NeighbourWoods is offering the first Tree Talk session of the season on Nov. 3.
The session An Ounce of Prevention: Small Steps To Stop The Next Big Invasive Species will take place from 7:30 to 9pm at the Elora Centre for the Arts in the Harris Room.
The cost is $5 or free for members.
The Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s Colin Cassin will outline the Early Detection and Rapid Response Network of Ontario, a tool used to help various levels of government and citizen scientists collaborate to reduce the impact of new invasive species.
This program offers a critical second defense against the establishment of invasive populations.
EDRR increases the likelihood that localized invasive populations will be found, contained, and eradicated before they become widely established.