Safeguarding the West from Invasive Species
Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior
Location: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma , Kansas, Texas, North Dakota , South Dakota, Nebraska
Treatment Type: Biological, Other, Physical, Toxicant
Treatment Method Used: Copper, Manual Removal, Other, Oxygen Deprivation, Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Ultraviolet Light, Water Drawdown
In 2007, quagga mussels were detected in the Colorado River (feeding Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, and Lake Havasu) while zebra mussels were found in the San Justo Reservoir in California in 2008.
Between 2007 and 2015 monitoring and sampling was performed in 425 lakes across 15 states. In 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a set of actions and initiatives titled “Safeguarding the West” to manage invasive mussels in the West and prevent further expansions of invasive mussel populations developed in collaboration with more than 70 federal, state, and tribal entities. Action items are organized under the following priorities:
• Prevention
• Early Detection Monitoring
• Rapid Response
• Containment and Control
• Outreach and Education
• Research
• Increasing Capacity
Publications: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,2019. Safeguarding the West from Invasive Species - February 2019 Progress Report. 16p.
Partner Agencies:
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force,
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs,
U.S. Bureau of Land Management,
Columbia River Basin Dreissenid Mussel Monitoring Forum,
Montana Fish,
Wildlife and Parks,
Nevada Department of Wildlife,
National Park Service,
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission,
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Geological Survey,
Western Governors’ Association
Contact:
Denise M Hosler, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation