Maine Invasive Species Network

Monday, December 16 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will provide updates for city and town tree and forest managers and public works staff on the known status of browntail moths and emerald ash borer in Maine. We hope to see you there! Agenda  Brief Introduction – Allison […]

You’re invited to register for the Forest Steward’s Guild’s launch of the Sustaining Ash Partners Network (SAP-Ne) Kick Off Webinar on October 2nd from 9:30am-11:00am Eastern Time.  SAP-Ne builds off ongoing efforts to protect ash across Tribal Nations, governmental, academic and private organizations in the Northeast. We aim to support a collaborative regional response to EAB […]

Dr. John J. Daigle, Professor in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral research scholar with a strong social science and forest management background. This is a full-time position that will provide an individual who has recently been awarded a doctorate to undertake the responsibilities of […]

Focus will be on Canada, but information should be applicable here as well. Registration is now open.

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) is looking to fill an invasive plant outreach coordinator position to work starting this spring on a 40-hour-per-week basis until completion of the project next fall or winter. The project involves educating plant sellers about invasive plants that may become hitchhikers in plant pots, root balls, […]

University of Maine is looking to hire an Assistant/Associate Extension Professor of Horticulture and Ornamental Horticulture Specialist on Orono campus.

Please join the Department of the Interior for a webinar on June 27, 2024 from 3:00-4:00 pm Eastern on implementing a National Early Detection and Rapid Response Framework (EDRR Framework) for invasive species. This event will feature a brief overview of recent and upcoming EDRR Framework activities followed by a panel discussion and audience question […]

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has announced that the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has established a quarantine for the invasive pest known as box tree moth for the entire state of Massachusetts, and has set conditions for the export of boxwood shrubs from the […]

October 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Register at cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MFNtyp2KQoaWGYrAbDfvPw The webinar will be recorded for anyone unable to attend the live session. Description The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program Biocontrol website continues to grow with information for all of North America. In the past year, we have added profiles of individual biocontrol agents, […]

Greetings, Maine saw high mosquito-borne disease activity in 2023 in multiple areas of the state, especially with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), and West Nile virus (WNV). In preparation for another active mosquito season, Maine CDC invites you to attend a town hall meeting for municipalities, town officials, and others involved in […]