Invasive Species week events
Added at 20:44 on 17 May 2024
Message from Lucy Cornwell, Communications Officer, GB Non-Native Species Secretariat,Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Clearly some are not realy accessible to us, but some folk might be interested in the webinars.
Monday 20th May
- NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. Introduction to Invasive Species Week. With Professor Helen Roy (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and Lucy Cornwell (NNSS). Find out more and register to attend.
Tuesday 21st May
- NNSS webinar: 12:00-12:45. Using eDNA to detect invasive non-native species. With Dr Lori Lawson-Handley, University of Hull. Find out more and register to attend.
- NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. INNS surveillance and rapid eradication in Scotland. With Stan Whitaker, NatureScot. Find out more and register to attend.
Wednesday 22nd May
- NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. Non-native Species Inspectorate update. With Courtney Graham and Zoe Golding, Non-native Species Inspectorate, APHA. Find out more and register to attend.
Thursday 23rd May
- NNSS webinar: 15:00-16:00. Invasive non-native species impacts and response on the island of Anguilla. With Anguilla Government and Anguilla National Trust. Find out more and register to attend.
Friday 24th May
- NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. Supporting local action on invasive non-native species: INNS Mapper and the Floating Pennywort Strategy. With Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the Environment Agency. Find out more and register to attend.
Saturday 25th May
- NNSS Event: from 09:00. Pop up awareness raising stand at York Museum Gardens. Registration not required.
Lots of other organisations are hosting events and activities throughout the week, view our list of events taking place for details of some of these. If you’re planning an event please let us know!
Find out more about Invasive Species Week and how to take part on our website, and please get in touch with any questions.