Maine Invasive Species Network

Discussion between stakeholders in the US and Canada on how to handle the potato wart situation on Prince Edward Island continues.

The Maine Natural Areas Program seeks a summer intern to assist with the mapping, treatment, and monitoring of invasive terrestrial and wetland plants throughout Maine.  Fieldwork includes searching for invasive plants, documenting infestations using field forms, cameras, maps, and handheld GPS units; removing invasive plants with hand tools; monitoring and treating infestations; and assisting with […]

Seasonal job opportunity working with Acadia National Park’s vegetation program.  A bulk of the work is managing invasive plants from May-October, 2024. The position announcement will only be up for 1 week or until 75 applicants have been received. USAJOBS – Biological Science Technician (Plants) Job Announcement

The Nature Conservancy in Maine is hiring for a Downeast Land Relations Steward. Excerpts from the position description: The Downeast Land Relations Steward is a full-time, permanent position coordinating land stewardship/management activities on the Nature Conservancy’s more than 30,000 acres of preserves and several easements in the Downeast region, with a focus on collaborating with […]

Please consider participating in the INAUGURAL International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (IISCCC) on January 30 and 31, 2024.  Registration is free but please sign up as soon as possible as very large attendance is expected: International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference This conference is virtual allowing for more international attendance while reducing our […]

U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen’s recent visit to Prince Edward Island has again spotlighted ongoing potato wart disease issues affecting trade between the U.S. and PEI.

People who may use herbicides, or other pesticides, to treat invasive species in Maine, may want to take notice of this information.  Adjuvants are now defined as pesticides in Maine, and therefore will require registration and reporting starting in 2024 (i.e., applicator end of year report).   You can find more information here:  https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/pesticides/adjuvant-registrations.shtml Also, the […]

The US Forest Service Eastern Region is now requesting fiscal year (FY) 2024 proposals for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Invasive Species Non-Federal Lands High Priority Regional Projects Grant Program.  As part of BIL’s broader ecosystem restoration objective, the BIL Invasive Species Non-Federal Lands Program aims to strategically sustain the health of forest ecosystems or […]

A nice article about Japanese knotweed from the Maine Public Radio. Unlike the “sky is falling” narrative common for pieces on invasive species, this one even ends on a positive note.

The National Potato Council just issued a statement on completion of potato wart sampling on Prince Edward Island. So far, potato wart has been a quarantine success story. Hopefully, it will remain this way.