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May 2024
Queen’s University Environmental DNA Workshop 2024
The Queen's University 2024 eDNA Workshop is a week full of presentations, lectures, field work, and lab analysis. Queen's University has a reputable eDNA program, known for advancing molecular research in the field of conservation. The week is packed full of activities that follow the entire eDNA process from sampling to lab extractions to data analysis, offering great learning opportunities for people at every level of their career.
Find out more »Oak Wilt Workshop and Port Franks Garden Club’s Home & Garden Show
The Port Franks Garden Club will host their annual Home and Garden Show on Saturday, May 18 at the Port Franks Community Centre. The event will be preceded by a presentation by Madison Sturba, Program Development Coordinator for the Invasive Species Centre from 9-10 am. She will be there to provide an informative session on dealing with oak wilt. This is a very real threat to our beautiful, forested dunes and oak savannah habitat but luckily one that we may…
Find out more »June 2024
Webinar: Live Long and Prosper: Protecting Ash Trees and the Ash Resource from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Speaker: Dr. Deborah McCullough, Professor, Department of Entomology and Department of Forestry, Michigan State University This webinar will address options for protecting valuable ash trees in landscapes from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) with systemic insecticides. Tactics to integrate systemic insecticides with other EAB management tactics in forested areas, as well as landscapes, will be included. It will cover some myths about treating ash trees that just won’t go away and talk about trunk injection and potential wounding. Factors related to…
Find out more »Webinar: Live Long and Prosper: Protecting Ash Trees and the Ash Resource from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
This webinar will address options for protecting valuable ash trees in landscapes from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) with systemic insecticides. Tactics to integrate systemic insecticides with other EAB management tactics in forested areas, as well as landscapes, will be included. It will cover some myths about treating ash trees that just won’t go away and talk about trunk injection and potential wounding. Factors related to the economics of treating vs removing ash trees will be included. Questions will be welcome!…
Find out more »An Introduction to Aquatic Invasive Plans
This 1.5 hr VIRTUAL session will cover the biology, life cycle, habitat, pathways of spread and impacts of several invasive aquatic plants that have negative impacts on Ontario’s environment, economy and society.
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