SLELO PRISM

Mark your calendars: New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) will be held Sunday, June 6 – Saturday, June 12, 2021. Daily themed webinars will be hosted by the NY PRISM network at 1 pm with a broadcast recording at 7 pm.  NYISAW Events Hosted in the SLELO Region June 10th, 6pm-8 pm EST Science […]

#NYISAW EVENT Monday, June 7th 1pm-2:30pm EST REGISTER   NYS is seeking volunteers like you to look for two invasive species in your area: Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) and Tree-of-heaven (TOH). You can help protect New York's agriculture and forests by knowing what to look for and how to report it to New York’s official invasive […]

#NYISAW EVENT Monday, June 7th, 7pm -8 pm EST REGISTER Attend this virtual event to hear your questions about the Spotted Lanternfly and Tree-of-heaven mapping effort (nyimapinvasives.org/slf) answered by a panel of experts from the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and the New York Natural Heritage Program (iMapInvasives). SLF is an invasive pest from Asia […]

Thursday, June 10th, 2021 Beginning at 6 pm REGISTER As part of the Indian River Lakes Conservancy’s Science Speaker Series please join us on Thursday, June 10th starting at 6 pm. This discussion will provide a bird's-eye view of the Indian River Lakes watershed and explore funding sources and invasive species management permit needs, along […]

Thursday, June 10th, 2020 7pm-8:30pm EST EVENT AGENDA REGISTER Contact: info@ontariowoodlot.com   

Saturday, June 12th 2-hour guided sessions between 9am-1pm Butterfield Lake Boat Launch Click For More Details and to Register COVID-19 COMPLIANT EVENT: To ensure everyone’s safety, there is a max capacity of 12 people per land/water session. All tables and tools will be sanitized between uses and sanitizer will be provided for attendee use. Join […]

June 14-16, 2021 Agenda Monday, June 14, 2021 9:30am-12pm EST AGENDA REGISTER BY JUNE 9th Contact Patrick Canniff for more information: pcanniff@glc.org. The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will host its 2021 spring meeting virtually on June 14-16. The meeting will feature a public information session on didymo (Didymosphenia geminata). A meeting agenda […]

Webinar 1 - Project introduction and overview Wednesday, May 5th @ 12pm-1pm EST Webinar 2 - Introduction to eDNA and the target species Wednesday, June 16th @ 12pm-1pm EST Webinar 3 - eDNA Volunteer Training and Q&A Wednesday, August 4th @ 5:30pm EST ALL WEBINARS WILL BE RECORDED. A follow-up email with a recording and […]

 June 26 – July 4, 2021 LEARN MORE The Great Lakes AIS “Landing Blitz” events take place over a two-week period. It is a multi-agency partnership effort where local volunteers partner with state and provincial agencies to deliver consistent messaging emphasizing the need to Clean, Drain, Dry boats whenever they come out of the water and […]

Monday, June 28th  1 pm-2 pm REGISTER Water chestnut is popping up across the state and it's time to start pulling - and to record those pulls in iMap! Join NYSDEC, the PRISM network, and iMap in our statewide effort to track Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) and the many efforts to combat this aquatic invasive […]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 1-2 pm EST REGISTER The Annual NY Invasive Species Mapping Challenge is returning for its sixth year! During the month of July, submit reports to iMap for any of the 5 focal species to help fill data gaps and compete to win! This year's focal species are jumping worm, water chestnut, European frog-bit, Tree-of-heaven, and new this […]

Educators, join the New York Sea Grant and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation this summer for one of four free workshops during which you'll: • learn about new resources you can use to teach your students about the Great Lakes! • learn from experts on the ecosystems and issues facing the Great Lakes! • […]