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ST. LAWRENCE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO PARTNERSHIP FOR REGIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT

A Word From Our Director: 2024 Winter Newsletter

A shout-out to the SLELO Team, our partners, and volunteers for another excellent year in program delivery. Together we made tremendous progress on our conservation initiatives!


3500 Plantings Help Restore Native Habitat

Our partners with the NYS Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation planted over 3,500 native species to restore habitat on Wellesley Island.


Updates From the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets

Hear from our partners with the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for the latest updates on spotted lanternfly and box tree moth.


Birds as a Habitat Health Indicator

In addition to being extraordinarily wonderful ambassadors for North American wildlife, as biological indicators birds are relatively quick to respond to changes in ecosystem composition, structure, and function; this includes those changes brought by both the invasion and management of invasive species.


2023 Autumn Aquatic Updates

Get the latest updates from our Aquatic Restoration and Resiliency Coordinator, Brittney Rogers.


2023 Autumn Terrestrial Updates

The latest updates from our Terrestrial Restoration and Resiliency Coordinator, Robert Smith.


eDNA Update for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Detection

This spring, SLELO’s Conservation and GIS Analyst collected hemlock branch samples from 18 locations in the PRISM to be analyzed by the New York State Hemlock Initiative (NYSHI) for the presence of eDNA.


Species Spotlight: 2023 Autumn Newsletter

Microstegium vimineum, commonly known as stiltgrass, is native to East Asia and the Caucasus mountains. When introduced to an area, stiltgrass has the ability to take over, crowding out ecologically important species.Learn more about stiltgrass and best management options.


Partner Spotlight: 2023 Autumn Newsletter

More than 600 middle school students in districts from Jefferson, Oswego, Monroe, and Niagara counties participated in both classroom and hands-on educational experiences focused on monitoring water quality and habitats in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River watersheds.


Watertown Gearing up for Tree Planting

Trees will continue to be planted as part of the City of Watertown’s annual fall tree planting event.