Save the date! Our Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium will be held on June 12th, 2025 at SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Ballroom in Oswego, NY. In conjunction with the symposium, we’re offering two workshops at the SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station on June 11th, 2025.
Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium
November 21, 2024
Virtual Hike Challenge
October 30, 2024
SLELO PRISM holds our annual Virtual Hike Challenge (VHC). The challenge, happening November through March, pairs winter hiking with simple instructions to help keep an eye out for hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). HWA is an invasive forest pest that is confirmed to be present in Oswego County and is spreading along the Eastern Lake Ontario shoreline.
Protector’s Activity: Try Winter Sowing
February 11, 2025
Winter is a great time to think about spring and gardening. Winter sowing is efficient and cost-effective way to introduce native plants in your yard. Get tips on how to use winter sowing as a restoration method.
Protector’s Activity: Volunteer & Take Action
January 31, 2025
Take action to protect vital ecosystems by becoming one of our volunteers. Join early detection surveys, removal efforts, restoration plantings, and more!
Job Opportunity
January 7, 2025
Here’s an exciting opportunity to join Team SLELO! We’re hiring a new Aquatic Restoration and Resiliency Coordinator.
Protector’s Activity: Invasive Species Prevention Tips for the Holiday Season
December 17, 2024
Get tips to help you stop the spread of invasive species this holiday season!
iMapInvasives New Tools
October 18, 2024
Use iMapInvasives’ new tools to find aquatic invasive species distribution in waterbodies, get a bird’s eye view of management efforts, and prioritize terrestrial management sites.
About the Cover: Volunteers Find EAB Parasitoid Wasps
October 18, 2024
10,199 EAB parasitoid wasps released from 2022-23.
Volunteers find evidence of overwintering, bringing hope to ash tree species.
Fanwort Rapid Response Efforts
October 17, 2024
Partners collaborated on a rapid response and outreach effort for a new population of fanwort in Mexico, NY.
Day in the Life Program
October 17, 2024
For the third year in a row, students from Belleville Henderson Middle School participated in environmental monitoring activities as part of the Day in the Life of Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River student summit event, held this year at Westcott Beach State Park on September, 30th.