AISC
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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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🚨 POSTER BLOWOUT SALE! 🚨. Grab your favourite Noxious Weed posters for just $5 each while supplies last: .📍 Pickup in Edmonton or Blairmore.📦 Or we’ll ship them to you (shipping of $30 applies, even with multiples). Grab yours here:
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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:
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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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RT @AlbertaAg: Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is now a declared pest in AB. AB is currently EAB free, but the pest has devastated trees in eastern….
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If It Floats, It’s a Boat & Must Be Inspected!🛶.-Stop at open inspection stations when entering #AB from east/south.-If closed, you must seek an open station in 7 days & b4 launch.-Applies to ALL watercraft, motorized or not. 🔗
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🛑Don’t Move a Mussel!. Zebra, Quagga & Golden mussels clog pipes, wreck ecosystems & cost millions. They hitch rides on boats, docks & gear—but you can stop them when you Clean, Drain, Dry before moving waterbodies. REMEMBER: an ATTACHED mussel is an INVASIVE mussel
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🚫No Free Rides for Invasive Species!🌿. Zebra mussels & Eurasian watermilfoil are some SHELLfish stowaways that love to tag along on boats, trailers & paddles! . Stop them in their tracks with Clean, Drain, Dry and at open Watercraft Inspections Stations:
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🚨New Campaign Alert!🚨.We’re launching Protect Our Waters to stop aquatic invasive species like zebra mussels, Prussian Carp, and Curly Leaf Pondweed from harming our lakes, rivers, and gear. 🛶 Clean. Drain. Dry. 🌿 Spot and report invaders. Learn more:
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Our CD3 units are making headlines!📰👇. @stalbertgazette @CD3Systems.
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Hooked on fishing?🎣Check out our new #ProtectOurWaters ad in ABs Sportfishing Regulations😍.-Follow the rules on seasons, size & limits.-CLEAN DRAIN DRY your gear to stop invasive species.-Know before you go—check the regs!. 📰
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🚨🚨6th case of Dutch Elm Disease confirmed in Edmonton since last August!🚨🚨. Don't move firewood and check your trees 🔎.
First new case of Dutch elm disease in Edmonton since last October.
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Keepin’ it kochia with a new factsheet!✅. This drought-tolerant weed crowds out native species, harms wildlife habitat, develops herbicide resistance & becomes a flammable tumbleweed🔥. 👉Learn how to ID & manage it: #BePlantWise #kochia #prairieproblems
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Sweet on Kallum, bitter for natural areas!🚫. Bittersweet nightshade may look nice, but it spreads fast, choking out native plants & harming wildlife. Watch for:.🟣5 purple petals w/ yellow centre.🌿vine w/ ear-like leaf lobes.🍈green berries→bright red.☢️highly toxic-don’t eat
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That's right folks, Rat on Rats!🐀.
🚫🐀 75 YEARS RAT-FREE! 🐀🚫. Alberta is one of the only places on Earth that can proudly say: no rats allowed — and we mean it! Thanks to our Rat Control Program, we've kept our province rat-free since 1950. 💪. This success comes from decades of hard work by agricultural
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🌳It’s the last day of Dutch Elm Disease Awareness Week but the fight is far from over!. 🚫No pruning elms from Apr 1–Sept 30.🔥Don’t move firewood – it could be hiding the fungus.👀Watch for warning signs – wilting, browning or dead branches.📞Report DED trees to 1-877-837-ELMS
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It is TREEly🌳 important to use these DED Prevention Tips:.🚫Do NOT prune elm trees from April 1-Sept 30.🔥Never transport, store or use elm firewood – it can harbour DED & beetles.🧹Clean pruning tools with bleach b/w cuts.👀Inspect your elm trees for signs of DED
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