NE RISCC hosts a free, virtual symposium every year. The NE RISCC symposium brings together invasive species practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and any interested parties to discuss challenges and solutions to managing invasive species in a changing climate. More information to come.    

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework calls for the conservation of 30% of the world’s ecosystems and the reduction of invasive species introductions and impacts by identifying and managing introduction pathways and preventing the introduction and establishment of priority invasive alien species. While protected areas have historically limited the introduction and spread of non-native species, climate […]

The USDA Forest Service is organizing a National Forum for Biological Control in Natural Areas Conference in partnership with NAISMA and the National Association of State Foresters and will be held April 14-17, 2025 in Annapolis, MD at the Graduate Hotel. The meeting will focus on both weed and arthropod biocontrol and will be a […]

These workshops are designed primarily for professionals, technicians, field biologists, and environmental consultants, but other interested individuals - including university and college students - are welcome. Workshops will be offered in April and May 2025, at the University of Guelph Science Complex (unless otherwise noted). A variety of courses are being offered this year, check […]

The conference theme this year is "Innovation" and will be a great opportunity to provide timely updates, showcase best practices, share local initiatives, network, and provide municipalities with critical knowledge to help them prepare for the changes that are to come.