A.29. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN NEVADA 
A.29.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
No plan available. 
A.29.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Lake Tahoe Basin Weed Coordinating Group, Nevada Department of Agriculture 
and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. The group conducts and/or 
encourages the following activities: (1 ) Aquatic weed work at Lake Tahoe —the initial 
phase includes public education and outreach (posting signs and distributing information 
to boaters, asking for boat cleaning, and disseminating flyers at Forest Service 
leaseholders’ homes to alert of potential spread); (2) Voluntary removal of pondweed by 
landowners and managers (curlyleaf pondweed is on the Tahoe Priority Weeds List); (3) 
Eurasian milfoil control at the south end of the lake through mechanical weed removal 
and induced water temperature changes to prevent spread and growth of weed; and (4) 
Pilot project for weed removal —California Department of State Lands has spearheaded a 
pilot project to use diver-assisted weed removal at the south end of the lake. A Bureau of 
Reclamation grant will allow the work to continue and expand through 2010. The use of 
bottom barriers is also being investigated. 
• Control of tall whitetop and tamarisk, Nevada Department of Conservation and 
Natural Resources, Muddy River Regional Environmental Impact Alleviation 
Committee, Southern Nevada Water Authority, and others. Nevada uses inmate 
labor crews to control tall whitetop and tamarisk. The strategy consists of mechanical 
control (cutting down plants with chainsaws) and herbicide application to stumps. Many 
of the Nevada Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) also participate in 
tamarisk and other aquatic invasive species removal. 
• Biocontrol of tamarisk, University of Nevada-Reno, in cooperation with U.S. 
Department of Agriculture. The “Saltcedar Biological Control Consortium,” a multi¬ 
agency and multi-partner effort that includes private interests such as the Cattlemen’s 
Association and conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy, conducts tamarisk 
research, including a biocontrol project using weevils. 
• Chemical removal of undesirable species, Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW). 
The Department removes some non-native game fish to perpetuate native species 
(cutthroat trout, bull trout, and other trout species) that are currently or potentially 
threatened or endangered. NDOW treats the water body for two consecutive years with 
piscicides and then restocks with native fish. 
• Invasive Species Management Plans, NDOW, Wildlife Management Areas. Each 
Wildlife Management Area, established to protect habitats and biodiversity, is developing 
an Invasive Species Management Plan. The department continues to work closely with 
CWMAs to control invasive weeds on state-owned Wildlife Management Areas. 
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