OSG Publications

Oregon dunes with grasses in foreground

Discovery of a dune-building hybrid beachgrass

This paper reports on genetic evidence that two invasive, dune-building beachgrasses in the Pacific Northwest have hybridized and that the hybrid has been found in Oregon and Washington.

A small red and orange Japanese shore crab is measured with a ruler.

Invasive Species Threats and Opportunities

This publication provides a briefing of selected serious threats from invasive species and opportunities to address these issues that span jurisdictions in Oregon.

Cover of the guide on invasive jumping worms in the Pacific Northwest. It shows a reddish brown jumping worm with bit of soil on it.

Jumping Worms

This guide provides information on the invasive Jumping Worm. This includes the background, identification, impacts, prevention, management and reporting of this species.

Adult coho salmon swiming upriver

Klamath River Parasite Song (The Ballad of Ceratonova Shasta)

This music video is a ballad created from research on Ceratonova Shasta, a parasite that affects salmon on the Klamath River in Oregon.

Dozens of tiny New Zealand Mudsnails are placed around a dime to show their size.

New Zealand Mudsnail Warning Sign

This sign warns boaters about invasive New Zealand Mudsnails and the places the mudsnails can be found in boats and gear.

Zebra Mussels

Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species: Building Consensus in the West Workgroup

Report on aquatic nuisance species efforts in western North America to help limit the introduction, spread and impacts