Monarch Butterfly

The mission of the Invasive Species Program is to reduce the negative effects of non-native invasive species on the wildlands and waterways of California.

CDFW Quagga/Zebra Mussel Project Regional Scientist Contact, Region 2 – North Central Region

CDFW Quagga/Zebra Mussel Project Regional Scientist Contact, Region 3 – Bay Delta Region

CDFW Quagga/Zebra Mussel Project Regional Scientist Contact, Region 1

The rich soils and moderate climate of Monterey County make it an ideal place for invasive weed species to colonize. Invasive weeds are usually able to out-compete local native plant species for water and space because they are more prolific, have more vigorous growth, and lack predators that would otherwise help to keep them in check.

Quagga mussels were discovered in Lake Mead in Nevada on Jan. 6, 2007, and later throughout Lake Mead’s lower basin. It was the first discovery of either of these mussels west of the Continental Divide.

The mission of WAPMS is to serve as a chapter of the Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) organization, providing a forum for members in Western North America to share interdisciplinary information related to aquatic plant and algae identification, detection, management and control.

CDFW Quagga/Zebra Mussel Project Regional Scientist Contact, Region 5 – South Coast Region

The Center for Invasive Species Research based on the University of California Riverside Campus provides a forward-looking approach to managing invasions in California by exotic pests and diseases.

CDFW Quagga/Zebra Mussel Project Regional Scientist Contact, Region 6 – Inland Deserts Region

RiversEdge West (formerly Tamarisk Coalition) was founded in 1999. RiversEdge West focuses on riparian forest and floodplain health in the American West to address impacts from invasive riparian (riverside) plants such as Russian olive and tamarisk, challenges associated with climate change and habitat fragmentation, and stressors that may result in diminished biodiversity and ecosystem services.

The Society for Range Management is the professional scientific society and conservation organization whose members are concerned with studying, conserving, managing and sustaining the varied resources of the rangelands which comprise nearly half the land in the world.