SAVE THE DATE!📅 The Annual Conference is returning to Olds College on March 3 & 4, 2027! 🎉 Get ready to dig into two days of invasive species knowledge, fresh ideas, networking & plenty of opportunities to connect with folks working to protect Alberta’s landscapes and waters!

🔥ALL THE HEAT W/O THE HITCHHIKERS!🪵 Firewood can carry invasive insects & diseases putting Alberta’s trees at risk! During #FirewoodMonth: 🪵Don't move firewood more than 80km from where you buy it 🔍Inspect wood for holes, eggs or insects 🚗Leave leftover firewood behind – at Edmonton, Alberta

A clean finish to the 2026 season!💦🏆 Our 5 CD3 watercraft cleaning stations are now closed for the season but these free-to-use tools were put to work: 🌬️1,500+ air uses to dry out water 🧹400 vacuum uses 🌿300 tong uses to pull off weeds 🧽100+ brush uses to scrub watercraft – at Edmonton, Alberta

Day ’n’ nite…🎶report those rats & wild boars on sight!🐗🐀 Our Squeal on Pigs! & Rat on Rats! billboards are spreading the word around the clock!☀️🌙 Spot something suspicious?👀 Squeal on pigs & rat on rats! Learn what to look for and how to report at abinvasives.ca – at Edmonton, Alberta

The proof is in the eDNA!🧬💧 AISC staff were busy this summer, completing environmental DNA sampling at 78 locations across 46 waterbodies🌊 in southern Alberta for the Government of Alberta to help detect if a waterbody has invasive species!

We’ve got a LATTE☕️ to say about Don’t Let it Loose! This summer, Tank our goldfish mascot appeared in @coffeenews to share Don’t Let it Loose. Today we sat down with them for an interview about protecting our waters from #invasivespecies like released goldfish & zebra mussels – at Beaumont, Alberta

We’re basically best-selling authors now😎📚 2 weeks since we launched the NEW Invasive Plants of #AB guide & over 20,000 copies have made it out to Albertans! HUGEE thanks to our funders💚: @TCEnergy @RDARAlberta @MDofGreenview @arefabca @AAAFieldmen @YourAlberta

We’re wrapping up #FishyFriday with a nice little BOWfin🎀 Known for their long bodies, mouths that extend past the eyes & a distinct black spot with a yellow halo on the tail for males. These fish will eat any animal small enough to fit in their mouths! 🎀abinvasives.ca/wp-content/up…

Knap it in the bud!⏱️EARLY DETECTION MATTERS! 🟣One plant spotted early can be removed 🟣One patch reported early can be contained 🟣One flowering stem prevented from setting seed can stop thousands more plants from following #WildflowersNotWeeds

Red fins raising red flags🚩 Common Rudd is known for its distinct red-orange fins, large scales & upturned lower lip. Biggest red flag: impact to native fish ✅Learn to ID Rudd: abinvasives.ca/wp-content/up… ✅Don’t Let it Loose! Never move fish b/w waterbodies or use Rudd as bait

The wait is FINALLY over—our Invasive Plants of Alberta guides are hot off the press!!🔥 🛒Get your copy: abinvasives.member365.ca/pub… 🌐Check out the web version: abinvasives.ca/wp-content/up… HUGE thx to @TCEnergy @arefabca @AlbertaAg @RDARAlberta @AAAFieldmen @MDofGreenview!! – at Edmonton, Alberta

🚨PUMPKINSEED CONFIRMED IN CARDIFF POND!🚨 This fish is listed as prohibited on the Fisheries (Alberta) Act which means it is illegal to possess, release, sell or transport this species within the province. 🔗open.alberta.ca/dataset/3787…

Hello, goby-bye 👋 This #FishyFriday we’ve got round gobies! A competitive fish is in the Great Lakes but NOT in #ABwaters. Look out for a distinct black spot on the back of the 1st dorsal fin & pelvic fins that have fused together ✅ Learn to ID: abinvasives.ca/wp-content/up…

#ThrowbackThursday to when the Biocontrol Release Program used a metal plate as their release point🪲🔨 This little piece of history dates to 2003. For those history buffs in the crowd… #AB Biocontrol Release Program began in 2001 between @AAFC_Canada & several Fieldmen

Punny or not, thistles ARE trouble!🌵 Canada thistle has the ability to spread rapidly to form thick dense patches that compete with native vegetation, reduce diversity and impact habitat for native wildflowers. #WildflowersNotWeeds

Some unELMcome news… DUTCH ELM DISEASE (DED) IS BACK FOR A 3RD YEAR🚨 Two more cases of DED have been confirmed in #yeg - the City’s total is 16 confirmed cases since first detected in 2024. All confirmed infected trees have been found & removed! #StopDED – at Edmonton, Alberta

Carp-e diem🐟 Seize #FishyFridays! Common carp are one of the world’s most widespread invasive fish species – first detected in #AB in East Pit Lake in 2024 ✅Learn to ID: open.alberta.ca/dataset/c457… ✅Report sightings on EDDMapS ✅Clean Drain Dry boats & gear between waterbodies

Not all invasive species are regulated—but they're all worth reporting!👍 Although Kochia (pictured here!) may not be provincially regulated, it's still of concern due to its rapid spread, tumbleweed seed dispersal & increasing herbicide resistance.

🦟With mosquitoes all over #AB, you might think a fish called Western Mosquitofish sounds like good news... think again🐟 Originally introduced as a biocontrol for mosquitoes but have shown unintended consequences for aquatic ecosystems. Learn to ID: abinvasives.ca/wp-content/up…