Microstegium vimineum, commonly known as stiltgrass, is native to East Asia and the Caucasus mountains. When introduced to an area, stiltgrass has the ability to take over, crowding out ecologically important species.Learn more about stiltgrass and best management options.

More than 600 middle school students in districts from Jefferson, Oswego, Monroe, and Niagara counties participated in both classroom and hands-on educational experiences focused on monitoring water quality and habitats in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River watersheds.

Trees will continue to be planted as part of the City of Watertown’s annual fall tree planting event.

Hear about the experience of one of our volunteers who joined us this year!

Recently, SLELO PRISM updated its VSN webpage with a more modern, user- friendly web mapping experience. The new application provides species identification information and suggested survey sites for six focal species: hemlock woolly adelgid, spotted lanternfly, elm zigzag sawfly, porcelain berry, fanwort, and tench.

Let’s all tip our hats to Team SLELO, our partners, volunteers, and community supporters for working collaboratively towards meeting our annual objectives!

Join upcoming restoration plantings, guided hikes and other volunteer opportunties.

Specialized relationships between plants and insects are vital to the lifecycle of many pollinators. Invasive plants can easily overtake pollinator habitats. You can help by planting pollinator host plants and by removing invasive plants on your property. Learn more in this Protector’s Blog!

Attention travelers, spotted lanternfly (SLF) can easily hitchhike on your vehicles. Be sure to check the grill and wheel wells of your vehicle for SLF adults and eggs while doing end of season traveling.

Beginning June 23rd, 45 people contributed to over 650 total person hours, 25% of which were volunteer hours. Where 6,272 plants were placed in the ground throughout the riparian areas of South Sandy Creek spanning over nearly 30 acres within the Lakeview WMA. Volunteers and staff endured rainy hot weather, and worked hard to install the plants over the course of just five days!