• Calling all Hikers-Protect Your Hemlocks

    Thursday, October 29th, 1 pm-2 pm EST REGISTER You can help protect the hemlock trees in your region by learning how to recognize hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) and report it using the iMapInvasives mobile app. Join this webinar to get involved in early detection efforts in your region and across the state. View a live […]

  • WNY’s Emerging Forest Pests and Diseases

    Thursday, October 29; 2:00-3:00 PM Join via Computer; Meeting Code: 130 982 1301 Facebook Event Join WNY PRISM to learn about the new invasive pests and diseases that threaten WNY’s forests. Our speakers, Andrew Lance, WNY Land Conservancy and Emily Thiel, WNY PRISM, will discuss recent additions including hemlock woolly adelgid, beech leaf disease and […]

  • Upper Midwest Invasive Species Virtual Conference

    November 2nd-6th REGISTER The Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC) is a biennial conference that addresses all taxa of invasive species. The conference provides numerous opportunities to network with professionals, […]

  • Invasive Species Cornell In-service Conference

    November 4th- 6th 1pm-2pm  State of the Science:  Jumping Worm Research & the JWORM Working Group  Session Time: Session 4 – Nov 4 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Description: Jumping worms […]

  • Managing Woody Invasive Species in the Fall and Winter

    Thursday, November 12; 2:00-3:00 PM Join via Computer; Meeting Code: 130 716 0927 Facebook Event Webinar Agenda Join WNY PRISM to learn how to prevent, identify and manage woody invasive […]

  • iMapInvasives Survey 123 Training Webinar

    Wednesday, November 18th 1pm-2pm EST Register Join the iMap team to learn how to use the new iMapInvasives Survey 123, a comprehensive form for entering Presence, Not-detected, and Treatment records into iMapInvasives within esri's Survey123 app. With iMapInvasives Survey123, you can report invasive species observations as points, lines, and polygons using your mobile device's GPS, […]

  • What We’re Protecting

    Thursday, November 19th 1 pm-2pm EST REGISTER  We know that invasive species negatively affect biodiversity and we know which invasive species we need to work on; however, it can be difficult to know exactly what you are protecting when you control invasive species. The St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario regionSLELO, has an amazing diversity of […]

  • Emerging Aquatic Threats in WNY

    Thursday, November 19; 2:00-3:00 PM Join via Computer; Meeting Code: 130 481 0529 Facebook Event Webinar Agenda Aquatic invasive species pose a serious threat to WNY’s waterways and economy, making their prevention and early detection essential. Join Finger Lakes PRISM’s Hydrilla Project Manager, Kathryn Monacelli to learn about some of WNY’s most pressing concerns including water chestnut, Hydrilla and […]

  • Spotted Lanternfly Identification and Reporting

     Tuesday, December 1 11:00 AM-12:30 PM REGISTER Join the Finger Lakes PRISM and Thom Allgaier, Invasive Species Coordinator for the Department of Ag and Markets, as well as other experts, who will weigh-in on the current response to spotted lanternfly (SLF) in the Finger Lakes region, how to identify and report SLF this winter and […]

  • INVASIVE WOODY PLANT MANAGEMENT – PART 1 of 2

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 2pm-3pm EST REGISTER Encroachment of woody vegetation threatens the biology and ecology of many types of ecosystems. The loss of natural foragers, fires, human-caused disturbance and the introduction of non-native plants combine to impact native vegetation and its associated wildlife. Removing invasive woody species improves the function of local ecosystem systems […]

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Partner meetings are held in the winter, spring, and fall; to receive partner meeting announcements, please fill out the form on our Partners Webpage or email brittney.rogers@tnc.org.

The PRISM Network hosts a monthly Speaker Series on the last Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December). To receive invitations, please sign up for the SLELO PRISM listserv

iMapInvasives holds training webinars after the PRISM  Speaker Series from 1 pm-2 pm. Visit the iMap website for details and to register. 

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