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 […]
Recorded January 13, 2021 2:00-3:30 pm ET This 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. Presenters will include: Doug Kapusinski, Ph.D, Unites States Army Corps of Engineers Presentation […]
The 81st Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference will be held virtually, Monday, February 1 - Thursday, February 4, 2021. Please join us! The 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, […]
Event details: Date: Monday, March 1 – Thursday, March 4, 2021 Location: Via GoToMeetingand GoToWebinar Note: 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. Registration deadline: Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 Agenda: The 2021 features sessions about a variety of […]
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; […]
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. Mark your calendars for May 17-21, 2021. You won't want to miss […]
Recorded: January 25, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET. Presenters Sergei Katsev, University of Minnesota-Duluth and Derek Schlea, LimnoTech will present the latest research on the role dreissenid mussels play in nutrient cycling. Nutrient recycling in sediments in the era of quagga mussels Sergei Katsev, University of Minnesota - Duluth Sediment processes recycle nutrients back […]
Recorded: June 6, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presenters 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. Research Work Group Ashley Elgin, National Oceanic and […]
Recorded: October 20, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Title: Montana Mussel Response: 5 Years Following Detection Description: 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 […]
A partial recording of the webinar is available now Presenters 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. Angelique Dahlberg University of Minnesota Title: Lessons learned from open-water dreissenid mussel control projects in North […]
Presentations include Mussel 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 Survivorship 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 […]
Presentations include: More 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 The 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 […]