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November 27, 2012
EDDMapS Alberta -- Invasive Plant Mapping in Alberta, Canada
EDDMapS Alberta, the Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System for Alberta, is an innovative web-based mapping tool which can be used to document the distribution of targeted invasive plants across Alberta, and help identify the leading edge of new infestations. Volunteers can learn how to collect data on invasive plants, and enter the data into EDDMapS Alberta through a web-based data entry form. The intent is to empower the public to become actively involved, in order to more effectively slow the spread of harmful invasive plants, and reduce their environmental and economic damage.
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September 20, 2012
United States and Canada Sign Amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: Agreement will protect the health of the largest freshwater system in the world (Sep 7, 2012)
The U.S. and Canada signed an accord to protect the Great Lakes, the world's largest freshwater system. The agreement, last updated in 1987, addresses critical health issues in the Great Lakes region and is a model of binational cooperation to protect water quality. See Great Lakes information from Environment Canada for more information.
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February 16, 2012
Climate Change Invites Alien Invaders - Is Canada Ready? (Jan 24, 2012)
A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, social and economic impacts of invasive alien species and climate change.
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October 22, 2010
Canadian
Biodiversity:Ecosystem Status and Trends
2010 (Oct 19, 2010)
Canadian Council
of Resource Ministers.
Canadian Biodiversity:
Ecosystem Status and Trends 2010 is the
first assessment of Canada's biodiversity
from an ecosystem perspective. It presents
22 key findings derived from technical background
reports. These include the ecological
and economic effects of non-native invasive
species, which are discussed under Key
Findings At a Glance – Human Ecosystems
Interaactions.
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May 6, 2010
Species
at Risk in Canada Increase in 2010 - The
International Year of Biodiversity
(May 3, 2010)
Committee on the Status of
Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
The COSEWIC (Committee
on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada)
assessed the risk of extinction for 51 Canadian
wildlife species when it met in Victoria, British
Columbia Apr 25-30, 2010. Risk factors
included invasive species, climate change,
habitat alteration, and pesticides, disease
and parasites. See the assessment
results of
the meeting for more information.
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November 6, 2009
ACTION ALERT -- Emergency Action Needed To Stop Asian Carp (Oct 16, 2009; PDF | 66.4 KB)
Georgian Bay Forever.
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September 29, 2009
The
Vine That Ate The South Is Here! Dreaded
Invasive Kudzu Vine Has Been Found In Ontario (Sep
22, 2009)
Ontario Federation of Anglers
and Hunters.
Kudzu has
been discovered for the first time in Canada,
in Ontario. The Ontario
Invasive Plant Council has issued a news
release and fact sheet: Kudzu
Vine: One of Ontario’s Most Un-Wanted
Plant Species (2009; PDF | 764 KB). Unlike
in the U.S., kudzu is not a
controlled or restricted species in Canada,
and should not be planted. The Ontario Federation
of Anglers and Hunters and the Ontario Ministry
of Natural Resources have set up a toll-free
number, the Invading Species Hotline 1-800-563-7711
and www.invadingspecies.com to
obtain information and report sightings of
kudzu vine and other invasive species.
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August 20, 2009
Canadian
Scientists Uncover Alarming Invasion of
Round Goby into Great Lakes Tributaries:
Impact on Endangered Fishes Likely to Be
Serious (Aug 11, 2009)
University of
Toronto.
A team of scientists from the University
of Toronto, the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources and the University of Guelph has
identified a drastic invasion of round
goby into many Great Lakes tributaries.
A number of the affected areas are known
as "species-at-risk" hot spots
and the invasion poses many potential threats
for native species of fish and mussels. The
results of the study are published in Biological
Invasions. The public can assist by
reporting the capture of round goby to the
Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters Invading
Species Awareness Program.
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July 22, 2009
Creating
Jobs and Benefiting Science: Canada-Ontario
Partnership Invests in New Research Centre
in Sault Ste. Marie (Jul 21, 2009)
Government
of Canada. Natural Resources Canada.
A new,
multi-million dollar Invasive Species Centre
is being built to help improve Canada's environment,
while also creating jobs and stimulating the
economy. The centre, which will be located
at the federal government's Great
Lakes Forestry Centre, will be
dedicated to combating alien invasive species
that threaten Canada's natural resources
and ecosystems.
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November 7, 2008
$800,000
in Grants Award to Fight Invasive Plants (Oct
28, 2008)
British Columbia Government.
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June 16, 2008
Federal Government Announces National "Don't Move Firewood" Campaign (Jun 13, 2008)
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January 4, 2008
Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia
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