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 provides education and technical assistance through its state Sea 

 Grant offices and Marine Advisory Service program. The Zebra 

 Mussel Information Clearinghouse is a project of New York Sea 

 Grant. The clearinghouse publishes the Dreissena Polymorpha 

 Information Review which summarizes research, meetings, 

 legislation, and sightings of the zebra mussel to encourage and 

 facilitate communication among interested parties. The 

 combination of Sea Grant's program has resulted in a closely 

 integrated network of researchers and extension agents who are 

 developing control methods and communicating the results to local 

 communities. Proposed outlets for additional education and 

 technical assistance activities include the FWS Fishery 

 Assistance Offices and the Department of Agriculture's 

 Cooperative State Extension Service. 



Education will play a key role in the overall success of the ANS 

 Program and the Task Force has recently set its sights on its own 

 backyard for implementation of a new educational initiative. Two 

 rivers thread their way through the heart of the nation's ^ 

 capital, the Potomac and Anacostia. NOAA is developing a River 

 Watch program for the Task Force to protect these rivers from 

 exotic species such as the zebra mussel. The Anacostia recently 

 was named the fourth most endangered river in the U.S. The River 

 Watch program will be a part of the regional effort to protect 

 the local rivers and supports the goals of the President's 

 ecosystem management initiative. The program will be a 



