What is the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources doing about Didymo?
• ANR is keeping current on national and international research pertaining to the biology and management of Didymo. • ANR provides information to the public about how to reduce the spread of Didymo and other aquatic invasive species. • ANR field staff have developed Best Management Practices and disinfection procedures for field activities to minimize the spread of both aquatic invasive species and pathogens in Vermont waters. • ANR is evaluating and adjusting its hatchery stocking activities to address the threat of inadvertent spread of aquatic invasive species and fish and wildlife pathogens, including VHS. • ANR and its partners have developed a poster (left) for placing at river access areas and in public locations to inform the public about Didymo spread prevention. (Click on image at right to obtain poster full size, pdf, 300 KB) What precautions should everyone take to avoid spreading Didymo? As recreational or professional users of Vermont’s aquatic resources, we all have the
