SLELO PRISM will hold our annual Virtual Hike Challenge (VHC) again this winter. The challenge, happening November 2022, through March 2023, pairs winter hiking with simple instructions to help keep an eye out for hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). HWA is an invasive forest pest that is confirmed to be present in Oswego County and is spreading along the Eastern Lake Ontario shoreline.

Join guided hikes, paddles, webinars and other events happening across the state for New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week from June 6th-12th!

Learn how you can protect your lands and waters from the impacts of invasive species during the 8th annual New York Invasive Species Awareness Week. June 6th through the 12th virtual engagements, COVID compliant events, social media challenges and a family friendly scavenger hunt will be held across NYS.

The Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium is now open for registration! This is a free two-day vitrtual event featuring presentations from regional and state-wide partners showcasing invasive species initiatives and projects aimed to protect our lands and waters from the impacts of invasive species.

Celebrate New York Invasive Species Awareness Week with us on Facebook for games, prizes, challenges, webinars, and a movie night! Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species.

May marks the beginning of the mating season for the emerald ash borer, an invasive wood-boring beetle that kills ash trees.

Participate in the largest invasive species awareness effort in the U.S.  Raise awareness and identify solutions to invasive species issues at local, state, tribal, regional and international and national scales.