Local Projects
Partners are actively working within the SLELO region to prevent and control invasive species. Highlights from a few projects are listed below.
Lake Ontario Wetland Invasive Species Control and Restoration Project
With funding obtained through the Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Staff from the Nature Conservancy’s Northern New York Field Office, will combine invasive species management with critical flow restoration within the Lakeview Wetland complex and among the back-dune areas along the eastern shoreline of Lake Ontario.
With funding obtained through Department of State (New York), The Central & Western Chapter of The Nature Conservancy continued to inventory and manage invasive species along a 17-mile stretch of inland sand dunes and wetlands along eastern Lake Ontario. Read more >>
With funding obtained through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Central and Western NY Chapter of The Nature Conservancy employed two seasonal employees to inventory large portions of the Tug Hill Region for invasive species. Read more >>
The primary methods of swallow-wort control at Whele State Park are mowing and mechanical removal. Partners continue to organize “pod pulls” to remove pods before seeds develop. They will also set up experimental plots and mechanically remove whole swallow-wort plants.
Fort Drum has identified 21 invasive species of concern. Most occur directly on Fort Drum property, others are at risk of encroachment from surrounding areas. Major efforts have been placed on attempts to eradicate black swallow-wort on the installation. To date, 6.12 acres of swallow-wort were mapped and all of it has been treated with herbicide at least once. For more information on this and other initiatives, download the Fort Drum Invasive Species Management Fact Sheet.
