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Invaders on the Edge!
The AKISP 2023 Workshop was an amazing success! In November of 2023, members of the Alaska Invasive Species Partnership gathered in Sitka to discuss “Invaders on the Edge”, the workshop’s theme for 2023. Pictured above are the in-person Workshop attendees in front of a rainbow in Sitka Harbor. Credit: Ashley Lutto/USFWS.
AKISP Strategic Plan 2023-2028
In the spring of 2023, the AKISP Board and Membership approved the 2023-2028 AKISP Strategic Plan. This plan is the culmination of a multi-year effort to frame goals, strategies, actions, and evaluation measures which intend to guide Partnership members activities and collaboration at statewide, regional and local levels. Click the link above to read the plan in its entirety!
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Alaska Invasive Species Signage Mapper
If you know of an existing sign, please let AKISP know by using the Contact Us form and answering the following questions to the best of your ability:
INVASIVE SPECIES SIGNAGE MAPPER LEGEND
- What is the name of the site?
- Where is the site located? Try to provide latitude and longitude.
- Please share a photo of the sign.
- What year was the sign installed (if this is known)?
- What type of messaging is on the sign (e.g., Play Clean Go)?
- Who owns the signage, and can you provide a contact?
- How was the sign funded?
- What company was used to print the sign?
- What materials is the sign made of?
- Does the content on the sign center on a particular species or environment? If so, which ones?