National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Also known as
National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (2000 to 2009)
NIWAW (2000 to 2009)
NISAW (since 2010)
Observed
for 5 days starting the last Monday in February (2000 to 2005)
for 6 days starting the last Sunday in February (2006 to 2009)
for 5 days starting on January 10th (2010)
for 5 days starting on February 28th (2011)
for 7 days starting on February 26th (2012)
for 6 days starting on March 3rd (2013)
for 6 days starting on February 23rd (2014)
for 7 days starting on February 22nd (2015)
for 7 days starting on February 21st (2016)
for 5 days starting the last Monday in February (since 2017)
Dates
February 28th, 2022 to March 4th, 2022
February 27th, 2023 to March 3rd, 2023
February 26th, 2024 to March 1st, 2024
February 24th, 2025 to February 28th, 2025
February 23rd, 2026 to February 27th, 2026
Founded by
Tags
Awareness & Advocacy
Pets & Animals
Hashtags
#NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek
#InvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek
#NationalInvasiveWeedsAwarenessWeek
#InvasiveWeedsAwarenessWeek
#Niwaw
#Nisaw
Sources
National Invasive Species Awareness Week, also known as National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week, NIWAW, and NISAW, is observed next on Monday, February 24th, 2025. It was observed for 5 days starting the last Monday in February from 2000 until 2005. It was observed for 6 days starting the last Sunday in February from 2006 until 2009. It was observed for 5 days starting on January 10th in 2010. It was observed for 5 days starting on February 28th in 2011. It was observed for 7 days starting on February 26th in 2012. It was observed for 6 days starting on March 3rd in 2013. It was observed for 6 days starting on February 23rd in 2014. It was observed for 7 days starting on February 22nd in 2015. It was observed for 7 days starting on February 21st in 2016. It has been observed for 5 days starting the last Monday in February since 2017.