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Conservation Volunteer Day

Himalayan Balsam Removal - Inverbervie - Sun 29 July

Join the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative, Brighter Bervice and the Inverbervie Angling Association to help remove the invasive Himalayan balsam from the banks of…

It might sound odd, but volunteers are being asked to come along and remove flowers to improve Inverbervie’s countryside.

The non-native Himalayan balsam flower, while attractive, is an invasive species which is beginning to take hold on the banks of the River Bervie at…

Volunteers across the North East of Scotland turned out in force during national Volunteer Week to help put a stop to the spread of alien invasive species while working with the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative (SISI).

The Initiative, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)…

The £3.34 million Scottish Invasive Species Initiative is officially launched today by Scottish Natural Heritage with the help of pupils from Ben Wyvis primary school.

The initiative, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and funded by The National Lottery, was set up to tackle…

Staff, volunteers and contractors across the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative (SISI) area have been working relentlessly to tackle the annual regrowth of Giant hogweed plants. Giant hogweed is one of the most hazardous invasive non-native species in the UK as it poses a direct risk to human…

Dedicated staff from the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative and the Findhorn, Narin & Lossie Fisheries Trust are going to great lengths to ensure that not a single Giant hogweed plant is missed from the invasive plant control programme.

Gaining access to the invasive Giant hogweed…