Fall Introductory Kanyen’keha (Mohawk) Language Course
2026-09-15 - 2026-11-03 | Online
Course Details:
📅 Tuesday evenings, 5:00pm – 6:30pm ET: September 15, 22, 29/October 6, 13, 20, 27/November 3
💻 Virtual sessions + recordings for 3 months
👩🏫 Instructor: Tahnee Bennet, Mohawk, Turtle Clan from Six Nations

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2026 Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Panel
2026-09-23 - 2026-09-25 | Sacramento, California
Join us for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA. Our theme “Sustaining Successful Aquatic Invasive Species Management” will drive the meeting content. The meeting is hosted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Please check this page frequently as new information will be posted as it becomes available.
The current draft agenda is now available HERE. The agenda is still subject to change, and the most current agenda will be updated here.

2026 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference
2026-10-06 - 2026-10-08 | La Crosse Convention Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin
The Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC) is a biennial conference that addresses all taxa of invasive species. In 2026, UMISC will celebrate 18 years of connecting the invasive species management, research, and policy community. The goal of UMISC is to strengthen management of invasive species, especially prevention, control, and containment. There have been great strides in invasive species research, prevention, and management, but much work still must be done. The conference provides numerous opportunities to network with professionals, land managers, researchers, nonprofits, and others.

The 2026 NAISMA Annual Conference
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-22 | Alexandria, Virginia
NAISMA’s 2026 Annual Conference will take place at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, just minutes from Washington, D.C. This event brings together invasive species management professionals, researchers, educators, and policymakers from across North America to share ideas, innovations, and strategies for protecting natural ecosystems.

Forest Health Review
2026-10-27 - 2026-10-28 | Barrie, Ontario
Mark Your Calendars for the upcoming Ontario Forest Health Review.

This annual event brings together forest resource managers, foresters, ecologists, conservation authorities, pest management companies, academics, municipalities, and others interested in forest resource management.
Covering important topics about the current state of Ontario’s forests, the event highlights the latest information on forest health conditions, forest invasive pests, current and upcoming forest pest management programs, and the current year’s research results.
The Ontario Forest Health Review returns this year to celebrate its 50th year through partnership with Natural Resources Canada, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Invasive Species Centre, and Forests Canada.

Call for Abstracts is now open for the 33rd Annual River Symposium! Submission deadline: Friday, August 21st
2026-10-29 - 2026-10-30 | DEV Conference Centre in Cornwall, Ontario
We invite presentation submissions for this year’s symposium which is themed ‘Woven by Water’, taking place at the DEV Hotel & Conference Centre on October 28 & 29.
We encourage a wide variety of presentation submissions that explore the interconnectedness of ecosystems and communities. We aim to bring together different ways of knowing to strengthen our protection of freshwater ecosystems and empower communities.
⏰Submission deadline: Friday, August 21st

Webinar: Building Capacity for Rapid Response: Interjurisdictional Invasive Species Rapid Response Team (IInSRRT)
2026-11-18 | Online
November 18, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CST

The Interjurisdictional Invasive Species Rapid Response Team (IInSRRT) is a program being designed to support or lead, as requested, rapid response actions across jurisdictions in support of lead management authorities, such as DOI land management agencies, states, tribes, and territories.
The goal of the IInSRRT is to respond to nationally significant invasive species, as appropriate to the DOI mission, and across multiple jurisdictions regardless of land ownership within the authorities of DOI bureaus. The program structure is composed of the IInSRRT Coordinator, an IInSRRT Guidance Group, and deployment team responders initially composed of employees within the DOI. The Guidance Group provides guidance and support for the program. The IInSRRT Coordinator has been assisting in achieving management objectives flowing from the  National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Framework and other local, regional, and national efforts. The IInSRRT program is meant to increase resources available to support rapid response actions, through Incident Command System (ICS) emergency response support that may include an interjurisdictional deployment team for invasive species incident response on and off DOI lands and waters as requested.
This presentation will provide an overview of the IInSRRT structure, roles the program can support during response actions, and provide one of many opportunities for suggestions on how to effectively implement the program.
