Message from Sarah Rang, Invasive Species Centre Executive Director Posted July 22, 2024 After five great years at the Invasive Species Centre, I have started the process of retirement, with a goal to retire in December 2024. I’m looking forward Continue Reading
Thanks to an investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Invasive Species Centre is supporting 97 new collaborative action projects by community groups, Indigenous organizations, and municipalities on critical invasive species issues. This includes projects with Anishinabek Nation, Continue Reading
Posted June 20, 2024 | Media release from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources $16 million investment will help communities better manage this growing threat YORK REGION —The Ontario government is investing $16 million over three years to protect the Continue Reading
Gardeners across Canada are beginning to plan their gardens. Seed packets on store shelves are providing inspiration for beautifully designed outdoor spaces. There are seemingly limitless colourful plants and flowers to choose from, especially with online ordering providing even more Continue Reading
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
