The Invasive Species Centre hosted the 5th annual Invasive Species Forum virtually from February 12-15, in partnership with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The Forum brought together invasive species managers and community groups including over 60 speakers, calling Continue Reading
Tree-of-heaven (left) and Eurasian water-milfoil (right) Media Release from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry TORONTO – Ontario is prohibiting and restricting 10 new non-native species under the Invasive Species Act to help prevent and reduce their spread to protect Continue Reading
October 5, 2023 An invasive forest insect known as the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA, Adelges tsugae) has been confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Haldimand County on the Niagara Peninsula. This detection was facilitated through the HWA Community Science Continue Reading
Media release from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Continue Reading
From the Environmental Registry of Ontario Proposal summary The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is proposing regulatory amendments under the Invasive Species Act, 2015 that would classify 10 species and four genera of species as either prohibited or restricted invasive species. Continue Reading
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that feeds on more than 100 plant species, including grapevines, which can be significantly weakened and sometimes killed by heavy feeding. It has been spreading throughout the United States Continue Reading
Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Thanks to an investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources andForestry, the Invasive Species Centre is supporting 61 new collaborative action projects by communitygroups, Indigenous organizations, and municipalities on critical invasive species, including invasiveplants, Continue Reading
Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Ontario shorelines, wetlands and roadsides are increasingly taken over by tall, dense stands of common reed phragmites, sometimes referred to as Canada’s worst invasive plant species. Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity Continue Reading
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of a forest invasive that targets oak trees, called oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum), in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This is the first known case of oak wilt in Canada. The loss of Continue Reading
Ontario is one of the highest-risk provinces for the introduction of new invasive species to Canada. The Invasive Species Action Fund will provide grants for strategic projects to make effective progress. The Invasive Species Action Fund, coordinated by the Invasive Continue Reading
