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14 STATES TO IMPLEMENT AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLANS - FishNews - 05-11-2005
Fourteen states and a Native American fish and wildlife commission have received $1,075,000 in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cost-sharing grants to help in the implementation of aquatic nuisance species management plans.
The grants will pay for identification of the ways aquatic nuisance species are introduced, the establishment of boat washing stations in high risk areas (such as those where Zebra mussels are established), the development and implementation of management and control plans, the expansion of education and outreach programs, aquatic nuisance species monitoring, evaluating the economic impact of aquatic invaders and implementation of early detection and rapid response protocols.
“Invasive species are the number one environmental threat in the United States today,” said Matthew J. Hogan, Acting Service Director. “Most non-native species are benign, but the relatively few that cause problems represent serious trouble. They cost us in dollars and in untold damage to native plants and wildlife. We’re pleased to be able to help States move their programs along.”
The Service has provided grants to states to help combat aquatic nuisance species since 1994.
(For more information, contact the Branch of Invasive Species, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone 703-358-2464, or visit the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force web site at [url "http://www.anstaskforce.gov"]http://www.anstaskforce.gov[/url], and click on ANS Management Plan Guidance).
Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grants to States, Interstate Areas
State or Area Agency
Amount
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
$70,303
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
$70,303
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
$70,303
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
$70,303
Iowa Department of Natural Resources $70,303
Maine Department of Environmental Protection $70,303
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
$70,303
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
$70,303
Montana Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks
$70,304
Oregon Portland State University
$70,303
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife $70,303
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $70,303
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission $55,755
Interstate Areas
St. Croix River Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
$70,304
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission $ 5,000
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $30,000
Lake Champlain Vermont Department of Environmental
$70,304
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