Maine Invasive Species Network

Saturday, February 18th (Rain/Snow date Feb 25th) Free 10:30am-12pm 527 Center Minot Hill Road, Minot Those itchy Browntail Moth caterpillars are at the forefront of everyone’s minds come Spring, but did you know that you can kill them in the winter before they become a nuisance?  Join us and UMaine Extension for a hands-on workshop […]

The Asian Long-horned Beetle is an invasive insect that is harmful to America’s hardwood forests. Boring into hardwoods, this invasive insect weakens the trunks of these trees and can lead to their decline. This beetle has spread throughout the U.S. and can damage natural and recreational resources. This free webinar will take place on Monday, […]

The RISCC management symposium brings together natural resource managers, scientists, and the invasive species community to discuss challenges and solutions to managing habitats dually impacted by invasive species and climate change. Our next symposium will take place virtually via Zoom on February 14-15th, 2023. Sessions will take place over two days from 11:00am-3:30pm (Eastern) each […]

The Maine Natural Areas Program (within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry) has just announced two summer internship opportunities, one for Field Ecology Interns and the other for an Invasive Plant Biology Intern. Both are full-time positions from ~mid-May 2023 through mid-August 2023, pay $16/hour, and applications received by February 10, 2023 will be […]

Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Beneficial Insects Lab  UMass Amherst  Conduct research on biological control of the emerald ash borer (EAB) with a focus on population dynamics of both the target pests and introduced parasitoids. Research will occur both in a laboratory and in forests across the U.S. and involves modeling both spatial and temporal dynamics of […]

Invasive Aquatic Coordinator – IF&W Senior Resource Biologist The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is seeking to fill a Fisheries Senior Resource Biologist vacancy in Augusta, ME.  BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:  This position is engaged in professional services and scientific work involving the conservation and management of inland fisheries, including the protection, preservation, and […]

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of Forest and Lands, has a full-time vacancy for a Forester I, to work out of our Fox Forest Research Center, located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Summary: To plan and conduct forest health monitoring programs within the Division of Forests and Lands in […]

Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative (EMCImaine.org) is accepting proposals for academic or professional research and/or conservation projects in the following areas: environmental sciences, wildlife conservation, cultural geography, or historic preservation. Projects focusing on Washington county will get preference. Applications must be received by February 1, 2023. Annual grants from $1000-$3000 will be awarded in March 2023. […]

Two permanent positions are open within the Coastal Program in the Gulf of Maine (1) and Southern New England (1) offices of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  We are looking for biologists with experience in tidal marsh restoration / ecology (ideally) – and GIS skills would be a big bonus.   The job vacancy announcements […]

UMass Extension’s Fruit Program presents for this series of FREE webinars focusing on the impact, monitoring, and management of invasive insects in Massachusetts and the nation! Topics to include spotted lanternfly updates, management, and entomopathogens, forest pest risk re. climate change; the beech leaf disease nematode; and invasive forest insects. Please note while participants from anywhere […]