Maine Invasive Species Network

Please join Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District and Maine Forest Service for a series of intensive workshops on terrestrial invasive plant management, beginning with the May 23 evening workshop described below. This series is geared toward conservation and land management professionals and those with a strong interest in managing invasive plants in Maine. […]

(Bolded articles are ‘must-read.’) Classification and Identification of Pheretimoids Blakemore, R.J., 2012. Japanese earthworms revisited a decade on: (Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea), Zoology in the Middle East, 58(sup4), January 2012, pp.15-22. Japanese earthworms revisited a decade on (Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea) (PDF) Chang, C.h., Snyder, B.A. and Szlavecz, K., 2016. Asian pheretimoid earthworms in North America north of Mexico: An […]

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued a news release on the current situation with the emerald ash borer. Emerald Ash Borer Update (Maine.gov)

Begins February 21! Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program Upcoming Events page (UMass Extension) Location: Hadley Farms Meeting House, Hadley MA A four-day program to help participants meet the unique challenges of managing invasive plants. The first class in this series, A1: Principles and Fundamentals of Weed Science, is February 21! A certificate in Invasive […]

Non-additive impacts of global change and invasive species Dr. Jenica Allen, Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Management group (RISCC) will host a webinar on January 18 at 12:00 p.m. for a presentation by Dr. Jenica Allen on a meta-analysis she is completing on interactions between invasion and […]

A lot is happening in the world of lakes today and the Maine Lakes Conference is the place to find out about it all. Renowned lake activist Peter Lowell will start us off by sharing Lessons Learned from 45 years at the helm of the Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) in Bridgton.  Following Peter’s Keynote, a […]

The next US Forest Service drought webinar entitled “Drought and Invasive Species” is scheduled for Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST.  Directors Allen Rowley and Cindi West will provide opening remarks followed by several excellent speakers. They anticipate a stimulating discussion with questions and answers. You may also earn continuing education […]

The North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Online Invasive Species Management Training Program Fall Semester begins on Tuesday, September 5. NAISMA is pleased to continue to offer the most comprehensive online invasive species training program in North America.

According to the Maine Forest Service, it’s one of the worst major, widespread outbreaks in over one hundred years. Browntail Moth Looms Again in Northeast, Chris Gonzales (Northeastern IPM Center website)

Date: August 8-10, 2017 Location: Fernald Hall, UMass Amherst Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program Upcoming Events page (UMass Extension) This three-day training will bring together Scolytinae taxonomy experts from federal agencies and universities to provide a small group of participants with hands-on, one-on-one training on how to identify specimens to genus and species in […]