{"id":964,"date":"2021-12-29T20:02:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T20:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=964"},"modified":"2023-04-26T23:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:07:22","slug":"aquatic-invasive-animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=964","title":{"rendered":"Aquatic Invasive Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;font-family:Georgia\" class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font\"><strong><em>Please also see<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=950\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"950\" target=\"_blank\">Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=913\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"913\" target=\"_blank\">Aquatic Invasive Plants<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><em><em>(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=913#curly-leaf-pondweed\" target=\"_blank\">Curly-leaf Pondweed<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=913#eurasian-watermilfoil\" target=\"_blank\">Eurasian Watermilfoil<\/a>)<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=864\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"864\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Invasive and Harmful Species<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Cold weather may control recent invasive Golden Clam.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the summer of 2020, volunteers with a statewide monitoring event found two small yellow\/brown clams at the public boat access on Briggs Lake. Recent findings indicate they may be &#8220;dying off&#8221; from cold weather! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(see 2023 report below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1749f3b1-ca1f-41ea-82e9-e329cd1f6d38\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Briggs-Lake-Golden-Clam-Project-Update_Jan2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Briggs-Lake-Golden-Clam-Project-Update_Jan2023-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Briggs-Lake-Golden-Clam-Project-Update_Jan2023-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1749f3b1-ca1f-41ea-82e9-e329cd1f6d38\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1749f3b1-ca1f-41ea-82e9-e329cd1f6d38\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briggs-Lake-Golden-Clam-Project-Update_May2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Briggs Lake Golden Clam Project Update_May 2021<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briggs-Lake-Golden-Clam-Project-Update_May2021.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1749f3b1-ca1f-41ea-82e9-e329cd1f6d38\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The golden clam (also known as Asian Clam), is not native to North America and may have been accidentally introduced because of its use in the food and aquarium industries or as a \u201chitchhiker\u201d in the transfer of other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Briggs Lake golden clams are the first known discovery in a Minnesota inland lake where live individuals were discovered with the potential for over-winter survival to have occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sherburne SWCD has partnered with the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) to study the golden clams in Briggs Lake.  In May of 2021 they found some survivors near the boat launch in nearly freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye out for these clams and report any suspects. The clams prefer sandy to silty substrates as opposed to organic\/muck or rocky bottom. A simple way to look for clams is to dig into the sand with a small shovel, sift through the sand for clams, and return the sand from where it was collected from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-28fd9359-5d83-4441-b86e-26e87eef64df\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asian-clam-ID-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian clam ID sheet<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asian-clam-ID-sheet.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-28fd9359-5d83-4441-b86e-26e87eef64df\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find potential non-native species, please contact Dan Cibulka at dcibulka@sherburneswcd.org or 763-220-3434 x103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/22Panning22-for-golden-clams-e1640799912143.png\" alt=\"Panning for golden clams\" class=\"wp-image-967\" width=\"519\" height=\"337\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Golden-Clam-search-e1645456459340.png\" alt=\"Golden clam search\" class=\"wp-image-968\" width=\"523\" height=\"379\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Golden-clams-in-cup-crop.png\" alt=\"Golden clams in cup\" class=\"wp-image-974\" width=\"156\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Golden-clams-in-cup-crop.png 432w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Golden-clams-in-cup-crop-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Histogram-of-Live-Clam-Size.png\" alt=\"Histogram of individual clam data\" class=\"wp-image-978\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rule2-blue-long-1024x4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rule2-blue-long-1024x4.png 1024w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rule2-blue-long-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rule2-blue-long-768x3.png 768w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rule2-blue-long-1536x6.png 1536w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rule2-blue-long-2048x8.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zebra-mussels\">Zebra Mussels<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This aquatic animal so far has not been found in the Briggs Lake Chain, however has been found elsewhere in Sherburne County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a D-shaped, striped mussel that attaches to surfaces such as rocks, wood, boat lifts, docks and stationary items under the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They feed on algae and also filter water, but zebra mussels can multiply to such an extent that they cover surfaces completely and can clog water intakes or motors of moored watercraft. They are also sharp so bare feet can get cut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zebra-mussels-with-measurements-scaled-e1634833960861-772x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zebra mussels\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zebra-mussels-with-measurements-scaled-e1634833960861-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zebra-mussels-with-measurements-scaled-e1634833960861-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zebra-mussels-with-measurements-scaled-e1634833960861-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zebra-mussels-with-measurements-scaled-e1634833960861-1158x1536.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zebra-mussels-with-measurements-scaled-e1634833960861.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To identify Zebra Mussels, please see the DNR&#8217;s page at:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnr.state.mn.us\/invasives\/aquaticanimals\/zebramussel\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dnr.state.mn.us\/invasives\/aquaticanimals\/zebramussel\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monitoring<\/strong><br>Sherburne SWCD has provided zebra mussel collecting platforms to the Briggs Lake Chain to monitor for adults. These are hung off docks or lifts and checked periodically to see if any animals have attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a12d7438-58ad-455c-bf29-bf237940bc83\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Zebra-Mussel-Platform-Instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zebra Mussel Platform Instructions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Zebra-Mussel-Platform-Instructions.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a12d7438-58ad-455c-bf29-bf237940bc83\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check your docks, lifts<\/strong> and other structures in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3d7ecb23-f195-41d7-8629-3e68ee9ff0c7\" href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sherburne-County-Water-Equipment-Cleaning-Handout-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherburne County Water Equipment Cleaning Handout <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sherburne-County-Water-Equipment-Cleaning-Handout-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3d7ecb23-f195-41d7-8629-3e68ee9ff0c7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"carp\">Carp Management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The common carp is very destructive and pulls up vegetation, causing muddy water and  releasing phosphorus. This decreases water quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please see:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnr.state.mn.us\/invasives\/aquaticanimals\/commoncarp\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dnr.state.mn.us\/invasives\/aquaticanimals\/commoncarp\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Webinar: Carp Management and Lake Resotration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNbtwNphxuw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please also see: Cold weather may control recent invasive Golden Clam. In the summer of 2020, volunteers with a statewide monitoring event found two small yellow\/brown clams at the public boat access on Briggs Lake. Recent findings indicate they may be &#8220;dying off&#8221; from cold weather! 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