January 24 – January 25
National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 23 – 27, 2026. To support this effort, the Society will have two initiatives:
January – Invasive Species Bioblitz
January 24th & 25 – Spend the weekend identifying invasive species in your area! Use iNaturalist to capture the location of these species to help build a picture of invaders in the area. This information will help with the February effort: The Great Pull! To support each chapter, the state can create a bioblitz campaign in iNaturalist for your group to use, along with other graphics for Social Media platforms. Please send a request to our Invasive Species Committee at invasives.plant.team@npsot.org.
The Chapter(s) with (1) the most observations and (2) the most participants will receive a prize!
Upcoming in February – Statewide Effort: The Great Pull!
To kick off National Invasive Species Awareness Week, NPSOT will have a statewide coordinated event to remove invasive species! More detailed information will follow in January.
Chapters are encouraged to use the data collected in the Bioblitz to identify hot-spots of invasive species and plan a group removal event.
Species removal can occur on public or private land but requires permission from the appropriate parties, such as land owners, the city, or county entities. The State Invasive Species Committee can help with this effort or brainstorm ideas.
