Clean, drain and dry your watercraft to protect your waters from aquatic invasive species.
Protect Waters From Aquatic Invasive Species
October 12, 2022
Forest Health Visual Surveys Report-2021
January 3, 2022
View a visual survey conducted by the NYS DEC Forest Health and partners in 2021 for a variety of damage causing agents and invasive pests in New York state.
Field Survey conducted by Robert Smith and Brittney Rogers
May 19, 2021
13 Priority Conservation Areas and 30 Highly Probable Areas were surveyed for hemlock woolly adelgid in the SLELO region. Of the 30 HPAs searched, HWA was detected at 3 separate sites.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Found in SLELO
April 6, 2021
The SLELO region is no longer the only region in NYS to have not found hemlock woolly adelgid.
Zebra Mussels Discovered in Delta Lake
February 29, 2020
The NYS DEC has announced that zebra mussels were discovered in Delta Lake in Rome, NY in January of this year. An investigation and water testing confirmed that zebra mussel larvae are present at the Rome Fish Hatchery whose water is supplied by the Lake.
Early Detection at the Molecular Level!
December 20, 2015
Over the next two summers the partners of the SLELO PRISM will undertake a project to assess the feasibility of using eDNA as an early detection tool for aquatic invasive species.
