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The Alberta Invasive Species Council (AISC) is committed to protecting Alberta from the impacts of invasive species Follow us on Facebook & Instagram too!
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Halloween is rearranging our GUTS this year!🎃 There's nothing scarier than #invasivespecies... CARVE 🔪 out some time to report this fall! Take action with the free EDDMapS app and report anything that would give you a JUMP SCARE! #HappyHalloween #Halloween2025
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We’re scrubbing away #invasivespecies one clean at a time!💧 Check the 2025 @CD3Systems stats: 📍Riel Park: 895 air hose | 267 brush 📍Cardiff Pond: 649 air hose | 188 brush 📍Laurier Park: 553 air hose | 183 vacuum 📍Astotin Lake: 616 brush | 543 tong #ProtectOurWaters
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🚨CRAPPIES REPORTED IN CARDIFF!🚨 Crappies (Pomoxis spp.) were illegally dumped in Cardiff Trout Pond, near #yeg - they can threaten our native fish populations & impact recreational fishing! This species is NOT listed in #AB - plz report to EDDMapS! 🔗 https://t.co/M6ye8fwne4
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🚨Save the Date!🗓 Join us for the 13th Annual AISC Conference on March 11 & 12, 2026 AND AISC's 20th ANNIVERSARY!!!🎉 Don’t miss out - registration will open on January 5, 2026! #AISC2026 #SaveTheDate
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Meet Ventenata: the grass that’s a real pain in the PASTURE🌾 Check out the NEW factsheet on https://t.co/RmDrm62NYm to learn more about Ventenata and what steps you can take to prevent its spread!
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2️⃣NEW invasive plant detections near the 🇨🇦 border! 🚨 A large patch of Rush skeletonweed found north of Eureka (prohibited noxious in #AB) and two Palmer’s amaranth plants found west of Havre!⚠️ Both were removed/treated. Stay alert & report sightings in the free EDDMapS app!
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Wild boar at large are a serious invasive threat to the MD of Ranchland. Read on to educate and prepare yourself to help us prevent and stop their spread! And visit @ABInvasives website for more information. #wildboar #invasives #invasivespecies #alberta
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Watch Kallum use eDNA testing as the latest weapon against harmful invasive species |
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🍂Crunch leaves, not our trees!🌳 First day of fall reminder: Moving firewood🪵spreads invasive pests like emerald ash borer—costing us $7.5 billion each year—buy local, burn local! @dntmovefirewood @AB_Enviro
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Mullein alive or dead—report it instead!🤳 Track both living plants & skeletons by reporting the MOST #invasivespecies in 2025 on the free @Bugwood EDDMapS app & you could win: 🎟️FREE attendance at AISC's Conference 🏅Engrave your name & hoist the BigEDD belt 😎Bragging rights
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Back-to-school isn’t just for kids📚🐶 Juice is training to sniff out Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)—an invasive beetle that kills ash trees. EAB isn’t in #AB yet but early detection is key!🌳 STOPDED & handler Jessica Boston are helping Juice get ready for 2027! #DontMoveFirewood
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🛶Do your part to protect Alberta's waters! You are now legally required to stop at a watercraft inspection station when entering the province. https://t.co/ZozdIFugA1 (@abinvasives) #ProtectOurWaters #agriculturalawareness #CypressCounty #ABwaters
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Aquatic invasive species like mussels can hitch a ride on watercrafts—see how @AB_Enviro stop them in their tracks with proper decontamination techniques 📽️: https://t.co/j1x92geBy1
#BoatDecon #ProtectOurWaters #watercraftinspection
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🎶Country roads, take me home, to the lakes I belong!🌊 Going out to the lake for the long weekend? 🎣💧🛶Check out our Protect Our Waters billboards to remind you to Clean, Drain, Dry every time! Find them on Yellowhead Trail, Cardiff, Wabamun, St. Albert & by Ellerslie!
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🧪Last eDNA sample of the season!💧 This year we collected samples from 30 #AB waterbodies to test for aquatic invaders like zebra mussels, Prussian carp, Eurasian watermilfoil + more. HUGE thx to @UofAResearch & @ConserveAlberta for supporting this work to protect #ABwaters!
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🚨Flattened Rush found for the 1️⃣st time in #AB! Found at Halfmoon Lake boat launch (north of #yeg), this is a good reminder of how easily #invasivespecies can hitch a ride! This species is NOT listed but it can invade sensitive calcareous fens & displace native sp - report it!
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Raisin' the roof on rat awareness with a NEW factsheet!🐀 Roof rats are not present in Alberta & we want to keep it that way! Current roof rat sightings in Calgary are being investigated🚨 so awareness is key Check out the NEW factsheet: https://t.co/imLxEMwRVX
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Thumbs up to another successful season!!👍 This year we released 7️⃣5️⃣ biocontrol orders across #AB to help manage invasive plants!💪 BIG thanks 🙌 to our new and old biocontrol partners as well as our amazing tech, Julia!!🫶 #biocontrol #biocontrolagents #invasiveplants
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🚫Don't Let it Loose!🚫 Invasive fish like Prussian Carp & Goldfish are running wild in #ABwaters: -Prussian Carp infest southern AB & are spreading in #YEG -Goldfish now swarm storm ponds—often dumped from tanks 🔗 https://t.co/trnzBAS8qg
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Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is now a declared pest in AB. AB is currently EAB free, but the pest has devastated trees in eastern CA & parts of US. Now authorities can act quickly & raise awareness if EAB is spotted. Image: David Cappaert, https://t.co/Yqzh5VytOQ
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