Aquatic Invasive Species (2007)

Dave White on the Small Screen:

On the third Tuesday of every month since April 2006, NYSG's Recreation/Tourism Specialist Dave White has been waking up early to bring Sea Grant's "message" to the morning masses. This continuing series airs on the Morning Show at WWNY TV 7, a Fox affiliate in downtown Watertown, during one of the highest rated TV blocks in the "wake-up hours," the 6:30-7 am stretch.

Sea Grant's 'five minutes of fame' -- which potentially reaches around 10,000 viewers in Jefferson and Northern Oswego Counties - features topics such as boating safety, aquatic invasive species, diving in search of sunken wrecks, the dune and Salmon River stewards program, shoreline land issues, tourism, and marine safety.

"The interviews have exposed a large number of people to the wide variety of programming that New York Sea Grant organizes and participates in," says Morning Show Producer Jack W. Miller.

TODAY'S TOPIC: Invasive Species

Special guest NYSG's Chuck O'Neill talks about a new fact sheet on the invasive species giant hogweed, introduced to the U.S. via Central and Southwest Asia as a garden plant in the early 1900s.

Well established in New York, giant hogweed can be seen throughout Oswego and Jefferson Counties (as well as 23 other counties in NYS). This poisonous plant is an herbaceous perennial that grows up to 15 feet tall, has deeply lobed leaves and a purple-blotched stem. Giant hogweed causes painful blisters on human skin, increases UV sensitivity, and can even cause blindness.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Sea
• Grant
• Invasive
• Species
• Giant
• Hogweed