2021 Annual AISC Conference
DAY ONE PRESENTATIONS - March 15, 2021
Occupancy and Impacts of Invasive Northern Crayfish (Faxonius virilis) on Native Fish
Species in North Saskatchewan River Basin
Victoria Van Mierlo, University of Alberta (Student Presentation)
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS): Alberta Update 2020
Nicole Kimmel, Alberta Environment and Parks
Using Environmental DNA to Track Chinese Mystery Snail Invasion in Alberta Lakes
Patrick Hanington, University of Alberta
DAY 2 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 16, 2021
Update on Weed Biological Control Research at CABI Switzerland
Sonja Stutz, CABI, Switzerland
Update on Weed Biocontrol Research in Alberta
Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Effective Biological Control of Canada Thistle, Cirsium arvense, Using its Rust Fungal Parasite, Puccinia punctiformis.
Chris Saunders, Strategic Weed Management Consulting
AISC’s Biocontrol Release Program
Tim Skuse, AISC
DAY 3 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 17, 2021
Earthworm Invasions in Alberta
Erin Cameron, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia
The Cautionary Tale of Scotch Broom in Washington State: Identification, Impacts, and Mobilization to Address Cytisus scoparius
Justin Bush, Washington Invasive Species Council
Tracking the Spread of Invasive Wild Pigs in Canada
Ryan Brook, University of Saskatchewan
‘Squeal on Pigs!’ Campaign in Alberta
Megan Evans, AISC
DAY 4 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 18, 2021
Alberta's Certified Weed Free Forage Program
Kelly Cooley, CoolPro Solutions and Megan Evans, AISC
Nobody Can Achieve Assurance Alone: “We Are All Making a Difference Here”
Krista Zuzak, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Drone Application Technology for Invasive Species Control
Wade McLean and Cory Southam, Strongfield Environmental Solutions Inc
DAY 5 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 19, 2021
Pollen Foraging Preferences: Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.
Ron Miksha, University of Calgary (Student Presentation)
The Asian Giant Hornet; The Apex-predator of the Insect World
Paul van Westendorp, Government of British Columbia
Forest Health and Invasive Species in Alberta
Caroline Whitehouse, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Overview of Alberta's Dutch Elm Disease Prevention and Control Program
Janet Feddes-Calpas, Society for the Prevention of Dutch Elm Disease
Dutch Elm Disease, More Than Prevention
David Ellis, City of Lethbridge