Save the Date! 12/15 Columbia Basin CWMA Webinar

Register now for the upcoming Columbia Basin Cooperative Weed Management Area December webinar, taking place December 15th from 12-3 pm Pacific time via GoToWebinar.

The webinar will feature updates on flowering rush from basin states and provinces, progress on biocontrol and other management topics. View the agenda here.

Register for Columbia River CWMA Fall Webinar 2021:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1273285460995986959

Join us May 18th for Threats and Opportunities Webinar

Join the OISC on May 18, 2021 (9am - 10:30am) for a webinar that will introduce and highlight invasive species threats and opportunities across the state, the critical network partners who manage them, and the key policies that facilitate these efforts.

To learn more, register, and access communication materials for this event, please visit: https://www.oregoninvasivespeciescouncil.org/threats-opportunities-webinar

Emerging Insect Pest Threats Webinar on New OISC Webpage

 

The OISC has a new webpage, “Invasive Species Videos” which can be found under the “Resources” tab. The Invasive Species Videos webpage will be used as a place to share important invasive species videos from the Council and our partners. If you have any invasive species videos you’d like to share, or know of any YouTube channels that post invasive species videos, please email us a link so we can share it!

Our first video on the new page is a recording of the webinar we hosted on January 17th titled “Emerging Insect Pests: Threats to Oregon’s Agriculture, Forests, and Plant Trade.” This webinar focused on key emerging invasive insect threats that could cause significant, lasting impact to the state. The webinar included the current status of these insects in Oregon, how they get here, the efforts being made to address the issues, and what you personally can do. There were short presentations from the following experts:

Chris Hedstrom, Oregon Department of Agriculture

Wyatt Williams, Oregon Department of Forestry

Meg Raabe, USDA-APHIS-PPQ

1st slide of Emerging Pest webinar outlining the agenda.

1st slide of Emerging Pest webinar outlining the agenda.

 
Opening slide for of Emerging Pests webinar.

Opening slide for of Emerging Pests webinar.

 

Check out the the new page “Invasive Species Videos ” to watch a full recording of the webinar, along with a handy Q&A sheet with questions (and answers) that were discussed during the webinar. Let’s stop these pests in their tracks!