Articles with the Tag: Aquatic Invasive Species

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – A Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks warden stopped a driver pulling a ski boat after he drove past an aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection station near Anaconda in early April. The warden noticed some mussels on the boat and had the drive...

News from DNRC HELENA — The Montana Invasive Species Council is now accepting applications for 2024 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants. The application period ends on Jan. 7, 2024. AIS grants are intended to increase local capacity and involvement to address AIS issues. Projects that focus on AIS ...

News from the NAISMA organization We are excited to announce the launch of NAISMA’s newest short course, Biocontrol 101, in our InvasivesU online learning library. This asynchronous course was created to provide you with an introduction to classical weed biological control.  In this short ...

News from FW&P KALISPELL — Montana teachers are invited to learn about aquatic invasive species at a free workshop on Flathead Lake this fall. Registration is open for a multi-day workshop Oct. 19-21, 2023, at the Flathead Lake Biological Station near Polson. The workshop is for K-12 scienc...

LAKE COUNTY — Kids of the Ronan Boys and Girls Club got the opportunity of a lifetime on Oct. 5-9 as they were invited to Florida to witness a NASA rocket launch in person.  A new program partnered with NASA and funded by the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA), &l...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Although the weather wasn’t ideal for outdoor recreation, aquatic invasive species stations around the state conducted more than 2,000 inspections over the Memorial Day weekend. So far this year, FWP and its partners have inspected 14,000 wate...

MONTANA — As part of the National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3) and the Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) partnered to help Montanans take a stand against destructive invasive species.  The organizations then collaborated with the Montan...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte  HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced Martin Charlo of Pablo to the Invasive Species Council. Charlo has served in a variety of capacities over the last decade for the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes. He currently serves as treasurer ...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is wrapping up another season surveying for aquatic invasive species. FWP and partner AIS early detection crews surveyed more than 300 waters around the state, collecting over 2,200 early detection samples looking...

News from Montana   Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Watercraft inspectors at the Wibaux inspection station intercepted a motorboat entering Montana with mussels attached. The Wibaux inspection station, located on the Montana-North Dakota border on Interstate 94, has intercepted 12 of the ...