Notice of a Public Review for the Draft Environmental Assessment for:

Interior Alaska Elodea Eradication Project

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Agriculture has written a Public Review Draft Environmental Assessment for the use of fluridone to eradicate the invasive plant Elodea in Chena Slough, Chena Lakes, and Totchaket Slough, and some suction harvesting in the Chena River.

PROJECT NAME: Interior Alaska Elodea Eradication Project

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Comments must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on Feb 3^rd, 2017. To ensure that your comments are considered in relation to this Public Review Draft Environmental Assessment, please include the project name at the beginning of your comment. To be considered, comments must be submitted in writing to the DNR Invasive Plant and Agricultural Pest Coordinator at the following address:

               Heather Stewart

               Alaska Plant Materials Center

               5310 S. Bodenburg Spur

               Palmer AK 99645

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NEED: Elodea is Alaska’s first submersed freshwater aquatic invasive plant species, and must be managed to protect our natural resources. The Alaska Division of Agriculture has performed a literature review and researched the environmental and human health risks of fluridone and written a Public Review Draft Environmental Assessment to provide more information about the project, and for support of the project by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING PROJECT, please visit:

http://plants.alaska.gov/invasives/InvasivesNews.htm

http://www.fairbankssoilwater.org/

OR CONTACT:

Published: Jan 3^rd 2017, and January 4^th, 2017