Partners are Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency with Natural England and the University of Leeds sitting on the Steering Group.

We work with these organisations and individuals (including dedicated volunteers) to record and map the presence of invasive species and the management being undertaken. Using this information, and with the support of our partners and volunteers, we are creating a long term, sustainable way of working for tackling those found along our waterways. YISF offer a variety of roles to fit different motivations for volunteering and to meet the different needs of the forum. All volunteers are given an initial workshop which educates them on good biosecurity practice (linking into the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat’s ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ campaign), INNS identification and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s health and safety policies and processes.

INNS Mapper, developed by YISF and partners, is an app and website for the reporting of sightings, surveys and management of INNS (Invasive Non-Native Species) in England, Wales and Scotland. INNS Mapper is free to use and aims to provide an effective resource to support INNS programmes and coordinate efforts. The INNS Mapper app and website are available in Welsh and data reported to INNS Mapper is open access and publicly available for anyone to use.”

Please email [email protected] for more information.