Sunday, April 12, 11–2. Learn how this special park captures stormwater, supports #biodiversity, and builds #climateresilience. Stick around to help steward the @westwoodgreenway by removing #invasiveplants and making room for #nativeplants to thrive.
#stormwatercapture www.ncsa.la/westwood_gre...

Upcoming NIFA Webinar for USDA General Terms & Conditions Update:

April 15, 1 pm CDT

To register, visit: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_CRJD...

#WSWS #weedscience #invasiveplants

📣 It is time for submissions for the Spring 2026 #WSWS Newsletter!!

The deadline for submitting articles and reports is April 15, 2026.

Please send your submissions to wswsnewslettereditor@gmail.com.

#invasiveplants #weedscience #westernweeds

The National Park Service is trying out adaptive invasive plant treatment programs that save time & money & yield benefits beyond park boundaries.

www.nps.gov/articles/000/psv40n1_how...

#WSWS #weedscience #weedmanagement #invasiveplants

Invasive plants are moving into new regions as the climate changes Alien plants are spreading worldwide and shifting regions as climate change reshapes ecosystems and risks.

Invasive plants are moving into new regions as the climate changes: www.earth.com/news/invasiv... #invasiveplants #invasivespecies

Valley residents urged to remove this invasive plant Stinknet's return to the Valley threatens native plants, increases wildfire risks, and worsens allergies, officials said.

Stinknet's return to the #SaltRiverValley in Arizona increases risk to native plants, #wildfire, & allergies.

www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizo...

#WSWS #weedscience #publichealth #invasiveplants

Pretty privilege is real. Because you hear a lot about how horrible and invasive kudzu is but you don't see many people taking about Chinese wisteria. Cuz its pretty and purple and smells nice. #invasiveplants

California, like many locations, is under attack from #invasiveplants. This recent article by UC Ag & Natural Resources explains more...

ucanr.edu/blog/pests-urban-landsca...

#WSWS #weedscience #weedmanagment #invasivespecies

Love the scope of this program! Virginia has a similar one through @forestryva.bsky.social, currently for Bradford/callery pear only. (See replies!) I’d love to see it expand!

If not in PA or VA, check your state - you might have one too!

#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #invasiveplants

Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in invasive plants The nutrient acquisition mechanisms underlying the ecological success of invasive plants remain unclear. Here the paper show that invasive plants enhance r

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in #InvasivePlants

#RhizospherePrimingEffect | #RootTraits | #NutrientCycling | #MicrobialBiomass | #SoilEnzymeActivity

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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Stuck in the middle....#weedmanagement sometimes gets thwarted by political disorder and bureaucratic red tape.

https://undark.org/2026/03/16/arundo-donax-bureaucracy/

#WSWS #invasiveplants #weedscience #policy

Time for R.I. to Ban Nonnative Invaders - ecoRI News Rhode Island is the only New England state that doesn’t have a list of invasive plants that are banned, or at least identified.

ecori.org/time-for-r-i... Agree, there are Tree of Heaven Ailanthus #invasiveplants everywhere including in front yards and at the Providence airport and all along the main highway. Since spotted lantern fly #invasivespecies has reached Rhode Island it’s important to remove its favored host!

A photo of a yellow flower against dark green leaves contains white text reading “INVASIVE PLANTS IN SPRING - Free Online Webinars” with the pyramid logo of the organization Blue Ridge PRISM in two shades of blue (dark below to represent mountains, light above to represent sky) at right. A black banner beneath gives info in white text on two webinar sessions: Introduction & Identification Tuesday, March 17th 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM and Management & Control Wednesday, March 18th 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.

Copied from @blueridgeprism.bsky.social on FB:

🌿 Join Blue Ridge PRISM today and tomorrow for our free spring invasive plant webinars!

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#invasiveplants #invasiveplantidentification #invasiveplanttremoval #invasiveplanttreatment

Invasive Grasses and Wildfire Risk in California Invasive annual grasses are reshaping fire behavior across California, increasing ignition frequency and altering recovery pathways in fire prone landscapes.

Invasive grasses increase #fire frequency and change landscapes recovery after fire. Learn more at the North American Invasive Species Management Association's webinar 3/18 at 11 AM PDT. #InvasiveSpecies #InvasivePlants #Wildfire buff.ly/EnRzcLA

This fiery shrub may look pretty but ecologists say don't plant it Burning bush is a popular landscaping plant. But despite its legality, experts are asking Hoosiers not to plant it — for the sake of Indiana forests.

www.indystar.com/story/news/e... #invasiveplants

Montana Biocontrol Project: Bugs battling invasive weeds The Montana Biocontrol Project uses biocontrol agents, or living things like insects and fungi, to combat invasive weed infestations.

Update on #biocontrol efforts for #weedmanagement in #Montana...

www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-new...

#WSWS #weedscience #invasiveplants

Restoring nature - together - for the benefit of people and the planet is what the #HabitatConnections project is all about!

🤝 @wwfzambia.bsky.social and Birdwatch Zambia with us at Lusaka Golf Club managing the invasive lantara with Uni of Zambia students last week.

#invasiveplants

Weed science students socializing with #WSWS President Nevin Lawrence, Breanne Tidemann, Phil Banks, and Greg Dahl following dining at the #WSWS2026 Student night out in Tucson last week!

#invasiveplants #weedscience #gradstudents #mentoringmatters

Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests

If the strawberry guava plant feeds endangered wild lemurs of Madagascar, but is ecologically invasive and harmful... how to make decisions about what to do? Research by @amydunham.bsky.social, scicomm by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social #lemurs #primates #anthropology #plants #invasiveplants #conservation

Hearing focuses on Wetland B, buffer reductions and access: designers argue fencing impractical, city proposes restoration and signage Witnesses debated whether fencing or stricter exclusion is practical at Wetland B, with the city’s ecologist and designers arguing the bulkhead removal and targeted buffer plantings will restore functions while full fencing would block shoreline access and is structurally impractical at the waterward edge.

The debate over Wetland B is heating up as experts weigh the ecological benefits of restoration against the challenges of public access—what's the best path forward?

Learn more here!

#LakeForestParkKingCounty #WA #LakeForestParkWetlands #CitizenPortal #InvasivePlants #PublicAccess

Rep. Kenneth Volkow warns invasive plants are raising wildfire risk, points to drone mapping and targeted treatment State Rep. Kenneth Volkow (D17) told the rural economic development committee that invasive species—particularly buffalo grass and "stinknet"—are transforming the Sonoran Desert into continuous fuel beds, increasing fire risk and insurance impacts; he urged expanded mapping, volunteer removal and pilot drone-based targeted herbicide treatment.

Invasive plants like buffalo grass and "stinknet" are turning the Sonoran Desert into a wildfire tinderbox, raising urgent concerns for local communities and insurance rates.

Get the details!

#AZ #CitizenPortal #ArizonaRuralDevelopment #InvasivePlants #WildfireRisk #DroneTechnology

A few shots from the opening welcome social at #WSWS2026 in Tucson, AZ! These times of gathering with colleagues are so important for mentoring, networking, and catching up together!

#WSWS #invasiveplants #weedscience

Welcome to Tucson for #WSWS2026! We're excited you're here! Our week kicked off with the Board of Directors meeting on Monday. Thank you to our leadership team for your service and direction!

#WSWS #invasiveplants #weedscience

#WSWS is accepting contributions for the silent auction to benefit the Elena Sanchez Memorial Scholarship. Please consider making a donation!

wsweedscience.org/annual-meeting-silent-au...

#weedscience #invasiveplants

A pile of uprooted vegetation sits on rough-textured gray pavement, including bright green leaves with light-colored tracing, thick straight white roots, clumps of fat orangey tubers, and a tangle of more slender roots.

Today’s photo is an update on that invasive Italian Arum (Arum italicum), now dug up and bagged in the trash! Some of it was growing among day lilies/ditch lilies (Hemerocallis fulva), so there are some of those in there too. (Bonus!)

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#2026photos #invasiveplants

Pink flowers in the gras

Oh stork's bill, I love your flowers as much as I hate your seeds #naturephotography #wildflowers #invasiveplants

Target Species #3 in the Weaselhead:
Cotoneaster
#invasiveplants #calgaryparks #InvSpWk #cotoneaster

Spotted Knapweed is one invasive plant we target through our invasive plant program. This plant spreads QUICKLY! You can help by learning to identify it and reporting it to iNaturalist when spotted!
#invasiveplants #calgaryparks #InvSpWk #invasivespeciesweek #spottedknapweed

The third plant we're highlighting this week is the Common Reed. These problematic plants spread quickly and far. Have you spotted any recently?

#CommonReed #InvasivePlants #WetlandPlants #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #EcoEducation

Happy Invasive Species Week! We're kicking off with the Purple Loosestrife, a beautiful but invasive plant. Have you seen it?

#InvasiveSpecies #PurpleLoosestrife #PlantConservation #InvasivePlants #NatureEducation