Four invasive species committees and Columbia Basin Trust have come together with the goal to develop one cohesive strategy and implementation plan to address Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in the Columbia Basin. The goal of this collaboration is to reduce the spread and prevent the introduction of invasive species that pose significant risk in this … Read more
East Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee AGM Date: Thursday, April 10th, 2014 from 6:30-9:00 pm Location: Manual Training Centre (beside the Public Library) in Cranbrook Agenda: Presentations, Election of new Directors and Committee Members, Golden Shovel Award Check out www.eikpc.com for more information. Read more
Below are a number of exciting opportunities in the world of invasive species! Development Officer (Invasive Species Council of BC): Visit the ISCBC website to view the detailed job posting. Deadline: March 14, 2014 Labourer 2 (The Corporation of Delta): Click HERE for a copy of the detailed job posting (Downloadable PDF). Deadline: March 30, … Read more
Christina Lake Stewardship Society Annual General Meeting – 2014 When: Tuesday, March 11th 7:00-9:00pm Where: Christina Lake Community Hall New members are welcome and memberships will be available at the door. “Come Out and Support Your Stewardship Society” Visit the CLSS website for more information. Read more
Resource Roads in British Columbia: Environmental challenges at a landscape level Start Date: May 14, 2014 End Date: May 15, 2014 Location: Nelson, BC ~ Prestige Lakeside Resort Visit the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology website for more information and to register. Within BC, paved and unpaved road length increased by 82% between 1988 … Read more
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) 2014 Annual Summitt When: July 20-24, 2014 Where: Whistler, BC Each year, PNWER invites you to join more than 600 key business leaders, legislators, and government leaders from PNWER’s 10 states, provinces, and territories to address the major policy issues impacting the region. The 24th Annual Summit will be held … Read more
Jan. 30, 2014, European Parliament News Release: Plans to ban invasive alien species, such as plants, animals or insects that can carry or cause diseases, harm the environment or cause economic losses, from entering the EU and to improve efforts to address the threat posed if they do spread through the EU were backed by … Read more
January 30, 2014, Truro Daily News: BIBLE HILL – The Aquaculture Genomics Laboratory at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture has discovered three new invasive species during the past 18 months in Nova Scotia waters. “This early detection is critically important, as discovering an invasion early in the invasion process gives both growers and government managers … Read more
