Each year, dozens of conservation professionals and volunteers across the state work together to remove thousands of pounds of water chestnut by hand out from New York waterbodies. Learn how to make your efforts count by reporting your water chestnut pull data to iMapInvasives.
Calling All Water Chestnut Organizers
May 1, 2023
Terrestrial Updates: Spring 2023
May 1, 2023
Updates from our Terrestrial Restoration and Resiliency Coordinator, Robert Smith highlighting field season accomplishments, along with upcoming plans for the 2023 field season.
eDNA Aids HWA Early Detection
May 1, 2023
Research led by the New York State Hemlock Initiative (NYSHI) at Cornell University suggests that eDNA is more sensitive than visual surveys when HWA is at low densities.
Protector’s Activity: Protect Vernal Pools
April 25, 2023
Vernal pools provide essential habitats for the lifecycle of amphibians and provide important food sources for wildlife. Invasive plants can lower ground table water levels making conditions too dry for vernal pools to develop altering these sensitive habitats and making them unsuitable for dependant wildlife.
2022 Watercraft Inspection Program Results
March 2, 2023
During 2022, 12 stewards covered nearly 27 launches across the region, inspecting 12,363 watercraft and preventing 1,110 species from being transported by watercraft.
Become a Watercraft Inspection Steward
March 2, 2023
Want a summer job where you can get paid to protect the waters you enjoy?
Protector’s Activity: Family Friendly Invasive Species Activities
February 9, 2023
Learn of invasive species educational resources and activites you can enjoy with your family or students!
About the Cover: 2023 Winter Newsletter
February 1, 2023
New York’s PRISM network, in collaboration with the NYS DEC, many state agencies, and partners, is in a unique position to lead the way towards preventing and managing invasive species well beyond backyard conservation into largescale connected land and waterscapes.
Help Suppress Invasive Pests
February 1, 2023
The spotted lanternfly and spongy moth are two invasive insects that lay eggs on trees and other flat surfaces. Fall and winter are ideal times to check your trees and backyard for egg masses that could be from these pests. Removing egg masses helps to suppress new populations of these invasive species that would otherwise hatch in the spring.
Partner Spotlight: 2023 Winter Newsletter
February 1, 2023
Fort Drum has teamed up with the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) to perform a survey of invasive plant species on the installation.