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What are the most impactful
#InvasiveSpecies
(insects, fungi, & plants), how are they distributed & what are the proven and potential management strategies?🤔Find out during the webinar with
@drdavecoyle
on Oct 16 at 1CT.
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🧵1/3 - The University of Minnesota Extension Invasive Species Community of Practice is working to improve the common names for Chinese buckthorn, Rhamnus utilis, Japanese buckthorn, Rhamnus japonica, Dahurian buckthorn, Rhamnus davurica & are hoping to hear from people that know
2024 National Invasive Species Awareness Week will be Feb 26th- March 3rd to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread.
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#invasivespecies
#invasivemanagers
The 30th NAISMA Annual Conference is in full swing! We had a packed day with an excellent keynote speaker, special sessions, and networking opportunities.
#NAISMA2022
#InvasiveSpeciesConference
Stay tuned for more highlights from the all-poster session!
1205+ webinar attendees
508,000+ people viewed NISAW messaging
200+ contacts to decision makers
All made possible by these generous sponsors. Thank you!
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Managing
#InvasiveSpecies
helps solve problems in climate change, farming, and healthy ecosystems. During National Invasive Species Awareness Week, you can learn about five impacts of invasive species — and take action on making things better.
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Great webinar attendance, everyone! Please keep it coming for tomorrow's
#InvasiveSpecies
webinar on Science, Policy, and Solutions for Invasive Species.
Register here:
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ICYMI: Researchers counted nearly 300 different non-native species that caught a lift across the ocean in what can be thought of as a “mass rafting” event.
Did you know the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is replacing the common name for regulated Lymantria moths?
APHIS will replace “gypsy moth” with “spongy moth” and “Asian gypsy moth” with “flighted spongy moth complex.”
Have any National
#InvasiveSpecies
Awareness Week outreach materials or events planned?
#NISAW
has FREE, customizable outreach graphics any organization or agency is welcome to download and use in their communication channels.
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Join us for our FREE monthly webinar! For April, WWE will focus on Field mapping protocols. Register now to attend on Wednesday, April 17th at 1pm CDT:
Introducing NAISMA's first-ever in-person Biological Control Conference! Join us March 11-14, 2024, to build relationships and synergy amongst leaders in the biocontrol community.
Don't miss this new bi-annual event, co-hosted by the USDA Forest Service.
The annual US cost from
#InvasiveSpecies
is $120 billion, with a minimum of 100 million acres being affected (i.e. the size of California). Learn more about how you can advocate for their management this
#NISAW
at
🦀 NAISMA is partnered with the Washington Invasive Species Council and other partners to facilitate a webinar during
#NISAW
on Pacific Green Crab Management. Save the date for March 3rd. More info to come! 🦀
#GreenCrab
#InvasiveSpecies
🚨📫🚨
@USDA_APHIS
expanded the list of locations where the public can send unsolicited seed packets. They have also added options for submitting reports online to APHIS or the state departments of agriculture.
More details here: 📷 from
@MoAgriculture
📆 It's back! On March 23 we'll host
@Bugwood
for the latest on projects, data, verifiers, and other tools for reporting invasive species.
#InvasiveSpecies
👏Thank you to the 2023 NISAW Sponsors! We couldn't have done it without you 👏
To explore becoming a sponsor for NISAW 2024, send us an email at info
@naisma
.org or visit
It's NISAW Monday! The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) is a bipartisan effort focused on funding the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need. Take Action →
#invasivespeciesawarenessweek
Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) is one of the most common invasive species in the U.S. 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Learn all about it from
@drdavecoyle
in this 54-minute webinar:
It's NISAW Monday! The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) is a bipartisan effort focused on funding the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need;Take Action →
#invasivespeciesawarenessweek
🔬 The body of scientific literature surrounding invasive species and their impacts and management has increased substantially in recent decades.
💻 Learn how to bring new science to on-the ground management with Carrie Brown-Lima of
@NY_ISRI
!
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (
#NISAW
) 2023 was a grand success! Thank you to everyone who participated and helped advocate for invasive species prevention and management.
The only
#InvasiveSpecies
mgmt conference to…
🌉 Bridge geographic divides between West and East, North and South, land and water.
🔬 Connect science to action through research, policy, and outreach initiatives and opportunities across North America.
Our most popular video so far since we've unlocked 20+ hours of webinars for non-members.
Share with your favorite
#InvasiveSpecies
managers! Just a few days left.
During National Invasive Species Awareness Week (
#NISAW
),
@EntsocAmerica
reiterates its view that the U.S. must become a global leader in developing and implementing innovative strategies and technologies to prevent and respond to invading pests.
One of the simplest, most effective ways to prevent
#InvasiveSpecies
from spreading to new areas is by cleaning your 🥾 before and after your adventure. Where’s your nearest
@PlayCleanGo
boot brush station?
👏 Join us in congratulating these individuals who have gone above and beyond to improve invasive species management in North America — after tomorrow morning's
#InvasiveSpeciesConference
keynote.
Day 2 of the
#NAISMA2023
annual conference is off to a great start with Dr. Patricia Baiao's keynote presentation:
Island Stories: modeling solution for invasive species management
Great new research for all you out there doing invasive species outreach. "Which communication strategies are most effective, and which may pose unintended problems..."
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#SciComm
In conjunction with National Invasive Species Awareness Week,
@GovInslee
proclaimed February 28 to March 4, 2022 as
#InvasiveSpecies
Awareness Week in Washington to raise awareness and find preventative solutions for invasive species.
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Parrot feather and yellow floating heart, both on the least-wanted list, are two plant species popular in aquariums and water gardens.
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#InvasiveSpecies
#SpottedLanternfly
found in imported Christmas Trees in NYC 😖Thank you Senator Schumer for your leadership on preventing the spread of invasive species! Friends, ask your senators and representatives to send the same message.
NEXT WEEK → What if addressing homeland concerns of U.S. citizens and policymakers improved biodiversity at the same time?
hosts National
#InvasiveSpecies
Awareness Week events across the country, policy position papers, and more!
The North American Invasive Species Management Association NAISMA supports the inclusion of the impacts and influence of invasive species in
#climatechange
, legislation, policy, management, and research. Take Action →
Make your voice heard! Take action now by clicking the
#NISAW
link below and asking Congress to support legislation and policy that aims to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.
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Check out our Co-host
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supports cross-boundary co-op on
#invasivespecies
prevention & management through pathway-specific programs implemented across N. America. Learn more about their certification & online training @
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🥳 The 30th Annual NAISMA Annual Conference has officially started with the Welcome and Social in Kissimmee, FL! It’s going to be a fantastic week! 🙌
Share your favorite conference moments this week with the hashtag
#NAISMA2022
Today is the last day of
#NISAW
! There's still time to get involved. 🌎 Click the link below to take action and ask your legislators to include invasive species in climate change work. 👉
#InvasiveSpecies
can cause:
🪲 Crop loss.
🌽 Threats to food security.
💧 Threats to water supplies.
And we can improve our policies to prevent them. Learn more:
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📅 National Invasive Species Awareness Week (
#NISAW
) is in May.
📢 Catch our webinar while it's still unlocked (through April) and up your
#InvasiveSpecies
communications game!
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All this month, NAISMA is offering more than 20 hours of webinars for free. If you're passionate about protecting our natural heritage and you'd like to support NAISMA's mission to prevent and manage the spread of invasive species, please join us!
Last night, we had a great all-poster session where attendees had the opportunity to share & discuss great research being done all across the continent📊📈
#NAISMA2022
#InvasiveSpeciesConference
If you're attending the conference, what was your highlight from the poster session?
🌳 Register for our January 20 webinar, "Hiding in plain sight: Invasive forest pests in North America" with the one-and-only
@drdavecoyle
!
#InvasiveSpecies
The NAISMA staff is dedicated to connecting, supporting, and empowering professionals who are looking for important answers regarding the invasive species that they manage. As a nonprofit, we rely on donors, sponsors, and members to realize our mission.
If agencies prioritize funding for invasive species prevention and management, it will help protect the United States’ agriculture, transportation corridors, energy production.
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🙋🏽 Who can relate? “This is not a field where people throw a lot of money at you,” one source said in this, one of the best-reported stories on
#InvasiveSpecies
#Biocontrol
we've seen all year. Thanks
@zteirstein
@grist
!
Link:
You know what’s maddening about
#InvasiveSpecies
? They can be spread by anyone, even those of us who manage them!
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Thanks again to
@sejorg
for having us at
#SEJ2022
, sharing the stories of
#invasivespecies
prevention and management with environmental journalists from across the country.
The holidays are right around the corner!🌲
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Congratulations to Sharlene Sing who was honored with the Biocontrol Award at the 2022 NAISMA Annual Awards. The award goes to an individual who showed outstanding contributions in support of biocontrol development for invasive species management. Thanks for all you do, Sharlene!
(1/4) The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force requests proposals to build upon previous assessments and evaluate aspects of the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! campaign,
@CleanDrainDry
Initiative, and
@PlayCleanGo
campaign...
Opp. #: F21AS00229
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