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Presentations and
Other Publications

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS

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  • (In Press) Otts, S.S., L.A. DeBruyckere, and D. Maze. 2026. Advancing cooperative subfederalism to address key gaps in state and national invasive species management efforts. 
     

  • (In Press) DeBruyckere, L.A. 2026. Navigating wicked natural resource issues using informed consent. Book chapter in The Handbook of Environmental Conflicts, G. Walker, M. Russo Kelly, and J. Veilleux, eds.
     

  • DeBruyckere, L.A. 2025. Invasive mussel control at hydropower facilities - an update. A report prepared for the Engineering Solutions for Invasive mussels in Raw Water Infrastructure Working Group. 18pp.

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PRESENTATIONS

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2025

2025 Binational Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Forum - "Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species via trailered watercraft" (November)

National Clean Watercraft Transport Model Law Webinar (November)

Joint Meeting of the Mississippi River Basin Panel on Aquatic Invasive species and the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species - “Invasive Mussel Rapid Response: The Status of Chemical Response Options” - Lawrence, KS (September)

Call Before You Haul Webinar (August)

Columbia River Basin AIS Team Meting (Call Before You Haul - State Legal Analysis to Improve Transport Requirements and Potash as an EPA-approved Treatment for Dreissenids) (June)

Presentations to the Mississippi River Basin Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (Reducing the Interstate Transport of AIS-Infested Watercraft and A Risk Analysis to Assess the Potential to Spread AIS via the Seaplane Pathway - Recommendations to Enhance AIS-Seaplane Prevention Efforts in the United States) (February)

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2024

Reducing the potential to spread aquatic invasive species via the seaplane pathway and Advancements in Call Before You Haul - Presentation to the Western Regional Panel  (October)

Endangered Species Act manuals for dreissenid rapid response in the western basins - Presentation to the Western Regional Panel (October)

Reducing the interstate transport of aquatic invasive species-infested watercraft - Presentation to the AASHTO Subcommittee on Freight Operations (November)

A risk analysis to assess the potential to spread aquatic invasive species via the seaplane pathway: recommendations to enhance U.S. AIS-seaplane prevention efforts - Presentation to the 100th Meridian CRB (June)

Strategies and next steps to reduce the interstate transport of AIS-infested watercraft - Presentation to the 100th Meridian CRB (June)

Preparing for Columbia River Basin Dreissenid Eradication and Control - Presentation to the 100th Meridian CRB (June)

Strategies and next steps to reduce the interstate transport of AIS-infested watercraft - Presentation to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (May)

A risk analysis to assess the potential to spread aquatic invasive species via the seaplane pathway: recommendations to enhance U.S. aquatic invasive species-seaplane prevention efforts - Co-presentation to the National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (January)

Development of an action plan to address aquatic invasive species in commerce - Co-presentation to the National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (January)

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2023

Identifying Research in Support of the Management and Control of Dreissenid Mussels in the Western United States

Aquatic Invasive Species in Commerce - A presentation to the National Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force (July)

Call Before You Haul - A presentation to the Columbia River Basin 100th Meridian Team  (June)

Aquatic Invasive Species in Commerce Summit (March)

Presentation to Newport City Council Water Committee: A Water Action Plan for the Mid-Coast of Oregon (February)

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2022

National Invasive Species Awareness Week - Call Before You Haul

 

2021

Context is Everything - Protecting one of Alaska's Key Assets from Invasive Species (Alaska Invasive Species Partnership)

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2020

Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Annual Meeting - Keynote Presentation

Local Government Aquatic Invasive Species Toolkit - presentation to Columbia River Basin Team (December)
 

2019

Columbia River Basin 100th Meridian Team meeting presentations:

CRB Rapid Response Plan Revision

Endangered Species Act Compliance for Dreissenid Mussel Response in the Columbia River Basin States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana - Manual Status

Status of vulnerability assessments in the CRB

Status of WID Station Planning in the CRB

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2018

Fish Passage Advisory Committees - Bridges & Biology Conference (February)

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2017

Model Quagga/Zebra Mussel Reciprocal Certification Program for Clear Lake and Neighboring Lakes in Northern California (w/ R. Draheim, S. Showalter-Otts) (November)
Vulnerability and Habitat Suitability of Fort Peck Lake Recreation, Water, Water Supply, and Fish and Wildlife Features to Invasive Mussel Impacts (November)


2016

Present results of statewide invasive species assessment at Montana Governor's Summit on Invasive Species

Moderate a session at the Lake Roosevelt Forum on Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Efforts in the West (November 2016)

Moderate a series of Western Aquatic Invasive Species Webinars (2016)

Overview of watercraft inspection/decontamination funding and where inspection stations are located in each state - Pacific Northwest Economic Region Annual Summit - Calgary, Alberta (July)

Ratcliff, Donnie; O'Hanley, Jesse R.; and DeBruyckere, Lisa, "Landscape Approaches: FISHPass: A Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Barrier Mitigation" (2016). International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage. 13. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conference/2016/June20/13

Dreissenid Mussel Research Priorities - webinar (May)

Enhancing the ecological function and resilience of West Coast estuaries through the creation of a prioritization scheme to guide conservation and restoration actions supporting fish habitat functions - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Portland, Oregon (January)

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2015

The Path to Strategic Investments in West Coast Estuaries - Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership - Sacramento, California - December

The Path to Strategic Investments in West Coast Estuaries - Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership - Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation - Portland Oregon - November

International, Federal, State and Provincial Regulatory Roles and Responsibilities Regarding Aquatic Marine West Coast Invasive Species - Western Regional Panel Coastal Committee - Stateline, Nevada - September

Advancing a Regional Defense Against Dreissenids and Aquatic Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest - Council of Governments West - Kalispell, Montana - August

The Path to Strategic Investments in West Coast Estuaries: The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership Nursery Assessment - American Fisheries Society - Portland, Oregon - August 

Advancing a Regional Defense Against Dreissenids and Aquatic Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest - Pacific Northwest Economic Region - Big Sky, Montana -  July

Advancing a Regional Defense Against Dreissenids and AIS in the Pacific Northwest (May)

Ratcliff, D., J. O'Hanley, and L. DeBruyckere. 2015. Landscape Approaches: FISHPass: A Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Barrier Mitigation. Presentation at International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage.

 

2014

Informing Estuary Resource Protection and Restoration Efforts Along the West Cost - Restore America's Estuaries Conference, Washington, DC - November 

Advancing Estuary Restoration, Awareness and Science Through the Coastal Fish Habitat Partnerships - Moderator - Restore America's Estuaries Conference, Washington, DC - November 

 

2013
The Silent Invasion Campaign: Reduce the Impacts of Invasive Species in Oregon - NY Invasive Species Advisory Committee  March 2013

USFWS Regional Information Management Strategy - Portland, Oregon - June 2013

 

2012

Firewood Buddy Smartphone App: A Collaborative Project to Raise Awareness About the Movement of Invasive Species Via Firewood - Continental Dialogue Meeting - Sacramento, California - November 

The Oregon Invasive Species Council: Protecting Oregon From Invasive Species - 2012 Asian Gypsy Moth Review Meeting - October 
Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership - National Fish Habitat Board - Big Cedar Lodge, Missouri - October 

Pacific NorthWest Regional Invasive Species Outreach Campaigns: Successes and Lessons Learned - Pacific NorthWest Economic Region - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - July 

Proactive Invasive Species Prevention and Management: State and Regional Collaboration - Strategic Management of Invasive Species in the Northwest US Workshop - Portland, Oregon - May 

The Pacific Northwest . . . Things Look Different Here - National Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee - Portland, Oregon - May  
Moving the Needle with the Three C's: Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination - Plenary Speaker at American Fisheries Society/British Columbia Fisheries - May 

The Oregon Invasive Species Council - Protecting Oregon From Invasive Species - Pesticide Applicator Recertification Meeting - Portland, Oregon - April 

Problem-Solving Through Collaboration: Case Studies Using Art, Logic, and Negotiation - American Fisheries Society - Eugene, Oregon - March 
The Economics and Messaging of Invasive Species - Pulling it Together Conference - Portland, Oregon - February 
The Oregon Invasive Species Council - Central Oregon Pest Management Meeting - Redmond, Oregon - February 


2011
The West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health - Role in Implementing Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (Presentation at the Science of Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Workshop at Oregon State University) (November)

Tri-state Firewood Outreach Campaign - Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Big Sky, Montana - July 
Pacific Northwest Firewood Outreach Campaign for Preventing the Spread of Forest Pests - Pacific Northwest Economic Region Summit - Portland, Oregon - July 
Tri-state Firewood Outreach Campaign - National Invasive Species Awareness Week - Washington, DC - May 

2010 
City of Portland Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Animal Assessment - City staff - Portland, Oregon - February 
Statewide Management Assessment of Invasive Species in Oregon - Oregon State Weed Board - Salem, Oregon -February  
City of Portland Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Animal Assessment - Urban Ecology Research Symposium - Portland, Oregon - January 

2009
Hopmere Grower Meeting - Salem, Oregon - December  
Practical Applications of Wildlife Management on Working Forests - Moderator - Eugene, Oregon - December 
Oregon Invasive Species Council - Oregon Society of Weed Science - Hood River, Oregon - October  
Oregon Invasive Species Council - Oregon Vegetation Management Association - Seaside, Oregon - October 
Western States Canadian Standardization Conference - Western states and Canadian staff - Salem, Oregon - October 
Achieving Landscape Permeability in an Urban Environment: Wildlife Crossing Guidelines and Considerations - Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference - Gleneden Beach, Oregon - February 
The Oregon Invasive Species Council - Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board - Eugene, Oregon 
The Silent Invasion - British Columbia Invasive Plant Council - Vancouver, British Columbia - January

2008 
The Oregon Invasive Species Council - An Update - Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium - Corvallis, Oregon
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center Master Plan - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 

Fishing Flies

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