St. Lawrence-Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management
Important events & dates
Our partners will list meetings, updates, workshops, and other notices here as they arise. Your contributions to this list are most welcome. Please send your news & updates to Megan Pistolese, megan.pistolese@tnc.org, include a date/location/description/contact for events, thank you.
PRISM Partner Meeting Schedule: Our PRISM partners have decided to meet on a seasonal/quarterly basis. We will continue to meet the third week of these months: January, April, July, and October alternating between Wednesdays and Thursdays. For information on upcoming meetings and locations, please contact Rob Williams, the PRISM Coordinator at rwilliams@tnc.org
PRISM Invasive Species Webinars are held the last Wednesday of each month (except, July, August, and December). To join in on these webinars please contact Rob Williams rwilliams@tnc.org
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May 2019
Learn to Plant with Native Species & Invasive Species to Keep an Eye Out For in Your Garden
Join us at the beautiful Redwood Hill Preserve Trailside Learning Center located at 43982 Stine Rd, Redwood, NY 13679 from 1pm-4pm. Topics of discussion: Why Choose Native Over Exotic/Non-Native Plants? Overview Of Common Invasive Species Encountered In A Garden How to Support Pollinators in Your Garden with Native Plants How to Collect and Store Seeds for Use in Your Own Garden Benefits of growing eco-regional locally sourced plants, common gardening misconceptions & Plant Care Plant sale to follow presentations Register Here
Find out more »June 2019
iMapInvasives Training
Pledge to Protect Your Favorite Wild and Urban Spaces Explore, Observe, Report You can help stop the spread of invasive species. Join SLELO PRISM on Thursday, June 6th from 1 pm-4 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County, 7395 East Road, Lowville, NY 13367 Learn how to recognize invasive species that threaten our region and how to report your observations using an online/mobile platform called iMapInvasives.org. Registration required please contact Melissa Spence; mms427@cornell.edu, 315-376-5270 EVENT FLIER
Find out more »2019 Akwesasne Pollinator Forum
SAVE THE BEES- SAVE THE EARTH Join the Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe on Wednesday, June 12th from 8am-5pm at the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department located at 1817 State Route 37, Akwesasne, NY 13655. Cost for the event is $10 to be collected at the event to cover lunch. A tour of the Agriculture Program farm will be held at the end of the program. Dress for the weather. To register contact Wayne Samphier, wayne.samphier@srmt-nsn.gov, 518-358-5937 x138. Event Flier/Agenda
Find out more »2019 Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium
Reservations are limited don’t delay. There is no cost for the event, but pre-registration is required Register by May 27th Click Here to Register 2019 Symposium Announcement & Agenda
Find out more »Invasive Species & iMapInvasives Workshop
Join the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) and Save The River for an Invasive Species workshop on Saturday, June 22nd, from 9am-2pm. Meet at the TILT office for a presentation on TILT’s work in invasive species management by TILT’s Stewardship Director Brandon Hollis, and an iMapInvasives training led by Patricia Shulenburg, Save The River Program Manager. iMapInvasives is an application that citizen scientists and professionals use in the field to manage invasive species, and the training will cover invasive species impacts, identification, and mapping. Then, participants will take a field trip to one of TILT’s conservation properties to learn how to identify and map invasive species in the field. While in the field, individuals will have an opportunity to participate in a hands-on demonstration, showing the proper way to cut and remove invasive plants like pale swallow-wort and purple loosestrife. Register in advance by emailing volunteer@tilandtrust.org, calling 315-686-5345, or signing up below. Please provide your first and last name along with an email so that we can complete your iMapInvasives registration. Plan to download the iMap mobile app on your phone or tablet a week in advance. https://www.imapinvasives.org/mobile-tools To register CLICK HERE.
Find out more »Aquatic Invasive Fish Workshop
Attention Fishing Community Help to Protect Our Waters Aquatic invasive fish threaten the health of our waters. Learn about invasive fish that are of concern in the St. Lawrence River and Eastern Lake Ontario Region. Learn how you can help by keeping an eye out for these fish and reporting your observations. SLELO PRISM will host two workshops listed below: Tuesday, June 25th 10am-2:30pm at the Nicandri Nature Center located at 19 Robinson Bay Rd, Massena, NY 13662. Special guest Sunci Avlijas with McGill University will give an exclusive overview of their research exploring the impacts tench will have on native fish populations and the aquatic food web in the St. Lawrence River. Topics at the 6/25 workshop in Massena will include: EVENT FLIER A new threat to the St. Lawrence River, Tench impacts & special research Common misconceptions of snakehead & overview of Asian carp Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species Help protect our waters: Strengthening Early Detection Making observations using a mobile application- iMapInvasives CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Thursday, June 27th 10am-2:30pm at the Keewaydin State Park located at 46165 NYS Route 12 Alexandria Bay, NY 13607. Topics at the 6/27 workshop in Alexandria Bay will include: EVENT FLIER Tench—A new invasive fish threating the St. Lawrence River Common misconceptions of snakehead & overview of Asian carp Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species Help protect our waters: Strengthening Early Detection Making observations using a mobile application- iMapInvasives CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Find out more »Aquatic Invasive Fish Workshop
Attention Fishing Community Help to Protect Our Waters Aquatic invasive fish threaten the health of our waters. Learn about invasive fish that are of concern in the St. Lawrence River and Eastern Lake Ontario Region. Learn how you can help by keeping an eye out for these fish and reporting your observations. Thursday, June 27th 10am-2:30pm at the Keewaydin State Park located at 46165 NYS Route 12 Alexandria Bay, NY 13607. Topics at the 6/27 workshop in Alexandria Bay will include: EVENT FLIER Tench—A new invasive fish threating the St. Lawrence River Common misconceptions of snakehead & overview of Asian carp Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species Help protect our waters: Strengthening Early Detection Making observations using a mobile application- iMapInvasives CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Find out more »July 2019
Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW)
New York State Invasive Species Awareness Week July 7-14 2019 New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is an annual statewide campaign sponsored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. ISAW is aimed to educate and inform people about the threat of invasive species, to enhance stewardship and encourage communities to take action. This year ISAW is being observed the week of July 7-14 2019 The SLELO PRISM is encouraging you to host an invasive species related event during this observed time to help protect the environment from invasive species. If you are interested in hosting or co-hosting an ISAW event, contact the SLELO PRISM Education/Outreach Coordinator, Megan Pistolese megan.pistolese@tnc.org 315- 387 -3600 x7724. If you plan to host an event, please email the below information to megan.pistolese@tnc.org so it can be promoted on the statewide ISAW calendar: Event Title Event Description, RSVP if requested, who to contact for more information Event Date and Start Time/End Time Event Location, Address, including Town/City and Zip Code Digital copies of event fliers/outreach material
Find out more »September 2019
North American Invasive Species Management Association Conference (NAISMA)
The 2019 North American Invasive Species Management Association Conference will be held from September 30th through October 3rd in Saratoga Springs. It will be a joint conference with the New York Invasive Species Research Institute out of Cornell University, an internationally renowned center of academic research and outreach. The conference program will seek to bridge the geographic divide between West to East and North to South, connecting terrestrial and aquatic invasive species management, research, policy, and outreach initiatives and opportunities across North America. Presentations, workshops, tours, and special symposia will highlight successful initiatives that bridge the gap between geographic, political, and public-private boundaries. Saratoga Springs is at the doorstep of the breathtaking Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. Albany International Airport is 30 minutes south of Saratoga Springs. Saratoga is a 3-hour drive or less from most major northeast metropolitan areas including the Boston area, Connecticut, New York City, Northern New Jersey and central New York. A complimentary shuttle service will be arranged for peak attendee arrivals and departures.
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