\n\nGobin\, J.\, Lester\, N.P.\, Fox\, M.G.\, and E.S. Dunlop. 2018. Ecological change alters the evolutionary response to harvest in a freshwater fish. Ecological Applications 28(8):2175–2186.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-invasive-mussel-impacts-on-fisheries/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20181026T135011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T135642Z
UID:1194-1560124800-1560556799@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:2019 IAGLR Conference on Great Lakes Research
DESCRIPTION:Fellow researchers from around the world will gather in Brockport\, New York\, on the shores of the Erie Canal for IAGLR’s 62nd annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Hosted by The College at Brockport\, State University of New York\, the conference will feature four days of scientific sessions and speakers focusing on our theme Large Lakes Research: Connecting People and Ideas. Mark your calendars for June 10-14\, 2019. You won’t want to miss it!
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/2019-iaglr-conference-on-great-lakes-research/
LOCATION:College at Brockport\, State University of New York\, 350 New Campus Drive\, Brockport\, NY\, 14420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190502T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190502T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20190503T190316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T190316Z
UID:2577-1556794800-1556798400@invasivemusselcollaborative.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive Mussel Genomics: Sequencing the Dreissenid Genome
DESCRIPTION:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMC-Webinar_-Invasive-Mussel-Genomics_-Sequencing-the-Dreissenid-Genome-201905021500.mp4\nRecorded: May 2\, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nThis webinar is part of a miniseries on the genomics of invasive mussels hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative. Part two of the miniseries covers efforts by the University of Minnesota and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to sequence the genome of zebra and quagga mussels\, respectively. \nPresenters:\n\nYale Passamaneck\, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation\n\nYale Passamaneck is a biologist with the Bureau of Reclamation’s Technical Services Center in Denver. Yale studied marine biology as an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz\, and did his graduate work in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. Yale’s doctoral research focused on the evolutionary history of invertebrates\, including mollusks. He conducted postdoctoral research at Cornell Medical College and the University of Hawaii\, where he investigated the evolution and development of understudied invertebrate groups\, including tunicates\, sea anemones\, and brachiopods. Throughout his 20 years of research Yale has implemented tools leveraging genomic data and developed methods for transgenesis. Since joining the Bureau of Reclamation in 2015\, Yale has worked on the early detection and control of invasive dreissenid mussels\, developing both microscopic and molecular methods to improve detection.\n\n\nMichael McCartney\, University of Minnesota\n\nDr. McCartney’s past research focused on molecular ecology and evolution of marine and freshwater invertebrates and fishes\, with a focus on mollusks. From 2013-2018\, he led the zebra mussel research program in the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center. Using population genetics\, genomics\, and ecological studies\, his first major project is describing source waters\, pathways\, and vectors of zebra mussel spread throughout Minnesota and the surrounding Great Lakes region\, to help AIS managers identify the highest-risk invasion routes. He also launched and serves as lead PI on the zebra mussel genome project—the subject of this presentation. In collaboration with the UMN Genomics Center and Supercomputing Institute\, he is currently analyzing and communicating results from both projects to researchers and managers. His future interests include properly mining the genome to develop genetic biocontrols.\n\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nYale Passamaneck: Sequencing the quagga mussel genome: A resource for developing biocontrols\nMichael McCartney: Presentation coming soon
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-invasive-mussel-genomics-sequencing-the-dreissenid-genome/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190308T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190308T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20190313T145629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T160540Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive Mussel Genomics: Innovations for Control Methods
DESCRIPTION:Recorded: March 8\, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nThis webinar is part of a miniseries on the genomics of invasive mussels hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative. Part one of the miniseries covers the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s prize competition “Eradication of Invasive Mussels in Open Water.” The first prize awarded in this competition proposed a novel genetic modification-based method for control. \nPresenters:\n\nSherri Pucherelli\, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation\n\nSherri is a biologist and invasive species research coordinator with the Bureau of Reclamation in the Department of the Interior. Her research has focused on invasive mussel control at hydropower facilities and mussel monitoring.\n\n\nSteve Suhr and Marie-Claude Senut\, Biomilab\, LLC\n\nSteve Suhr obtained his BA degrees at the University of Kansas and his Ph.D in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Northwestern University. He has been a research fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Fred Gage at the Salk Institute\, the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Goldman at the University of Michigan\, and Dr. Jose Cibelli at Michigan State University. He was a research assistant professor in the Dept. of Animal Science at Michigan State and continues at MSU as adjunct faculty.Marie-Claude Senut earned her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie and subsequently held a tenured research position in the laboratory of Dr. Jean-Marie Besson in Paris\, France. She assumed research associate positions in the laboratory or Dr. Fred Gage at the Salk Institute\, the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Goldman at the University of Michigan\, the laboratories of Drs. Arshad Majid and Jose Cibelli at Michigan State University and the laboratory of Dr. Douglas Ruden at Wayne State University. She currently is MSU adjunct faculty in the Dept. of Animal Science.\nDrs. Suhr and Senut left academia in 2014 to found Biomilab LLC\, a hybrid business that combines the fee-for-service function of a Contract Research Organization (CRO) with in-house R&D aimed at discovering and developing new innovative research tools\, reagents\, and methods to advance the biosciences\, medicine\, and AgBio.\n\n\n\n  \nPresentations:\n\nSherri Pucherelli: Invasive Mussel Prize Competition\nSteve Suhr: Eradication of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels using Engineered Disseminated Neoplasia
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-invasive-mussel-genomics-innovations-for-control-methods/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190131
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20181026T134046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T135806Z
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SUMMARY:79th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference
DESCRIPTION:The theme of the meeting is “Communicating Science to Fan the Flames of Conservation.” This annual event will attract nearly 800 biologists\, students\, and scientists from local\, state and provincial\, federal\, and tribal natural resources agencies\, universities\, and private companies across the 12 Midwestern states and provinces. Highlights include: nearly 400 technical presentations\, poster displays\, plenary sessions\, networking opportunities and social events.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/79th-midwest-fish-wildlife-conference/
LOCATION:Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel\, 100 Lakeside Ave E\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181130
DTSTAMP:20260405T121812
CREATED:20181126T221017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181128T190033Z
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SUMMARY:Strategy to Advance Management of Invasive Zebra and Quagga Mussels
DESCRIPTION:The Invasive Mussel Collaborative announced today that it has released a new strategy to reduce invasive mussels and their negative impacts. The Strategy to Advance Management of Invasive Zebra and Quagga Mussels is intended to drive investments\, policy\, and research around invasive mussels across the Great Lakes region and beyond. The spread of zebra and quagga mussels across North America\, as well as recent advancements in the development of control methods\, has generated significant interest in the management and control of these damaging species. The new strategy identifies research and management objectives to guide the development of effective control methods that can be used to restore impacted ecosystems.
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/strategy-to-advance-management-of-invasive-zebra-and-quagga-mussels/
CATEGORIES:Announcement
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