Join us for a dynamic and impactful afternoon of learning and collaboration at the From Knowledge to Action symposium, part of Invasive Species Awareness Week. This event is designed for nonprofit organizations, community leaders, environmental advocates, and anyone passionate about preserving local ecosystems. Attendees will gain critical knowledge about the threat invasive species pose to […]
Location: Johnson Township Community Centre ArenaEntry by Cash DonationCash Required for raffles and many on-site purchases (No ATM on Site - closest ATM at nearby restaurant) This event gets bigger every year! With over 100 tables of indoor and outdoor vendors with firearms, hunting, fishing, ATVs, boats, and other outdoor gear. If you have outdoors […]
On July 24, the Invasive Species Centre, in coordination with the Ontario Trillium Foundation and MNR, will be hosting a free workshop in Brighton to increase awareness and reporting of beech leaf disease. Beech leaf disease can impact all species of beech and is thought to be caused by an invasive foliar-feeding nematode. It has been spreading rapidly through […]
The focus of this workshop is the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest spreading in the northeastern United States, with populations as close to Canada as Buffalo, New York. Although not currently in Canada, if spotted lanternfly were to establish, it could have immense impacts on agricultural production and the natural environment within Ontario's Greenbelt. Presented by […]
Presented by Dr. Ian Jones, Research Associate in the Smith Forest Health Laboratory at the University of Toronto Introduced Phragmites australis (hereafter Phragmites) is one of the most invasive plants in North America. Classical biological control represents an affordable, and host-specific option to supplement existing management approaches. Dr. Jones will outline the process by which […]
