Events

In preparation for PlayCleanGo Week (June 6–13), Invasives Canada, in partnership with the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA), is hosting a behaviour change training webinar to help partners strengthen their outreach and engagement efforts through the PlayCleanGo program. Creating awareness is an important first step, but lasting conservation impact requires motivating people to ... Read more

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) partners across the state are joining forces to raise awareness and inspire action. Get ready to roll up your sleeves! The Long Island Invasive Management Area (LIISMA) is teaming up with NYSDEC for a Water Chestnut Pull at Massapequa Preserve, and we want YOU out on the water ... Read more

How one idea to protect the fragile shrub-steppe ecosystem from noxious weeds led to a multi-jurisdictional collaboration statewide. Come learn how the Washington Invasive Species Council built numerous partnerships focused on noxious weed prevention. Working closely with the PlayCleanGo campaign, these efforts led to the installation of more than 50 educational boot brush stations in ... Read more

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) partners across the state are joining forces to raise awareness and inspire action. Join our partners GEI and Town of Brookhaven for a Guided Invasive Walk at West Meadow Beach! Learn about how invasive species impact local ecosystems, identify various invasive plants, and engage in discussions about conservation. ... Read more

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) partners across the state are joining forces to raise awareness and inspire action. We’re teaming up with the Quogue Wildlife Refuge to host a virtual iMapInvasives training session, where participants will learn how to document and report invasive species using the state’s official monitoring database. Join us on ... Read more

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) partners across the state are joining forces to raise awareness and inspire action. Join our partner, North Shore Land Alliance, for an invasive species workday. Invasive vines, originally introduced as ornamental plants, pose a serious threat to our native trees and forests. As they climb, they block sunlight ... Read more

Seed dispersal is a natural process that helps keep ecosystems healthy and resilient. However, when people visit parks, they can unknowingly carry seeds on their boots—including seeds from invasive plants—which can change what grows where. Programs like PlayCleanGo help reduce this risk by encouraging visitors to clean their gear and by providing opportunities to educate ... Read more

Invasive species are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide and different countries have taken different approaches to communicating this to society taking into account culture, language, and local traditions. Let’s hear about two countries in Latin America, Mexico, part of NAISMA, and Chile, on the other side of the continent and learn ... Read more

Details: Outbreaks of southern pine beetle are occurring in Massachusetts. This online informational meeting is open to anyone seeking identification, suppression and management information about this small but significantly impactful neo-native bark beetle. Presented by the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange's (NAFSE) Southern Pine Beetle Working Group and the U.S. Forest Service. Webinar Agenda ​9:00 AM ... Read more

Join the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA), the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock (UUCSR) and the Port Washington Watershed Biodiversity Coalition for a hands-on workshop and nature walk. This event participants can expect to learn how to use iMapInvasives, a mobile-friendly platform used to report and track invasive species across the region. ... Read more

Location: Shelter Island Public Library (37 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964) Native plants are the ideal choice for Long Island gardeners because they are robust, attractive, and provide vital support for local pollinators. Community members can join Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Shelter Island Public Library to discover an array of handsome native ... Read more

Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an invasive shrub native to eastern Asia that was widely planted for ornamental use and wildlife habitat. It is now established across much of the eastern and midwestern United States, where it forms dense understory thickets that outcompete native plants, reduce plant diversity, and alter forest structure and ecosystem processes. ... Read more