Invasive Species Action Network

NOFO: F18AS00108 FAC: COORDINATION OF THE WESTERN REGIONAL PANEL ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES

WESTERN REGIONAL PANEL COORDINATION

2018 STATE INTERSTATE AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN GRANT PROGRAM

THERE IS AMPLE EVIDENCE OF NON-MOTORIZED BOATS BEING CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING DREISSENID MUSSELS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AS REPORTED BY STATE WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION PROGRAM MANAGERS. NON-MOTORIZED CRAFT REMAIN A LOWER RISK FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES SPREAD WHEN COMPARED TO MOTORIZED CRAFT. HOWEVER, INSPECTORS FIND DREISSENID MUSSELS ATTACHED TO NON-MOTORIZED CRAFT EACH YEAR. THESE CRAFTS HAVE CONTINUED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WITH PEDAL DRIVE SYSTEMS, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND ADD-ONS, AND A GREATER NUMBER OF COMPARTMENTS, ULTIMATELY INCREASING THEIR RISK OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TRANSPORT. ADDITIONALLY, STATE PROGRAM MANAGERS REPORT THAT NON-MOTORIZED BOATERS FAIL TO STOP AT WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS. NON-MOTORIZED BOATERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OR DO NOT COMPLY WITH WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION RULES FOR MANDATORY INSPECTION, AS THEY MAY NOT BELIEVE IT APPLIES TO THEIR CRAFT OR ARE UNAWARE OF REGULATIONS. PADDLESPORTS CAN BE MORE ACCESSIBLE - BASED ON BUDGET AND ACCESSING RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES - THAN MOTORIZED BOATING AND IS AN EASY ENTRY TO ON-WATER RECREATION. THOSE NEW TO NON-MOTORIZED BOATING MAY SIMPLY BE NEW TO INVASIVE SPECIES ISSUES AND THEIR LINK TO RECREATION. COMBINING THE HEIGHTENED RISK OF TRANSPORT DUE TO INCREASINGLY COMPLEX CRAFTS WITH A GREATER NUMBER OF BOATERS AND THEIR REDUCED COMPLIANCE, WHEN COMPARED TO THEIR MOTORIZED BOATING COUNTERPARTS, IS CALL FOR CONCERN. ISAN RECOGNIZES THAT THE LANDSCAPE OF NON-MOTORIZED BOATING DEMANDS CONSISTENT EDUCATION AND SIMPLE MESSAGING, SUCH AS CLEAN DRAIN DRY, TO ENSURE THAT BOTH NEW AND SEASONED BOATERS ARE EXPOSED TO PREVENTION OUTREACH AND MADE AWARE OF WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION REGULATIONS. TO DATE, ISAN HAS BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE QZAP FUNDING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH NON-MOTORIZED BOATING MANUFACTURERS TO DIRECTLY SHARE MESSAGING ON CLEAN DRAIN DRY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND ENCOURAGE INSPECTION STATION COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR SPECIFIC PRODUCT AT THE POINT OF SALE. THIS EFFORT ENGAGES MANUFACTURERS ON THE ISSUE OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND THEIR LONG-TERM PARTICIPATION IN IT. EXPANDING AND CONTINUING THESE EFFORTS WILL FURTHER ENFORCE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES FOR THE PADDLING COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY ENCOURAGE CLEAN DRAIN DRY BEHAVIORS AS A CULTURAL NORM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE PROPOSE A MULTI-FACETED EFFORT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DIRECTLY TO THE NON-MOTORIZED BOATING COMMUNITY THROUGH MANUFACTURERS AND LARGE RETAILERS AT THE POINT OF SALE, TARGETED ADVERTISING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MULTI-MEDIA AND IN-PERSON EFFORTS AT CONSUMER AND ATHLETIC EVENTS.

THERE IS AMPLE EVIDENCE OF NON-MOTORIZED BOATS BEING CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING DREISSENID MUSSELS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AS REPORTED BY VARIOUS STATE WATERCRAFT INSPECTION DECONTAMINATION (WID) PROGRAM MANAGERS. RECENT INSPECTIONS HAVE FOUND DREISSENID MUSSELS ATTACHED TO NON-MOTORIZED CRAFT, SUCH AS DRIFT BOATS AND SAILBOATS. STATE PROGRAM MANAGERS REPORT THAT NON-MOTORIZED BOATERS FAIL TO STOP AT WID STATIONS. NON-MOTORIZED BOATERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OR DO NOT COMPLY WITH WID RULES FOR MANDATORY INSPECTION, AS THEY MAY NOT BELIEVE IT APPLIES TO THEIR CRAFT OR ARE UNAWARE OF REGULATIONS. INVASIVE SPECIES ACTION NETWORK (ISAN) RECOGNIZES THAT THE LANDSCAPE OF NON-MOTORIZED BOATING DEMANDS CONSISTENT EDUCATION TO ENSURE THAT BOTH NEW AND SEASONED BOATERS ARE EXPOSED TO PREVENTION OUTREACH AND MADE AWARE OF WID REGULATIONS. WE PROPOSE A MULTI-FACETED EFFORT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THE NON-MOTORIZED BOATING COMMUNITY THROUGH MANUFACTURERS AT THE POINT OF SALE, TARGETED ADVERTISING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MULTI-MEDIA EFFORTS AT CONSUMER AND ATHLETIC EVENTS. TO DATE, ISAN HAS BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE QUAGGA AND ZEBRA MUSSEL ACTION PLAN (QZAP) FUNDING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH NON-MOTORIZED BOATING MANUFACTURERS TO DIRECTLY SHARE MESSAGING ON CLEAN DRAIN DRY (CDD) TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND ENCOURAGE INSPECTION STATION COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR SPECIFIC PRODUCT POINT OF SALE. THIS EFFORT ENGAGES MANUFACTURERS ON THE ISSUE OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND THEIR LONG-TERM PARTICIPATION IN IT. EXPANDING AND CONTINUING THESE EFFORTS WILL FURTHER ENFORCE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES FOR THE NON-MOTORIZED BOATING COMMUNITY.

THE PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION PRACTICES OF CLEAN DRAIN DRY AMONG NON-MOTORIZED RECREATIONISTS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES SPREAD AND INTRODUCTION. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE WORKING CLOSELY WITH NON-MOTORIZED BOATING MANUFACTURERS TO DISTRIBUTE CLEAN DRAIN DRY MESSAGING IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, CONDUCT TARGETED MEDIA CAMPAIGNS BASED ON ONLINE USER ACTIVITIES, AND COLLABORATE WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND MEDIA INFLUENCERS TO PROMOTE NON-MOTORIZED BOATER BEHAVIORS THAT PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES.THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE, A AT LEAST 420 THOUSAND NON-MOTORIZED BOATERS EXPOSED TO CLEAN DRAIN DRY MESSAGING THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRY OUTREACH, B AT LEAST 15 THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPOSED TO INFLUENCER MESSAGING VIA ONLINE MEDIA PLATFORMS, C AT LEAST 10 MILLION ONLINE DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS OF CLEAN DRAIN DY VIA ADVERTISING.PROMOTING BEHAVIORS THAT LIMIT THE SPREAD OF UNWANTED INVASIVE SPECIES WILL BENEFIT AND PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS LAKES, RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND RECREATION, IRRIGATION, GENERATING UTILITIES, AND HEALTHY HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE. MINIMIZING THE SPREAD AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES, BENEFITS OUR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS BY ALLOWING PROGRAM FOCUS TO REMAIN ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT RESOURCES RATHER THAN COSTLY CONTROL STRATEGIES.

NON-MOTORIZED BOATER OUTREACH

NON-MOTORIZED BOATER OUTREACH

NON-MOTORIZED BOATER OUTREACH

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WESTERN STATES' OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS TO ELICIT DESIRED AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES PREVENTION BEHAVIORS

COORDINATION OF THE WESTERN REGIONAL PANEL ON AIS.

NON-MOTORIZED BOATER OUTREACH

DON'T LET IT LOOSE - PET STORE OUTREACH PROGRAM

FOREST PEST OUTREACH/FARM BILL

REDUCING SPREAD OF INVASIVES BY NON-MOTORIZED BOATERS

NON-MOTORIZED BOATER OUTREACH TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF MUSSELS IN THE WEST

NON-MOTORIZED BOATER EDUCATION TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MUSSELS IN THE WEST

AWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION HELPS CONTINUE THE INVASIVE SPECIES ACTION (ISAN) NETWORKS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL DATA TO WESTERN STATES CONCERNING THE DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AND GAPS IN ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:ISAN WILL COMPILE OPERATING INFORMATION REGARDING WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS ACROSS WESTERN STATES, INCLUDING DATA ON BARRIERS TO EXPANDING SUCH STATIONS. ISAN WILL ALSO ANALYZE THE GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE ACROSS WESTERN STATES ON A WATERSHED BASIS IN RELATION TO KNOWN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES INFESTATIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL ASSESSMENTS.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: GATHERED DATA WILL BE COMPILED INTO A TECHNICAL REPORT THAT WILL SERVE AS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS FOR MANAGERS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT WATERBODIES FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TO IMPROVE WATER MANAGEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, DREISSENID MUSSELS POSE A GREAT RISK TO WESTERN STATES WATERS AS THEY NEGATIVELY IMPACT TOURISM, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS ARE THE FRONTLINE FOR PREVENTION AND SPREAD OF DREISSENID AND OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. MAXIMIZING CAPACITY FOR WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION PROGRAMS IS IMPERATIVE FOR THE CONTINUED PROTECTION OF NATURAL WATER RESOURCES AND BY EXTENSION CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC BENEFIT.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A

ENHANCING WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATION QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QAQC) EVALUATIONS

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FORST PESTS OUTREACH.

1. AWARD PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS REGARDING EARLY DETECTION AND IMPACTS OF INVASIVE FOREST PESTS, INCLUDING THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE, EMERALD ASH BORER AND SPONGY MOTH. 1. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: A. CONDUCTING IN-PERSON OUTREACH AT ANGLER AND GARDEN FOCUSED EXPOS AS WELL AS PROVIDING PLANT PEST IDENTIFICATION TO SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AT ARBOR DAY EVENTS. B. UTILIZE “TRAVEL BUG” GEOCASCHING TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE FOREST VISITORS THROUGH SPECIES FACT SHEETS. 2. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DATA COLLECTION, MASS-REARING POND ESTABLISHMENT, TRANSECTS MONITORED, SOIL CORES COLLECTED, TEST CAGES FABRICATED. A. FLIES TIED TO MIMIC TARGET PESTS. B. FLY DISPLAYS CREATED AND USE AT OUTREACH EVENTS. C. ENCAPSULE TRAVEL BUGS FOR USE IN GEOCACHING D. DEVELOP FACTSHEETS FOR GEOCACHING.COM E. LAUCH “TRAVEL BUGS” ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 3. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): ALL CITIZEN, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGERS AND AGRICULTURALISTS WHO BILL BENEFIT FROM THE INCREASED AWARENESS OF THOSE WHO SPEND TIME IN THE OUTDOORS. 4. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: RIVER SPEAKS FISHING FLIES CREATION OF FOREST PEST FLIES AND NATIVE SPECIES LOOKALIKES AND EUBANK CREATIVE GRAPHIS DESIGN FOR OUTREACH MATERIALS.

AIS PET SHOP OUTREACH

FOREST PEST OUTREACH/FB

RAC: AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROTECTION

INVASIVE SPECIES ACTION NETWORK

UNIFORM MEASURES STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS - DECONTAMINATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.

FOREST INSECT EDUCATION

QUAGGA MUSSEL CONTAINMENT IN THE WEST