Invasive Species: What They Are and Why They Matter

Schedule

Thu Jun 11 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

3400 Broadway, Gary, IN, United States, Indiana 46408 | Gary, IN

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Free and open to adults of all ages!
Thursday, June 11 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm (CT)
Concurrent: Zoom and In-Person at IUN *
Register by June 9 at go.iu.edu/3AVG or call 219-980-6978
Join AJ Popovic Northwest Indiana Regional Specialist with SICIM (State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management) for an introduction to the topic of invasive species. The presentation will explain what precisely makes a species invasive, how invasive species are introduced and spread, and what each of us can do to address this issue.
* Concurrent: Held simultaneously in-person at the designated location and via the Zoom video conferencing platform.
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