Web Addresses
Primary ANS Contacts
Plants/general animals/general:
- Kimberly Jensen
Watershed Management Division, Lakes Section
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
One National Life Dr | Davis 3
Montpelier, VT 05620-3522
phone: 802.490.6120 fax: 802.828.1544
Kimberly.Jensen@vermont.gov
Permitting:
- Olin Reed
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
One National Life Dr | Davis 3
Montpelier, VT 05620-3522
phone: 802.490.6121 fax: 802.828.1544
olin.reed@vermont.gov
Fish/general animals/spread prevention:
- vacant
Panel Membership
Agency
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
One National Life Dr | Main 2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3522
Representative
- Kimberly Jensen, Aquatic Invasive Species Management
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Species Actively Managed
Plants
- Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
- Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
- Variable leaved watermilfoil (Myriophyllum heterophyllum)
- water chestnut (Trapa natans)
Animals
- Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Other Established Species of Concern
Plants
- brittle naiad (Najas minor)
- common reed (Phragmites australis)
- curly leaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus)
- didymo (didymosphenia geminata)
- European frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)
- purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
- slender-leaved naiad (Najas minor)
- starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa)
- yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltata)
Animals
- alewife (Alosa Pseudoharengus)
- Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)
- brook silverside (Labidesthes sicculus)
- Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis)
- common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- European rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
- faucet snail (Bithynia tentaculata)
- gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
- rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
- white perch (Morone americana)
- zebra mussels (Dreisenna polymorpha)
Programs/Resources
- Aquatic Nuisance Control Program
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Grant-in-aid Program (grants to municipalities)
- Public access greeter program
- VIPs – VT Invasive Patroller Program
- Lake Champlain Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan