February 27, 2024 Invasive species prevention is on wheels in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park! After a disappointing discovery of invasive spiny waterflea at the park, the Invasive Species Centre deployed a Watercraft Cleaning Unit for the 2023 spring/summer season. This 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
This guide is made to help you plan and find resources to fill your garden with stunning native plants that you and your family can enjoy and feel good about. The Why Introduction In 2022, an official groundbreaking ceremony took Continue Reading
Collaborative projects across Ontario work towards controlling invasive plant Phragmites Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The Green Shovels Collaborative is pleased to announce support for 21 projects from across Ontario through the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund. The Invasive Phragmites Control Continue Reading
Of the four species of Asian Carp, Grass carp is the most imminent threat to the Canadian waters of the Great Lakes. In the field season of 2023 alone, there were three confirmed captures of Grass Carp in Canadian waters: Continue Reading
This past summer, wildfires raged across Canada, with a record-setting 15 million hectares (roughly 5% of the country’s total forested area) being burned across all 13 provinces and territories. It is understood that hotter, drier summers resulting from climate change 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
