Internet Invasives: The Eco Threat of Online Shopping
Are you harboring a threat to freshwater species on your computer? It’s ubiquitous, it’s addicting, and it may be lurking in an open tab in your browser Read More…
water hyacinth
Film Friday: Navigating Hyacinth in Cambodia
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QzSkjQNjYmM While traveling with our partners for the Wonders of the Mekong project in Cambodia, our staff hit a familiar snag – invasive water hyacinth. Today's Film Read More…
Flashback Friday: Invasion of the Aquatic Plants
In honor of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 26 - March 2), we would like to revisit this summary of the invasive plant species threatening the Read More…
Film Friday: An Unwelcome Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-24h2mWB1M In recent years, St. Patrick's Day wasn't they only time for seeing green in California's Central Valley – huge mats of invasive water hyacinth clogged many Read More…
Oh No, High Flow!
Being able to work outside is a perk to being a fisheries technician at FISHBIO; however, things are not always clear skies and calm rivers. Field techs Read More…
Unfestive Greenery
It may be the time of year for decking the halls, but decked riverbanks are far from a welcome sight. Unfortunately, California’s warm summer weather and prolonged Read More…
Invasion of the Aquatic Plants
While it may sound like a B-rated Halloween movie, parts of California really are under a floral invasion. Non-native species introductions are a familiar topic in the Read More…
FISHBIO takes flight
Over the years, FISHBIO has taken part in some exciting research that requires a bit of improvising along the way. Concerns about water hyacinth plaguing the waterways Read More…
Hyacinth woes: from a gift to a curse
In 1884, the visiting Japanese delegation to the World’s Fair in New Orleans handed out a seemingly innocuous gift to fair attendees. This gift, a beautiful flowering Read More…
Houston, we have a problem…
As we do every spring on many of the rivers in California, we are currently using rotary screw traps to enumerate outmigrating juvenile salmon – but this year, Read More…