Invasive species and noxious weeds are present in Northumberland County.
Noxious weeds
Noxious weeds are harmful to agricultural and horticultural operations.
Northumberland County’s Weed Inspector enforces The Ontario Weed Control Act to prevent and control the growth of noxious weeds in our community. Under the act (R.S.O. 1990, Chapter W.5), the County’s Weed Inspector can order a landowner to destroy plants labelled as noxious weeds.
Review a list of Noxious Weeds in Ontario, or visit the Ontario Weeds Gallery for pictures of noxious plants.
Report noxious weeds
Invasive plants
The Ontario Invasive Species Act prevents and controls the spread of invasive species. The act outlines two classes of invasive species: prohibited and restricted. Examples include:
For more information about new regulations for the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Regulated Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Area, see our Forest Conservation By-Law page.
There are many invasive species not listed in the act that can still out-compete native species and change the ecology of an area.