ST. LAWRENCE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO PARTNERSHIP FOR REGIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT
The Invasive Species Volunteer Surveillance Network (VSN) is a community science initiative to enhance early detection efforts of priority invasive species in the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario (SLELO) region. Early detection is a term used to describe discovering invasive species populations in the early stages of introduction before population sizes become too large to manage. Click the links below to join the VSN as a Lands or Waters Protector and learn more about the species we’re enhancing early detection efforts for.
This opportunity is for those who enjoy hiking and spending time outside in lands and forests.
Want to learn how to recognize and report terrestrial invasive species? Sign up to take a virtual training!
This opportunity is for those who enjoy boating, kayaking/canoeing, and spending time outside on the water.
Want to learn how to recognize and report aquatic invasive species? Sign up to join our annual training.
Already a VSN member? Be sure to record your time volunteering with the VSN by clicking the button below.
NY iMapInvasives is an online, collaborative, GIS database and mapping tool that serves as the official invasive species database for New York State.
Suggested Use: To report invasive species.
Special Project for SLELO region: SLELO Volunteer Surveillance Network.
iNaturalist is an online social network that lets users record, share, and identify plants, animals, and fungi using a mobile app or website.
Seek is a free mobile app that uses image recognition technology to identify plants, animals, and fungi in real time.
