August 2016 Meeting
Colorado River Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force Meeting Agenda
August 11th, 2016 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Pacific Standard Time)
The Grand Canyon Room at the Molasky Corporate Center, 100 N. City Pkwy, Las Vegas Nevada 89106.
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1:00 – 1:10: David Walker (UA), Introduction and Updates
1:10 – 1:30: David Wong, (Mass. Dept of Env. Prot./SUNY): Using Pressurized Water Spray to Remove Dreissenid Mussels
1:30 – 1:50: Dee Davis (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission): Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Programs In the Western United States
1:50- 2:10: Tom McMahon (AGFD): Updating Arizona’s AIS Director’s Orders for 2016 – Why and How?
2:10-2:30: David Britton (USFWS): Federal Funding for Quagga-Mussel Containment in the West
2:30-2:50: John Steffan (UDWR): An Update and a Look into Future Management Considerations at Lake Powell
2:50 – 3:10: Break
3:10 – 3:30: Robert N Reed (USGS): Invasive Watersnakes in the Lower Colorado River Ecosystem
3:30 – 3:50: Curt Deuser (NPS): Possible Establishment and Development of a Lower Colorado River Cooperative Weed Management Area
3:50 – 4:10: David Walker (UA)/Russ Engel (AGFD): Water Hyacinth/Water Lettuce Update in Ferguson Lake
4:10 – 4:30: David Walker (UA): Development of a High-Speed, Size-Fractionated Plankton Tow for Reservoir Sampling
4:30 – 5:00: Discussion