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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
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180906T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180906T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Case Studies in Manual Removal of Invasive Mussels
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded: September 6\, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time \nThis webinar explores the decision-making process leading to manual removal\, operational/logistical considerations and constraints\, and lessons learned from a past removal effort and an ongoing removal effort. \nPresenters:\n\nDr. Marc Frischer\, University of Georgia\n\nDr. Marc Frischer is Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Florida in 1994 in Marine Sciences specializing in Marine Microbiology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where his work with zebra mussels began. Professor Frischer’s research centers on the development and application of molecular biology tools in marine and aquatic ecology\, including molecular approaches for tracking\, detecting and quantifying invertebrate larvae such as zebra and quagga mussel veligers.\n\n\nDr. Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer\, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\n\nDr. Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer is a Professor of Biology and the current associate director of the Darrin Fresh Water Institute Field Station on Lake George at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after serving as the director for over 20 years. She received a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of New Hampshire and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago. A former Department Chair of Biology and Interim Dean of the RPI School of Science\, Dr. Nierzwicki-Bauer’s work focuses on molecular studies of microbial and picoeukaryote communities in lakes and rivers\, invasive species such as Zebra mussels & Asian clams\, and water resource management and environmental remote sensing.\n\n\nDr. Brenda Lafrancois\, National Park Service\n\nDr. Brenda Lafrancois is an Aquatic Ecologist for the National Park Service Midwest Region and is stationed in Ashland\, Wisconsin. Her work covers a broad range of aquatic issues\, but frequently addresses effects of invasive species\, particularly invasive mussels. She has worked on invasive mussel prevention\, rapid response\, monitoring\, and research in systems ranging from large rivers and inland lakes to the Great Lakes. Since 2006 she has helped coordinate a collaborative research project addressing invasive mussel impacts at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Lake Michigan.\n\n\nDr. Harvey Bootsma\, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\n\nDr. Harvey Bootsma is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences.  He conducts research primarily on large lakes\, including the North American Great Lakes\, lakes in South America\, and the Great Lakes of East Africa. His work focuses on the response of aquatic ecosystems to external stressors\, including invasive species\, climate variability\, and land use.  Current research projects are addressing the effects of quagga mussels on nutrient dynamics and food web structure in Lake Michigan\, and CO2 dynamics in large temperate and tropical lakes.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nDr. Frischer and Dr. Nierzwicki-Bauer: Mussel Removal in Lake George\nDr. Lafrancois and Dr. Bootsma: Mussel Removal in Good Harbor Reef\n\nAssociated Materials:\n\nSpecific amplification of the 18S rRNA gene as a method to detect zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) larvae in plankton samples\n\nFrischer\, M.E.\, Hansen\, A.S.\, Wyllie\, J.A.\, Wimbush\, J.\, Murray\, J.\, and S. Nierzwicki-Bauer. 2002. Hydrobiologia 487: 33–44\n\n\nIntroduction pathways\, differential survival of adult and larval zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)\, and possible management strategies\, in an Adirondack Lake\, Lake George\, NY\n\nFrischer\, M.E.\, McGrath\, B.R.\, Hansen\, A.S.\, Vescio\, P.A.\, Wyllie\, J.A.\, Wimbush\, J.\, and S.A. Nierzwicki-Bauer. 2005. Lake and Reservoir Management 21(4):391-402.\n\n\nAccuracy and reliability of Dreissena spp. larvae detection by cross-polarized light microscopy\, imaging flow cytometry\, and polymerase chain reaction assays\n\nFrischer\, M.E.\, Kelly\, K.L.\, and S.A. Nierzwicki-Bauer. 2012. Lake and Reservoir Management 28(4): 265-276.\n\n\nEradication of colonizing populations of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) by early detection and SCUBA removal: Lake George\, NY\n\nWimbush\, J.\, Frischer\, M.E.\, Zarzynski\, J.W.\, and S.A. Nierzwicki-Bauer. 2009.\n\n\n\nManual Removal of Dreissenid Mussels from Unionid Mussels:\n\nA protocol for the salvage and quarantine of unionid mussels from zebra mussel-infested waters\n\nGatenby\, C.M.\, Morrison\, P.A.\, Neves\, R.J.\, and B.C. Parker. 1998. Proceedings of the conservation\, Captive Care\, and Propagation of Fresh Water Mussels Symposium: 9-18.\n\n\nSurvival of unionids following removal of attached zebra mussels\n\nHart\, R.A.\, Davis\, M.\, Grier\, J.W.\, and A.C. Miller. 2001. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 16(1): 29-33
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-case-studies-in-manual-removal-of-invasive-mussels/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Influences of the Physical Properties of Water on Mussel Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Recorded February 27\, 2018 1:30-3:00pm ET \nThis webinar discusses recent research examining water properties and treatment efficacy for dreissenid mussels\, and examines water temperature\, high water conductivity\, and the efficacy of carbon dioxide as a treatment method. \nPresenters:\n\nJim Luoma\, U.S. Geological Survey\n\nJim has worked for the Department of Interior in various roles\, including fish propagation and aquatic research\, for over 27 years. Since 2010 he has been leading a group of USGS researchers at the Upper Midwest Sciences Center in La Crosse\, WI to develop and evaluate control tools for dreissenid mussels.\n\n\nKatherine Ayres\, United Water Conservation District\n\nKatherine Ayres is an Associate Ecologist with the United Water Conservation District in Ventura County California. She is the project manager for United’s Quagga Mussel Monitoring and Control Plan and the lead for pilot testing treatment options to address the Quagga Mussel infestation in Lake Piru.\n\n\nDiane Waller\, U.S. Geological Survey\n\nDr. Diane Waller is a Research Fisheries biologist at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center\, La Crosse\, WI. Her research focuses on evaluating effectiveness\, selectivity\, and nontarget safety of management and control options for invasive species\, in particular dreissenid mussels.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nJim Luoma\nKatherine Ayres\nDiane Waller
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-influences-of-the-physical-properties-of-water-on-mussel-treatment/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180119T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180119T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Case Studies in Response to and Management of Invasive Mussel Infestations
DESCRIPTION:Recorded January 19\, 2018 1:30-3:00pm ET \nThis webinar will examine methods\, decision-making structures\, and lessons learned from ecent response and management activities for zebra and quagga mussels. \nPresenters:\n\nKeegan Lund\, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources keegan.lund@state.mn.us\n\nKeegan Lund is an aquatic biologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He serves as the Invasive Species Specialist for the Twin Cities metro area counties and south along the Mississippi River to Iowa. His work focuses on prevention\, monitoring\, and management of aquatic invasive plants and invertebrates.\n\n\nAllison Zach\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources azach3@unl.edu\n\nAllison Zach received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in natural resources and her Master’s degree from Minnesota State University in wildlife management. She has served as the coordinator of the Nebraska Invasive Species Program for the past 5 years. She serves as the aquatic invasive species coordinator for the state on regional AIS panels. Previously she worked at the Nebraska Department of Roads and Department of Environmental Quality obtaining environmental clearances and permits for projects.\n\n\nThomas Woolf\, Montana Department of Fish\, Wildlife\, and Parks Thomas.Woolf@mt.gov\n\nThomas Woolf worked for 10 years at the Idaho State Department of Agriculture developing and implementing the state’s AIS program.  In 2017 he started as the AIS Bureau Chief for the state of Montana and currently manages Montana’s AIS program.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nKeegan Lund: Minnesota\nAllison Zach: Nebraska\nThomas Woolf: Montana\n\nRelevant Documents:\n\nMinnesota Monitoring Protocol\nhttps://neinvasives.com/ 
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-case-studies-in-response-to-and-management-of-invasive-mussel-infestations/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20171012T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20171012T153000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Approaches to Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Programs (no. 2)
DESCRIPTION:Recorded October 12\, 2017 2:00-3:30pm ET \nThis webinar continues an examination of watercraft inspection and decontamination programs\, focusing on voluntary programs within the Great Lakes region. \nPresenters:\n\nJo Latimore\, Michigan State University latimor1@msu.edu\n\nDr. Jo Latimore is an Aquatic Ecologist and Outreach Specialist in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. Her work focuses on volunteer monitoring of Michigan’s streams and lakes\, community-based approaches to watershed management\, natural resources leadership development\, and science communication\, with a broad emphasis on aquatic invasive species across. Dr. Latimore is the Director of the Michigan Lake and Stream Leaders Institute\, facilitator of the Michigan Inland Lakes Partnership\, and provides technical support to the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program. She holds a B.A. in biology from Albion College\, a M.S. in biological sciences from the University of Notre Dame\, and a Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife from MSU.\n\n\nEd Rudberg\, CD3 ed@cd3station.com\n\nDr. Ed Rudberg is a partner at CD3. As the third generation of his family in the boating industry\, Dr. Rudberg has a passion for recreation and conservation. His Ph.D. in Natural Resources Science and Management blended communication and psychological theory to catalyze individuals’ adoption of conservation behaviors on lakes. As an entrepreneur of over a decade\, he has developed numerous conservation focused products which grew to national distribution. He is formally trained in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies\, project management\, and various behavioral metrics. He is an avid angler\, bow fisherman\, hunter and boater.\n\n\nPat Conzemius\, Wildlife Forever pconzemius@wildlifeforever.org\n\nPat Conzemius is the Conservation Director for Wildlife Forever and leads the national Clean Drain Dry Initiative.  Through innovative marketing and grassroots community engagement\, Pat has helped Wildlife Forever become a leader in invasive species prevention outreach and education. Using a partnership approach and collaborative networking process\, Wildlife Forever leverages multiple services and resources for consistent invasive species prevention.\n\n\nErin McFarlane\, University of Wisconsin Extension Erin.McFarlane@uwsp.edu\n\nSince 2007\, Erin McFarlane has worked for the University of Wisconsin Extension Lakes program as the statewide Clean Boats\, Clean Waters Educator. She supports the Clean Boats\, Clean Waters Watercraft Inspection program and helps coordinate watercraft inspection efforts across the state.\n\n\nBrittney Rogers\, New York Sea Grant blr93@cornell.edu\n\nBrittney has been working with New York Sea Grant since 2013. She works with watercraft inspection program partners around New York State standardizing efforts and coordinating partnership opportunities for programs by providing trainings\, workshops and webinars as well as program resources.She is also pursuing her master’s degree at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry working with iMapInvasives team to create a certified trainers network to help serve the needs of the invasive species network by training and retaining instructors across the state.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nBrittney Rogers: New York\nErin McFarlane: Wisconsin\nJo Latimore: Michigan\n\nResources:\n\nhttp://www.stopais.com\nUniform Minimum Protocols and Standards for Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Programs for Dreissenid Mussels in the Western United States\nAquatic Nuisance Species Task Force: Voluntary Guidelines to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species: Recreational Activities\n\nNew York Sea Grant Webinar Series:\n\nwww.nyseagrant.org/watercraftinspection
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-approaches-to-watercraft-inspection-and-decontamination-programs-no-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170724T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170724T123000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Approaches to Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Programs (no. 1)
DESCRIPTION:Recorded July 24\, 2017 11:00am-12:30pm ET \nThis webinar examines a variety of voluntary and mandatory programs in order to present resource managers with a suite of options for watercraft inspection and decontamination. \nPresenters:\n\nQuagga D\, Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission\n\nD has been on contract for Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Aquatic Invasive Species program since 2008\, teaching the AIS Industry for the 19 Western States and several Canadian Provinces the procedures on Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination.  D has attended the Western Regional Panel annual meetings for several years\, serving on committees such as Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Training Material\, Uniform Minimum Protocols and Standard (UMPS III) revision\, and the Building Consensus Outreach Effort.\n\n\nDave Wick\, Lake George Park Commission\n\nDave Wick is the Executive Director of the Lake George Park Commission\, which is a small NYS state agency solely dedicated to the long-term protection of Lake George.  He has been serving in this role since 2012\, after 20 years as District Manager of Warren County Soil and Water Conservation.  In his role at the Park Commission\, Dave has been heavily engaged in invasive species issues on Lake George including the creation of a lake-wide mandatory boat inspection program and oversight of several invasive species control programs.  Dave has a Master’s Degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Management from the University of Wyoming.\n\n\nMeg Modley\, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission\, Lake Champlain Basin Program\n\nAs the Aquatic Invasive Species Management Coordinator for the Lake Champlain Basin Program and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission\, Meg works to coordinate management efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the basin. She has worked for LCBP since 2003. Meg has a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Geology and a M.A. in Public Administration from the University of Vermont. Her work has included the development of a Lake Champlain Basin Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response Action Plan\, implementing the Lake Champlain Basin Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan\, supervising the Lake Champlain Boat Launch Steward Program\, and working with local and regional partners on education and outreach campaigns for AIS. She is a member of the National ANS Task Force\, co-chair of the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel\, and President elect of the Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nQuagga D: Approaches in the West\nDave Wick: Lake George\, NY\nMeg Modley: Lake Champlain\, NY
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-approaches-to-watercraft-inspection-and-decontamination-programs-no-1/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170511T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170511T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Methods and Protocols for Decontaminating Field Gear and Equipment
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded May 11\, 2017 4:00pm-5:00pm ET \nThis webinar highlights available methods and associated challenges\, opportunities to address gaps in knowledge\, and case studies in developing and implementing decontamination protocols and procedures for management agencies. \nPresenters:\n\nMaureen Ferry\, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources\n\nMaureen Ferry is the statewide aquatic invasive species monitoring coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. She provides guidance to lake\, stream\, and wetland biologists as well as the citizen-based monitoring programs. She studied zebra mussel habitat selection\, growth\, and mortality during her M.S. research with the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Previously Maureen chaired a cooperative invasive species management area and conducted rare plant surveys for the Forest Service and other land managers.\n\n\nTom Alwin\, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality\n\nTom is an aquatic biologist in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program.  His work focuses on prevention and early detection of aquatic invasive species in Michigan’s surface waters through outreach\, education\, and monitoring.\n\n\nKelly Pennington\, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources\n\nKelly Pennington joined the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Invasive Species Program in 2014 as the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Consultant\, coordinating the state’s work to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species into and around Minnesota. Previously\, she spent four years working on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce\, Science\, and Transportation in Washington\, D.C. There\, she worked on issues including the oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico\, fisheries management\, federal agency budgets\, weather satellites\, and impacts of climate change on the oceans. Kelly holds a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota\, Twin Cities and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Macalester College in St. Paul\, Minnesota.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nMaureen Ferry: Wisconsin DNR Boat\, Gear\, and Equipment Decontamination and Disinfection Manual Code\nTom Alwin: Michigan’s Multi-Agency Invasive Species Decontamination Policy\nKelly Pennington: Field prevention protocols in Minnesota
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-methods-and-protocols-for-decontaminating-field-gear-and-equipment/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170306T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170306T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Management Options for Irrigation Systems
DESCRIPTION:Recorded March 6\, 2017 2:00-3:30 pm ET. \nThis webinar highlights available control options\, case studies in planning and implementing control\, and new technologies being developed to control and manage zebra and quagga mussels in irrigation systems. \nPresenters:\n\nRenata Claudi\, RNT Consulting\n\nRenata Claudi is an environmental scientist with over 30 years of diverse technical experience\, much of it focused on macrofouling control in industrial systems. Currently\, she is the president of her own consulting company\, RNT Consulting Inc. Most of the assignments undertaken by the company focus on various aspects of aquatic alien species. This includes work on economic impacts\, selection and installation of appropriate control options\, custom research and vulnerability assessments for various facilities. Most of the work in the last five years has involved the impact of quagga mussels on the various facilities in western United States and Canada and custom research on innovative control options. In 2010 Ms. Claudi co-authored a book titled Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems issued by CRC Press\, the latest in series of publications. She has been one of the organizers of the International Conferences on Aquatic Nuisance Species since its launch in 1990.\n\n\nPatrick Handyside\, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada\n\nPatrick Handyside is a Senior Water Management Engineer with the Science and Technology Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Guelph\, Ontario. He started with AAFC in 2010 and started working with the LADII group in the summer of 2011. In addition to the work he has done with this group\, Patrick has also been involved in various projects looking at a number of issues\, such as improving water-use efficiency through better irrigation scheduling\, using controlled tile drainage to reduce nutrient loading to water courses\, while increasing crop yields and helping to improve water quality for dairy farmers that rely on surface water sources to meet their operational needs.\n\n\nBarry Olson\, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry\n\nBarry Olson is research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in the Irrigation and Farm Water Branch\, Lethbridge\, Alberta. He has been with the department for 22 years carrying out applied research on agricultural environmental topics such as manure management\, phosphorus\, groundwater\, and evaluation of beneficial management practices.\n\n\nBridget Gruber\, ZM Controllers\n\nBridget Gruber has eight years of experience in aquatic invasive species research and management and is committed to bringing a sensible solution to the invasive mussel problem. She was trained at the University of Michigan as an aquatic ecologist and previously\, she worked as a molluscicide researcher and pesticide product manager for a biopesticide company in California.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nRenata Claudi: Control Strategies for Zebra and Quagga Mussels and their Applicability for Irrigation Systems\nPatrick Handyside: Protecting the LADII Irrigation System from Dreissenid Infestation: A Case Study\nBarry Olson: Developing a Method using Potash to Control Mussels in Irrigation Pipelines\nBridget Gruber: ZM-X: A New Biochemical Dreissenid Control Technology
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-management-options-for-irrigation-systems/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Exploration of HABs and Invasive Mussel Interactions
DESCRIPTION:Recorded January 24\, 2017 2:00pm-3:30pm ET \nThe webinar focuses on the theories of interactions between Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and invasive mussels\, and the possible environmental influences these interactions may have. While nutrient loading is widely accepted as the primary driver behind HABs\, recent research has indicated that secondary interactions and relationships may exist between HABs and invasive mussels. This joint webinar was hosted by the Harmful Algal Blooms Collaboratory and the Invasive Mussel Collaborative. \nPresenters:\n\nDr. Donna Kashian\, Wayne State University: HABs and dreissenid mussel reproduction\n\nDr. Kashian is a visiting scientist with NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and is a professor at Wayne State University. Her research focuses on the impacts of disturbance on water quality\, encompassing both natural disturbances such as algal toxins and sedimentation\, as well as those caused by humans\, including contaminants\, climate change\, and introduced species. Centered in the largely urban center of Detroit\, Michigan\, her lab’s research has been implemented into community-based educational programs to better inform the public of environmental health threats associated with many water quality disturbances.\n\n\nDr. Henry Vanderploeg\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: HABs spatial influence and palatability \n\nDr. Vanderploeg is a Research Ecologist and Ecosystem Dynamics Branch Chief at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory\, where he has spent most of his career studying the lower food web\, invasive species\, and spatial interactions of the food web. His research interests include food web interactions\, particularly feeding mechanisms and life cycle strategies of plankton and benthos; and spatial distribution and interactions of all food web components.\n\n\nJames Larson\, U.S. Geological Survey: HABs as a source of nutrition\n\nDr. Larson is a Research Fisheries Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center\, where he studies biogeochemistry and food web dynamics in rivers\, lakes and the nearshore zones of the North American Great Lakes.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nEffects of cyanobacteria on quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) reproduction-Dr. Donna Kashian\nThe mussel-HAB collaboration: biophysical and nutrient interactions lead to toxic Microcystis dominance-Dr. Henry Vanderploeg
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-exploration-of-habs-and-invasive-mussel-interactions/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160923T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Case Studies in Integrated Pest Management
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded September 23\, 2016 1:00pm-2:30pm ET \nThis webinar highlights successful integrated pest management control programs from different disciplines. \nPresenters:\n\nJill Wingfield\, Great Lakes Fishery Commission\n\nJill is the communications program manager for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. She received a joint Masters degree from the School of Criminal Justice and the Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. She has been with the commission\, holding various titles\, since 2000. Today her work focuses primarily on the development of communication and outreach materials as well as regulatory and policy analysis in support of the commission’s programs.\n\n\nDr. Jim Koopman\, University of Michigan\n\nDr. Koopman is professor emeritus and a researcher in the Department of Epidemiology\, School of Public Health\, University of Michigan. He has undergraduate and medical degrees from Michigan\, a pediatrics residency from UCLA\, and an MPH from University of Washington. He has worked in national and global public health for 50 years. Initially he worked in public health service positions including epidemic intelligence service officer for CDC\, State Epidemiologist in the state of Washington\, Epidemiologist for Cali\, Colombia\, and director of an Epidemic Intelligence training program in Mexico. In 1986 he switched from public health fieldwork to “Developing theory that serves public health”. His major work now involves mathematical and computer modeling of infectious diseases. He heads the policy unit of the Center for Inference and Dynamics of Infectious Diseases. Early on in his career he worked on smallpox eradication and he is currently working on polio eradication with WHO and NIH support. He was invited to speak in the hope that public health experiences in infection control and eradication might be useful for Great Lakes Commission issues like invasive mussel control.\n\n\nDavid Sivyer\, City of Milwaukee WI\n\nDavid Sivyer is the Forestry Services Manager for the City of Milwaukee\, WI. He is responsible for directing a highly progressive municipal forestry program encompassing natural resource conservation\, programmed maintenance and reforestation components. He administers a 17 million dollar budget and a staff of 180 full time employees that maintain a street tree population of 194\,000 trees\, 120 miles of irrigated landscaped boulevards and a 160 acre municipal nursery that produces 4\,000 trees and 300\,000 annuals and perennials each year.  Prior to joining Milwaukee\, David served as City Forester for the City of Norfolk\, VA\, City Arborist for the City of Virginia Beach\, VA\, and Urban Forester for the Virginia Department of Forestry and Texas Forest Service. David holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Forestry and Natural Resources from the University of Michigan and Kent State University\, respectively and a Master of Science degree in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. He is an ISA Certified Arborist\, ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor and is the current Chair of the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nIntegrated Pest Management: Application in the Sea Lamprey Control Program-Great Lakes Fishery Commission\nLessons of Disease Eradication Efforts for Invasive Mussel Control-Dr. Jim Koopman
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-case-studies-in-integrated-pest-management/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160621T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Developing Innovative Control Technologies
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded June 21\, 2016 11:30am-1:00pm ET \nThis webinar highlights ongoing detection and control technology research and development of tools to deliver control agents to aquatic filter-feeding organisms. \nPresenters:\n\nU.S. Bureau of Reclamation\n\nDenise Hosler is currently the lead for the RDLES lab and the R&D Research Mussel Coordinator\, she gave an overview of the Bureau of Reclamation Mussel program\, including detection and control research.\n\n\nU.S. Geological Survey\n\nUSGS shared lessons learned from efforts in the development of a new tool to delivery control agents to aquatic filter-feeding organisms. Specifically\, development of encapsulation technologies to specifically deliver antimycin-A to bigheaded carps is currently in progress and the initial studies conducted for use on Dreissenid mussels at the United States Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. Scientists presented the lessons learned during the development of microencapsulation technologies for bigheaded carps and the status of the science for Dreissenid mussels.\n\n\nBioBullets\n\nDr David Aldridge is a professor at the University of Cambridge\, UK\, where he heads the Aquatic Ecology Group. He is also the co-founder and Managing Director of BioBullets Limited. The BioBullet is a patented technology for the control of invasive filter feeders such as zebra mussels\, quagga mussels and Asian clams. The product is environmentally friendly\, has regulatory approvals for use in UK drinking waters\, and is a solution that has been used successfully by many UK water utilities\, irrigation systems in Spain\, and aquaculture facilities in South America. The company is looking for opportunities to demonstrate their products in North America with an aim of establishing partnerships with service providers.\n\n\n\nPresentations:\n\nDevelopment of a Control Tool to Target Filter-Feeding Aquatic Invasive Species- USGS\nFacility Impacts\, Water Testing\, & Mussel Control Research- Bureau of Reclamation
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-developing-innovative-control-technologies/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160421T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160421T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
CREATED:20181003T171702Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Zebra Mussel Control in Lake Winnipeg
DESCRIPTION:Recorded April 21\, 2016 2:00pm-3:00pm ET \nThis webinar shares lessons learned from efforts to control and eradicate zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg\, Manitoba. \nPresenters:\n\nLaureen Janusz\, Manitoba Aquatic Invasive Species Program\nDan Butts\, ASI Group\n\nPresentations:\n\nZebra Mussel Control in Lake Winnipeg – Manitoba Aquatic Invasive Species Program\nZebra Mussel Eradication in Lake Winnipeg Harbors – ASI Group
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-zebra-mussel-control-in-lake-winnipeg/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
CREATED:20181003T164458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T155846Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Case Studies in Zebra and Quagga Mussel Control for Inland Waterbodies
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded January 11\, 2016 1:00pm-3:00pm ET \nThis webinar introduces attendees to the activities of Invasive Mussel Collaborative members throughout the United States\, focused on the inland lake systems. \nPresenters:\n\nBrian VanZee\, Texas Parks and Wildlife\nRay Fernald and Brian Watson\, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries\nKeegan Lund and Kylie Cattoor\, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources\n\nPresentations:\n\nChristmas Lake Treatment – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources\nLake Waco Treatment – Texas Parks and Wildlife\nMillbrook Quarry Treatment – Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-case-studies-in-zebra-and-quagga-mussel-control-for-inland-waterbodies/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150722T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150722T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
CREATED:20181001T203655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T155755Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Lessons learned from recent open-water applications and field trials of Zequanox®
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded July 22\, 2015 10:00am-11:30am ET \nThis webinar summarizes recent work with a new control method\, Zequanox®. \nPresenters:\n\nJames Luoma\, U.S. Geological Survey\nSarah LeSage\, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality\nKeegan Lund\, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources\nKylie Bloodsworth \, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources\n\nField Trial Results and Information:\n\nLuoma\, J.A.\, Weber\, K.L.\, Severson\, T.J\, Schreier \,T.M.\, Mayer\, D.A.\, Aloisi\, D.B\, and Eckert N.L.\, 2015\, Exposure-related effects of formulated Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A to glochidia from seven unionid mussel species: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1094\, 474 p.\nWeber\, K.L.\, Luoma\, J.A.\, Mayer\, D.A.\, Aloisi\, D.B.\, and Eckert\, N.L. 2015\, Exposure-related effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf-CL145A) on juvenile unionid mussels: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1066\, 663 p.\nLuoma\, J.A.\, Weber\, K.L.\, and Mayer\, D.A.\, 2015. Exposure-related effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens\, strain CL145A\, on cold-\, cool-\, and warmwater fish: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1104\, 1632 p.\nLuoma\, J.A.\, Weber\, K.L.\, Waller\, D.L.\, Wise\, J.K.\, Mayer\, D.A.\, and Aloisi\, D.B.\, 2015\, Safety of spray-dried powder formulated Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A exposure to subadult/adult unionid mussels during simulated open-water treatments: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1064\, 248 p.\nLuoma\, J.A.\, Severson\, T.J.\, Weber\, K.L.\, and Mayer\, D.A.\, 2015\, Efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens (PfCL145A) spray dried powder for controlling zebra mussels adhering to test substrates: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1050\, 519 p.\nLuoma\, J.A.\, Weber\, K.L.\, Severson\, T.J.\, and Mayer\, D.A.\, 2015\, Efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A spray dried powder for controlling zebra mussels adhering to native unionid mussels within field enclosures: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1051\, 301 p.\nZequanox Application Technique Pilot Study on Lake Erie (2015) Marrone Bio Innovations and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality\nPilot projects to control zebra mussels (website\, updated 2017) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/webinar-lessons-learned-from-recent-open-water-applications-and-field-trials-of-zequanox/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141202
DTSTAMP:20260404T012253
CREATED:20181001T151257Z
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SUMMARY:Collaborative’s First Meeting: Dec. 1\, 2014
DESCRIPTION:\nRecorded December 1\, 2014 \nAn introductory meeting to the Invasive Mussel Collaborative. \nPresentation:\n\nInvasive Mussel Collaborative Overview Presentation
URL:https://invasivemusselcollaborative.net/event/collaboratives-first-meeting-dec-1-2014/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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