News & StoriesCategory: aquatic invasive species

Aquatic Invasive Species Identification and Reporting Workshop

Your Voice for Our Waters: Anglers Help Shape Strategies to Stop the Spread of the Round Goby

Interactive Conversations to Find Solutions In December 2025, anglers from across Northwestern Pennsylvania and nearby regions came together at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, for Your Voice for Our Waters, an interactive engagement session focused on preventing the spread of the invasive Round Goby. Hosted by Pennsylvania Sea Grant in partnership with the Pennsylvania Governor’s […]

Recording Now Available – “Know it, Report it, Stop it” AIS Response Training

Know it, Report it, Stop it: Aquatic Invasive Species Response Training Webinar Recording Now Available (ERIE, PA) — Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) is critical to protecting Pennsylvania’s waters from the impacts of aquatic invasive species (AIS). On October 15, 2025, Pennsylvania Sea Grant hosted a 60-minuite training webinar to help agency staff, resource […]

Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response Online Training

Know It, Report It, Stop It – Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response Online Training October 15, 2025 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Register today! Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are non-native plants, animals, or pathogens that can harm the environment, economy, and human or animal health. They often spread by attaching to boats, gear, footwear, […]

PA AIS App Training Video is Now Available

For immediate release, 6.27.24 Training to Help Identify and Report Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) is Now Available (HARRISBURG, PA) – Pennsylvania Sea Grant is pleased to release a new video training designed to help individuals identify aquatic invasive species (AIS) and report the sightings to natural resources managers in real time through the “PA AIS” […]

Blitz with the Basin!

Join the Sea Grant Great Lakes Network and the Center for Great Lakes Literacy for the 2024 Sea Grant Great Lakes Blitz – April 22 through May 18, 2024. What’s blooming, flying, hopping, or maybe just growing around you? You’re invited to participate in the Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz, a month-long event to observe, […]

Workshops Offer Solutions to Invasive Species Challenges

Choose Native workshops open to professional landscapers & water gardeners Register by February 5, 2024! Professional landscapers and water gardeners are invited to register for one of four regional workshops focused on replacing invasive species with those native to Pennsylvania, in landscaping and water gardens. The March 2024 “Choose Native” workshops will be held in […]

Aquatic Invasive Species App

STOP Aquatic Invasive Species With the “PA AIS” App Pennsylvania Sea Grant has developed a number of tools to help improve the early detection and rapid response of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Pennsylvania, including Pennsylvania’s Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species, and a mobile version, the “PA AIS” app which is available for download […]

Erie Pet Amnesty Day May 2023

BE A HERO – RELEASE ZERO – AQUARIUM PETS, THAT IS Erie Pet Amnesty Day avoids release of unwanted aquarium pets through re-homing  May 6, 2023 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM  Erie Humane Society, 2407 Zimmerly Road, Erie, PA 16506 (ERIE, PA) – The Erie Aquarium Pet Amnesty Day will provide a safe, convenient, and […]