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Invasive Species Awareness Week
February 25— March 3, 2018
WHEREAS, invasive species, including noxious weeds, damage our land and water, harm our wildlife and the
productivity of our natural resources; and inhibit management of those resources in Mason County;and
WHEREAS,every year,the costs to prevent, monitor, and control invasive species, combined with the damage to
crops,fisheries,forests, and other resources cost the nation an estimated$137 billion per year; and
WHEREAS, invasive species are recognized as the second greatest threat to biodiversity worldwide after habitat
destruction from human development;and
WHEREAS, invasive species threaten the survival of native plants and animals, and are a significant threat to
almost half of the native species listed as federally endangered, including salmon;and
WHEREAS, invasive species interfere with ecosystems by changing natural processes such as fire,water availability,
and flooding;and
WHEREAS,invasive species impede industry,threaten agriculture,endanger human health, and are becoming
increasingly more difficult to prevent and control as a result of global commercialization and human travel; and
WHEREAS, prevention is far less expensive than trying to remove species once they arrive and an educated and
aware public is highly effective at detecting introduced species early;
NOW,THEREFORE, WE,the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of MASON COUNTY,do hereby proclaim
February 25—March 3, 2018 as
Invasive Species Awareness Week
In MASON COUNTY,and encourage all people in MASON COUNTY to learn more about preventing invasive species
by visiting https://wise.wa.gov.
Dated this 27th day of February, 2018
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON
'CO�UNNTY,WASSHINGTON
andy Neath rlin,Chair
Me ssa re ,Clerk of t e Board /I
Terri Drexler, issioner
Kevin Shutty, Ommissioner