SLELO PRISM

Attention Higley Flow/ Racquette River Community Members If you live along the Raquette River or play there you can help! Variable-leaf water-milfoil is spreading in the Raquette River/Higley Flow in Colton, NY. From September 11th through September 15th, Community members will gather during a water drawdown om the Raquette River to manually remove the plant. […]

  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 […]

On Tuesday, October 15th SLELO will be presenting the St. Lawrence County Hazard Tree Assessment, Ways to Enhance Resiliency in the Urban Forest & Invasive Threats on The Horizon in the North Country from 1:30pm-3pm at the Potsdam Local Government Conference Held at Kellas Hall at SUNY Potsdam.   Registration is required  https://www.potsdam.edu/local-government-conference  

Spotted Lantern Fly – Understanding the Ecology and the Threat Presented by Tim Weigle, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NYS IPM October 16, 2019 Presentations at 12:00 to 1:00 PM and again at 7:00 to 8:00 PM (webinars may run long with questions) This invasive pest affects horticultural and agricultural crops, ornamentals, landscape, forests, and shade trees. […]

  Help Protect Hemlock Trees An invasive insect called Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) kills hemlock trees. Hemlocks are a key tree species and loss of hemlock populations would dramatically reduce the overall health of our forests and urban green spaces. Help us track the spread and absence of this invasive forest pest via iMapInvasives Join […]

When: Monday, October 28th from 1pm-2pm Presenter: Lisa Twksbury from the University of Rhode Island will be presenting information for the biocontrol of swallow-worts.   The Eastern Lake Ontario Swallow-wort Collaborative (ELOSC) is a platform for sharing the most up-to-date research and best management practices to inform stakeholders about the prevention and management of this […]

On November 5 from 2-3 pm, the Northeast IPM Center will be hosting a webinar on "New tools for identifying and prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants". Here's the link to register.   Description Join Jenica Allen and Bethany Bradley to learn about new tools for identifying and prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants coming soon to a landscape […]

 Emerald Ash Borer Update Webinar Hosted by Cornell's ForestConnect Program When: 11/07/19 at Noon (Eastern) Presenter: Dr. Nate Siegert, USDA Forest Service Description:  The latest pertaining to EAB and its continued spread across the urban forests of the U.S. and Canada. Join : Attend live & receive free ISA/MCA CEUs: www.joinwebinar.com & enter: 214-633-115   If you […]

Great Lakes Hydrilla Collaborative’s technical webinar series: “Two Case Studies on Hydrilla Rapid Response in the Great Lakes.”   When: Tuesday, November 19th from 2:00-3:00pm EST   Description:  30-min panel presentation covering two case studies of recent hydrilla detections and rapid response efforts followed by Q&A. Topics include: recent hydrilla discovery in Orchard Park, New […]

SLELO PRISM will be joining the Adirondack Mountain Club Black River Chapter on Sunday, January 5th at 1 pm on Poor Island in Black River, NY. What to Expect: You […]