Response Resources
Chemicals, barrier curtains, and other equipment may be an integral part of any dreissenid response. The purpose of this portion of the toolkit is to provide a list of sources to obtain commonly used equipment and materials that would needed during a dreissenid response.
Mussel-detection canines
Mussel Dogs: https://www.musseldogs.info (located in Oakdale, California)
Working Dogs for Conservation: https://wd4c.org/invasivemussels.html (located in Montana and Alberta, Canada)
Montana Black Dog Services: https://mtblackdogservices.com/ (located in Montana)
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (Puddles)
British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (Kilo and Major) – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/invasive-mussels
Dive Teams
Bruce Hansen
Aquatic Ecologist, Region 6/PNW Dive Safety Officer
US Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Land and Watershed Management Program
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
phone: (541) 750-7311 | fax: (541) 750-7329
Equipment and Equipment Suppliers
Curtain Deployment
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Global Diving and Salvage (Seattle, WA)
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Ballard Marine Construction (Washougal, WA)
Laboratories and Standards
Potash Suppliers
Intrepid (https://www.intrepidpotash.com) is the only producer of muriate of potash in the U.S., supplying 3.5% of U.S. annual consumption. Intrepid is based out of Denver, Colorado, 707 17th Street, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202, info@intrepidpotash.com, (800) 451-2888.
Canada is the world's largest producer and exporter of potash because it has the world's largest potash reserves. Nutrien Ltd. (https://www.nutrien.com/) is based in Saskatoon, Canada - they are the world's largest producer of potash. Nutrien has an office in Loveland, Colorado, 3005 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Loveland, CO, 80538, ((70) 685-3300. Regional customer locations can be found here: https://nutrienagsolutions.com//find-location
Michigan Potash & Salt Company (https://mipotash.com/potash/) sells food grade white muriate of potash. They are located in Evart, Michigan @ 9522 US-10 Highway East, Evart, MI, 49631, info@mipotash.com, (231) 577-9616.
Hilo searching through hull fittings.
Credit: Cindy Sawchuk.