<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Quagga/Zebra Mussels News</title><link>https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Mussels/News</link><item><title>December 7 - Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Program Webinar</title><link>https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Mussels/News/december-7-quaggazebra-mussel-prevention-program-webinar</link><category>General</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:41:01 GMT</pubDate><summary>Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan webinar 2021.</summary><description>&lt;p&gt;California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites water managers to attend an interactive webinar describing the content required in a Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan and the resources available to those who manage waterbodies or recreation. The webinar will be &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt; using Microsoft Teams (a phone number will be available for those without computer access). To register, send names and email addresses of attendees to Elizabeth Brusati, &lt;a href="mailto:elizabeth.brusati@wildlife.ca.gov"&gt;Elizabeth.Brusati@wildlife.ca.gov&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Friday, December 3&lt;/strong&gt;. The webinar link will be emailed on December 6. The webinar will be recorded. &lt;a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=195670" target="_blank"&gt;Read the agenda here (PDF)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Topics will include:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Benefits of Investing in Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Mussels&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Code and Regulations: What is Required of Water Managers&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;How to Prepare a Prevention Plan&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;CA State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;How CDFW Regional Staff Can Help You&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Before the webinar, we suggest attendees review &lt;a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=140345&amp;inline" target="_blank"&gt;“Guidance for Developing a Dreissenid Mussel Prevention Program” (PDF)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=180290&amp;inline" target="_blank"&gt;“Recommended Minimum Dreissenid Mussel Early Detection Monitoring” (PDF)&lt;/a&gt; on our &lt;a href="/Conservation/Invasives/Quagga-Mussels/Prevention-Programs"&gt;Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Programs&lt;/a&gt; web page.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>December 3 - Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Program Webinar</title><link>https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Mussels/News/december-3-quaggazebra-mussel-prevention-program-webinar</link><category>General</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:35:34 GMT</pubDate><summary>Webinar announcement for quagga/zebra mussel prevention planning</summary><description>&lt;p&gt;California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites water managers to attend an interactive webinar describing the content required in a Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan and the resources available to those who manage waterbodies or recreation. The webinar will be December 3, 2020, 1:00-2:30 p.m. using Microsoft Teams (a phone number will be available for those without computer access). To register, send names and email addresses of attendees to Elizabeth Brusati, &lt;a href="mailto:elizabeth.brusati@wildlife.ca.gov"&gt;Elizabeth.Brusati@wildlife.ca.gov&lt;/a&gt; by December 1. The webinar link and phone number will be emailed on December 2. &lt;a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=175210&amp;inline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="link opens in new window" src="/portals/0/Images/Shared/new-window-icon.gif" /&gt;Read the agenda here (PDF)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Topics will include:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Benefits of Investing in Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Mussels&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Code and Regulations: What is Required of Water Managers&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;How to Prepare a Prevention Plan&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;CA State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;How CDFW Regional Staff Can Help You&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Before the webinar, we suggest attendees review &lt;a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=140345&amp;inline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="link opens in new window" src="/portals/0/Images/Shared/new-window-icon.gif" /&gt;“Guidance for Developing a Dreissenid Mussel Prevention Program” (PDF)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=180290&amp;inline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="link opens in new window" src="/portals/0/Images/Shared/new-window-icon.gif" /&gt;“Recommended Minimum Dreissenid Mussel Early Detection Monitoring” (PDF)&lt;/a&gt; on our &lt;a href="https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Quagga-Mussels/Prevention-Programs"&gt;Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Programs&lt;/a&gt; web page.&lt;/p&gt;
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