Collaborating Across State Lines:AIS Prevention in a Multi State WatershedAIS Prevention in a Multi-State Watershed

Angelique DahlbergInvasive Species Coordinator

St C i Ri A i tiSt. Croix River Associationangeliqued@scramail.com

(715) 483.3300

Advocating for conservation throughout the watershed

The St Croix WatershedThe St. Croix Watershed

Dahlberg 2014

Wilson 2012

St Croix InvadersSt. Croix Invaders

D hlb 2015 Dahlberg 2015 Dahlberg 2015Dahlberg 2014Dahlberg 2015 Dahlberg 2015 Dahlberg 2015Dahlberg 2014

Ca

rp C

oalit

ion

Stop

C

Jacobson 2016 Anderson 2016 Dahlberg 2016Dahlberg 2014

St Croix River PartnersSt. Croix River Partners

& more!Dahlberg 2015

Partner DifferencesPartner DifferencesWisconsin Minnesota

Funding Grant process County funding

Citizen Project RED First Detectors monitoring

jAIS Bridge Snapshot DayAIS component of CLMN

program in progress

Research Passed on from Madison MAISRC

Statewide Drain Campaign NAStatewide “blitz” events

Drain CampaignLanding Blitz

NA

Other differences: laws & regulations, AIS staff available to help, resources (i.e., decontamination units), and more.

Partner DifferencesPartner DifferencesWI MN

X = program present

e oix

ett bu

rner el

dgl

as ingt

onag

o

Pier

ceSt

. Cro

Polk

Burn

eW

ash

Saw

yBa

yfie

Dou

gW

ash

Chi

saPi

ne

Boat inspections X X X X X X X X X X XBoat inspections X X X X X X X X X X XAIS education in the schools - - X X X X X - - X XPurple loosestrife biocontrol use - X X X X X X X X X -

AIS signage – add, replace, etc. - - X X X X X - X X X

Japanese knotweed control - X X X X X X - X - -WDNR funding for AIS work - - X X X X X - NA NA NA

MN County AIS funding NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X

A Regional ApproachA Regional ApproachAdvisory committee forms2013SCRA applies for WI DNR grantWI DNR awards grantAIS Coordinator hired

2014

AIS Coordinator hiredAIS Workgroup assembles

AIS l id tifi d f t h d2015 AIS goals identified for watershedDevelop AIS Strategic PlanPublic meetings

2015

Finalize AIS Strategic Plan2016

Approve AIS Strategic Plan

A Regional ApproachA Regional Approach

Dahlberg 2014

A Regional Plan: TodayA Regional Plan: Today

We recommend management goals including:We recommend management goals, including:

1. Prevent the introduction and dispersal of AIS into St. Croix River Basin waterbodies;Croix River Basin waterbodies;

2. Contain AIS infestations through early detection and rapid response, and by fostering good and rapid response, and by fostering good communication and knowledge among partners;

3. Control and eradicate AIS infestations already ypresent in the St. Croix River Basin and prevent them from spreading; and

4. Coordinate and Assess this AIS Strategic Plan.

Regional Projects:Regional Projects:

B t i ti D it blit AIS d tiBoat inspections Decon unit blitz AIS education

Henriksen 2015 Makosky 2016Dahlberg 2016

Regional Projects:Boat inspections

Wisconsin public launches:St. Croix Falls Lions ParkWI Interstate Park

Wisconsin public launches:

Somerset

Twin Springs

Somerset

Henriksen 2015

Cove Boat RampHudson

North HudsonTwin Springs Henriksen 2015

Prescott

Cove Boat Ramp

Regional Projects:Boat inspections

Boaters who visited Boaters who visited other waters in the

past 5 days: 16.815.8

14 115

20

ters

8.4% in 201514.3% in 2016 10.3

14.1

10

15

ent b

oat

5.3

1.1

5.15

% tr

ansi

0.00

Landing

Regional Projects:Boat inspections

3 7

5.2

3 74

6

hou

r 2.5

1 92

3

hour

2.01.4 1 1

2.5

3.7

1 2

3.7

2

4

ople

per

1.1

0 5 0 5

1.1

1.6

0.7

1.9

1

2

ats

per h

1.1 1.2

0

Peo 0.5 0.5

0

Boa

Landing Landing

Regional Projects:Decon unit blitz

Henriksen 2015

Regional Projects:Decon unit blitz

Ritten 2015

Regional Projects:Decon unit blitz

Rupp 2016

Regional Projects:AIS education

Dahlberg 2015 Dahlberg 2015 Dahlberg 2015

Regional Projects:AIS education

Makosky 2016

Regional Projects:AIS education

Dahlberg 2015

Future DirectionsFuture DirectionsRegional monitoring Prevent, contain, control

Dahlberg 2015 Dahlberg 2016

Continue & expand current work

Makosky 2016Henriksen 2015Henriksen 2015 Dahlberg 2015

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

1. Keep sight of your goals.

2. Project investment and partner 2. Project investment and partner collaboration take time.

3 It’s okay to start over And sometimes 3. It s okay to start over. And, sometimes things take more than one try.

4 Problems are a great opportunity to bring 4. Problems are a great opportunity to bring partners together to find a solution.

Questions?Questions?