About NAISMA

The mission of NAISMA is to empower invasive species management in North America.

Since 1994, NAISMA has supported invasive species management professionals through training, standards, outreach, and networking that bridge jurisdictions and diverse stakeholders. The North American Invasive Species Management Association connects, supports, and empowers professionals challenged by invasive species, including:

Land Resource
Managers

Water Resource Managers

Agency Directors & Staff

Nonprofit Organizations

The North American Invasive Species Management Association has consistently met its mandate to provide professional development and networking opportunities and to set and enforce industry standards toward the most effective management of invasive species.

Our mandate is accomplished through:

NAISMA Annual Conference

NAISMA Annual Conference

NAISMA Training

Online Training & Certification

NAISMA NISAW

Advocacy in Washington, D.C.

NAISMA

Education & Outreach

NAISMA News

Informative News

NAISAM Program - Webinars

Accessible Webinars

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Adopted in November 2023

 
“NAISMA supports a culture of diversity and inclusion through all of our programs, communications, and mission driven work to support invasive species managers and practitioners. As a membership association and employer, we commit to fostering diversity across a variety of efforts. These include but are not limited to racial background, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation or lack thereof, socio-economic status, gender identity and sexuality, age, indigenous status, and disability status. We aim to do so by:
 
  1. hiring actively inclusive team members and empowering all staff and board members to challenge systems of prejudice, exclusion, and oppression;
  2. recruiting and mentoring diverse individuals to our membership, executive director, board, and committees; and
  3. supporting said recruitment through scholarships and audience-targeted outreach.
 
We will regularly measure our success in increasing diversity and equity as defined by the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (EO13985) and adjust, when necessary, in order to continuously improve outcomes. We will also incorporate analogous priorities from Canada and Mexico, as appropriate. Addressing the challenges of invasive species now and in the future will require multidisciplinary and multicultural collaboration for achieving success. We are committed to this priority and embrace it as an essential part of our work.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

The North American Invasive Species Management Association does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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