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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A similar lake example is the semi natural Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland where non-native invasive Hydrilla ends aquatic tourism. $ 15 million spent to save tourism in such lakes in MD:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group Conservation biologist, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:red'>Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant Control coordinator. <a href="mailto:Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:red'>Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com</span></a></span><br><span style='color:red'><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/events/details?formcampaignid=70131000001DlVqAAK&iframe=true&mapLinkHref=//maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Year%20of%20the%20Rooster%20Family%20Outing%20at%20Watkins%20Nature%20Center@38.891287,-76.793755" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>(301) 442-5657</span></a> cell Natural and Historical Resources Division</span><br><span style='color:red'>The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>From: Barbara Beelar <<a href="mailto:barbara@friendsofdcl.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>barbara@friendsofdcl.org</span></a>><br>Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:56 AM<br>Subject: LIttle help from our friends<br>To: Kristen Harbeson <<a href="mailto:kharbeson@mdlcv.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>kharbeson@mdlcv.org</span></a>>, Josh Tulkin <<a href="mailto:josh.tulkin@mdsierra.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>josh.tulkin@mdsierra.org</span></a>><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Our lobbyist has suggested I reach out to you two to see if you would be willing to support ( as appropriate) our<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund bill-- SB 396, hearing EHEA on 2/14.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=sb0396&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2017RS" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=sb0396&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2017RS</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Basically, DCL and the other 15 state owned lakes are in declining conditions. DNR did not even have a list of lakes until we made them compile it as result of our State Lakes Invasive Species Act in 2015. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>There is basically no state funding for these state owned assets-- programs are limited to Bay and or have BMPs which work for tidal waters, not lakes. Bay funding could be available BUT DNR is not doing WIP so they are not eligible ( Clopper Lake could benefit if they did.) DCL, the largest lake, is beyond the Bay watershed so we have even less hope. Lake property owners have paid over $14 million in fees to DNR since 2000 for lake management but $3 million plus go to County as Payment in Lieu of Taxes. Anyway, the monies raised from private property owners is way more than the state has expended.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>And now DCL faces huge expense of dredging ( c $15 million), mitigation projects, shoreline stabilization, etc not included. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Oh, BTW-- this bill is from Senator Edwards and Delegate Beitzel-- a way to reach across the fracking chasm for a little good will with these folks.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'>-- </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#009900'>Barbara Beelar</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6633FF'>Friends of Deep Creek Lake mission is to promote </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'>stewardship, conservation and restoration of the lake and watershed. </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org] On Behalf Of Muth, Norris (MUTH)<br>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 11:29 AM<br>To: maipc@lists.maipc.org<br>Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Impacts to tourism from invasive species<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>My quick search yielded much less than I imagined. Most are probably already familiar with the Pimentel et al. studies of costs from the 1999/2000 and 2005 papers. What I didn’t know, or at least forgot, was that there was very little information about tourism impacts in those. In fact the only thing I can find in those is the following case:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In Florida, exotic aquatic plants, such as hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), and water lettuce (Pistia straiotes), are altering fish and other aquatic animal species, choking waterways, altering nutrient cycles, and reducing recreational use of rivers and lakes. Active control measures of the aquatic weeds have become necessary (OTA 1993). For instance, Florida spends about $14.5 million each year on hydrilla control (Center et al. 1997). Nevertheless, hydrilla infestations in just 2 Florida lakes have caused an estimated $10 million in recreational losses in the lakes annually (Center et al. 1997).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Center at al refers to: Center TD, Frank JH, Dray FA. 1997. Biological control. Pages 245-266 in Simberloff D, Schmitz DC, Brown TC, eds. Strangers in Paradise. Washington, DC: Island Press.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I assume there is more out there.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Norris Z. Muth, Associate Professor of Biology <a href="mailto:muth@juniata.edu%3cmailto:muth@juniata.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>muth@juniata.edu<mailto:muth@juniata.edu</span></a>><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>office: 1054 VonLiebig Center for Science Office Hours Spring 2017 M&F 11-noon, T 2-2:30, Th 1-2:30, or by appointment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Juniata College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1700 Moore St.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Huntingdon, PA 16652<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>tel: 814-641-3632<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: <Jewitt>, Amy Jewitt <<a href="mailto:AJewitt@paconserve.org%3cmailto:AJewitt@paconserve.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>AJewitt@paconserve.org<mailto:AJewitt@paconserve.org</span></a>>><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Date: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:38 AM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To: "<a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org%3cmailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org%3e"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>maipc@lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org></span></a>" <<a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org%3cmailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>maipc@lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org</span></a>>><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Subject: [MAIPC] Impacts to tourism from invasive species<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This may have been a subject recently posted about on the MAIPC listserve (as it seems slightly familiar to me…), but I was wondering if anyone has information on ball-park estimates of economic costs specifically to tourism that can be derived from the harmful impacts posed by invasive species?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Amy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Amy L. 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