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National Webinar Series Recordings will be Available Soon!
- Leveraging Behaviour Change Principles to Support Prevention of Invasive Species
- On the Edge of Invasion
- Invasive Management: New and Alternative Tools in the Toolbox
- Strategies to Prevent the Impact of Free-Range Domestic Cats
- Invasive Wild Pigs: Collaborative Management Efforts in British Columbia
- From Introduction to Eradication: The Murder Hornet Saga in the Pacific Northwest
Wildfires, Climate Change and Invasive Species Conference
Recordings of the 2024 Wildfires, Climate Change and Invasive Species conference are available to general admission ticket holders and Invasives Canada members. Contact chris@canadainvasives.ca for access.
Wildfires, Climate Change and Invasive Species Event Report coming soon!
National Winter Webinar Series
- Big Problem, Tiny Pest: The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Canada
Chris MacQuarrie (Natural Resources Canada) & Ron Neville (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) - PlantWise: Preventing the Spread of Garden Invasives
Gabby Nichols (Invasives Canada), Emma Nikkel (ISCBC), Vicki Simkovic (OIPC), & Hughstin Grimshaw-Surette (NSISC) - Promising New Invasive Species Treatments Based on Genetic and Microbial Biotechnology
Kurt Kowalski (Great Lakes Science Centre, U.S. Geological Survey) - Approaches to Engaging Youth Across Canada to Take Action and Protect Communities
Fel Castañeda, Chris Sullivan, and Emily Green (Invasives Canada) - Regional Approaches to Wild Pigs Prevention and Management Across Canada
Hannah McKenzie (Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation) & Brook Schryer (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters) - Lessons Learned from the Pacific Region: How Climate Change Magnifies Invasive Species Challenges
Dr. Elliott Parsons (University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa) - Wildfires, Climate Change and Invasive Species Conference
recordings coming soon!
Pathways to Change Conference
Recordings of the 2023 Horticulture Conference Pathways to Change are available to attendees and Invasives Canada members. Contact chris@canadainvasives.ca for access.
2023 Winter Webinar Series
recordings coming soon!
National Horticulture & Invasive Species Conference
Held in partnership with the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC), this event brought together experts from across the country on November 8–9, 2023.
Climate Change Symposium
Held on June 7–8, 2022, Canada’s 1st National Invasive Species and Climate Change Symposium featured discussions on how climate change magnifies invasive species challenges. Report coming soon!
2022 National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) Webinars
Featured speakers from Canada and around the world discussed emerging issues, including Indigenous perspectives, trade pathways, Antarctica ship traffic, and the climate change implications for invasive species.
National Phragmites Conference
Held on January 20, 2022, this event focused on understanding and managing the spread of “Canada’s worst invasive plant.”
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) Webinars
Topics included tourism-related invasive species, spotted lanternfly, phragmites, behavior change, and invasive pigs.
2020 National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) Webinars
This first NISAW webinar series covered Play Clean Go, Clean Drain Dry, PlantWise, and other key prevention programs.
Community Science Workshop (January 2020)
Held in Ottawa, this workshop brought together partners and organizations to share lessons learned from citizen science programs across Canada.