SLELO PRISM

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! • […]

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 […]

REGISTER Save the River, SLELO PRISM and other partners are collaborating to organize two congruent water chestnut pulls on August 5th beginning at 9 am. See below for details:   Thursday, August 5th – Guffin Bay-Jefferson County Meet: Old Moffatt Road in Dexter NY (Google Map) Event Duration: 9am-12pm Description: Easy 10-15 minute paddle from […]

Thursday, August 12th @6pm. Redwood Hill Preserve Trailside Learning Center No registration is necessary Our partners at the Indian River Lakes Conservancy will be hosting a presentation at its Redwood Hill Preserve Trailside Learning Center on Thursday, August 12, 2021, starting at 6pm. Well-known naturalist, arborist, and Author Paul Hetzler will discuss Oak Wilt, a […]

Wednesday, August 25th 6pm-8pm EST 12030 NYS Route 12E Chaumont, NY 13622 REGISTRATION Presenter: Roy Widrig NYSeaGrant CONTACT: Sue Guise sjg42@cornell.edu 315 788-8450 X243 Join our partners at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County and the NY Sea Grant on Wednesday, August 25th to learn about utilizing native plants to enhance the resiliency of […]

Friday, August 27th, 2021 8:30am-4pm EST Redwood Hill Preserve Trailside Learning Center REGISTER online  or call 315-482-4757 Hosted by our partners at the Indian River Lakes Conservancy who bring together thought leaders on topics important to our Lake Associations and others who care about the water quality of the Indian River and surrounding lakes. In […]

Pick a Time Slot to Attend a Virtual Training Training times are flexible The SLELO PRISM's invasive species Volunteer Surveillance Network (VSN) is intended to recruit and train volunteers to recognize and report invasive species that are in low abundance or within close proximity to the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Region boundaries (Oneida, Oswego, […]