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We are currently in the process of updating our website and apologize for any inconsistencies. Thank you for your patience!

2021 Outreach Survey

​As ISN plans for the months and years ahead, we would love to hear what you would like from us in regard to outreach and education! The pandemic has forced us into reevaluating many of our priorities but technology still provides a lot of opportunities for trainings, workshops, and more.

If you are willing and able, please take part in our Outreach Survey. It should take approximately five minutes. Your responses will help guide us toward an outreach plan that will best serve you and your community. 

Click here to complete the survey.

Autumn Olive Landowner Workshop:
​now on YouTube

Did you miss August's virtual Autumn Olive Landowner Workshop? It is now available on Youtube (or right here, on our website). 

Learn about the history of the plant, various methods of management, and landowner assistance programs that may be available to you. 

For more information on autumn olive, visit the species page or the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. 

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Surveying to Continue this Winter

ISN anticipates a third winter of hemlock woolly adelgid surveying, to begin in January 2021. This invasive forest pest is not yet in our service area and conducting these surveys allows us to get ahead of any potential outbreak.  You may qualify for a site visit from ISN staff to have your trees checked if your property falls within certain parameters.

Please visit our Hemlock Woolly Adelgid page for more information on this invasive species and a breakdown of site visit qualifications.  

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Photo by: Brenda Jo Anttila

ISN and Invasive Species in the Media

• Can Scientists Stop the Plague of the Spotted Lanternfly? (Smithsonian Magazine)
• When Invasive Species Become the Meal (New York Times)
• Dock and Lift Removal is Important Time to Check for Invasive Species
  (Detroit Lakes Tribune)
• Go Beyond Beauty native plant program to bloom statewide (Record Eagle)
• Stopping a Tree Killer - ISN featured in Nature Change video about hemlock woolly adelgid        

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