About Us

The Saugeen Peninsula Invasive Species Collaborative (SPISC) is a community group made up partnering organizations, including the Oliphant and Fishing Island Alliance and other environmental groups, with a common interest in eradicating invasive species. There have been tremendous efforts by various agencies to control and manage invasive species across the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. Progress has been made, but to truly implement a landscape-scale control program, consistency is required.

The SPISC was formed in 2020 with the intent to develop a united and well-planned management approach for controlling Ontario’s highest priority terrestrial invasive species: Common Buckthorn, Dog-Strangling Vine, Garlic Mustard, and Phragmites australis. In the past few years, work has focussed on controlling Ontario’s worst invasive species - invasive Phragmites.