The B.C. government has proclaimed June 2015 to be "Invasive Species Action Month' to raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in British Columbia.

The B.C. government is distributing over $1.7 million in new grants to help control the spread of invasive plants in the province.

The Province is expanding its fight against invasive mussels with a $1.3-million boost toward early detection and rapid response.

Fishing families are getting additional opportunity to pass down their knowledge to the next generation, with the announcement of regulatory amendments to the Wildlife Act.