Want to learn more about Garlic Mustard? Join the Ontario Invasive Plant Council and partners from the City of London and City of Toronto for our upcoming webinar on Tuesday, May 19th from 4-5:pm. Learn why garlic mustard is a threat to natural spaces, how to control it, and find out how some municipalities are […]
CCIS hosts National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) & webinars, May 19 – 23, 2020
The Canadian Council of Invasive Species (CCIS) will be promoting National Invasive Species Awareness Week from May 19-23, 2020. To celebrate they will be hosting webinars throughout the week. Listen to Vicki Simkovic from the Ontario Invasive Plant Council give an update on the success of the Grow Me Instead program on Wednesday May 20, […]
Grow Me Instead (Southern Ontario) guide, 3rd Edition, now available online
February 27, 2020. The Grow Me Instead (Southern Ontario) guide, 3rd Edition, is now available online! CLICK HERE This release marks the most notable update of this popular guide since its initial release in 2010. With nearly 40 new “invasives” and “alternatives” included, the guide remains a fixture for invasive-free gardening across Ontario. GMI Facts […]
Ford government cuts funding to programs fighting invasive species
See article for more information about cuts to invasive species programs through the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA): Click Here […]
Ford government slashes funding to programs aimed at fighting spread of invasive species
See article in Toronto Star: Click Here […]
Loss of invasive species council will ripple into Caledon, CVC
See article in Caledon enterprise: click here for article With the sudden loss of funding announced by the Ford government that will impact nine programs that aid in combating invasive species, the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) is scrambling to figure out how to keep the program operating. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRF) announced that $100,000 […]
Protect the Places We Love!
Planet Earth is a shared home for humans and millions of other species, and our fates and well-being are interdependent. Recognizing our responsibility and impact on the whole, we invite you to sign the Protected Places Declaration. The declaration urges governments, civil society and business leaders across Canada to work together to protect at least […]
Our favourite moth is on the move: Researchers need help tracking spread of DSV biocontrol agent
Dog-strangling vine is one of Ontario’s worst invasive plants. It forms dense monocultures that outcompete native vegetation in open and forested habitats and is a serious threat to local biodiversity. To help curb its spread researchers have released a biological control agent that feeds exclusively on DSV. They’ve launched an exciting program to track the […]
Japanese Knotweed: The Definitive Guide
Learn more about Japanese knotweed in Great Britain here! […]
Oriental bittersweet invades PEI wooded areas
Oriental bittersweet, an invasive vine that kills trees by choking them has found its way to P.E.I. Read more on this by clicking here. […]