By Katie Swinwood | October 3, 2022 On September 17th to 18th , ISCBC hosted our first annual Wet and Wild BioBlitz where participants across BC explored freshwater and marine…
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BC Kids Burned by Toxic Invasive Lurking in the Garden
By Lisa Houle | September 27, 2022 When you’re young, summer is a time for no school, no worries, and having fun playing outside all day. Unfortunately, invasive species sometimes…
Events
ISCBC Online Workshop: “Holistic Weed Management – A full circle approach!”
By Lisa Houle | September 23, 2022 The Invasive Species Council of BC is pleased to host the online workshop “Holistic Weed Management – A full circle approach!” on October…
Events
Join us for a Cariboo Field Day!
Join us for a free workshop focused on herbicide calibration and application to increase the knowledge and capacity of herbicide applicators. This event is open to Indigenous communities, industry, and land managers.
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Webinar: Canadian Pesticide Registration – From Lab to Label
Learn what pesticides are, why they are used and how they are regulated to ensure they are safe, join CropLife Canada for the Lab to Label webinar.
Community Voice
Volunteer Voice: The effect of mowing and hand removal on the regrowth rate of Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) by Jane Chow
Were you ever pricked by the thorns of Himalayan blackberries? I have and multiple times! Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) is an introduced and invasive species in the Pacific Northwest. It’s…
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Teamwork makes the dream work! StrongerBC Action Teams partner with Scia’new First Nation
By Lisa Houle | September 21, 2022 Sometimes it takes a community to tackle invasive species. Sometimes the community could use a helping hand. All season, our StrongerBC Action Teams…
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Thistles, Spurge, and snakes – oh my! iNaturalist Wrap-Up August 2022
By Erin Springinotic | September 21, 2022 In August, the I Spy and Identify Invasives project made 30,699 observations of 4,575 species! 429 people observed and reported native and invasive…
