Volunteers will remove litter and invasive plants from the Old Croton Aqueduct with Friends of Old Croton Aqueduct. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-love-my-park-day-cleanup-at-tibbetts-brook-park-rescheduled-tickets-342324069507
Many plants species growing in North America are not native, yet they pose little or no threat to our ecosystems even though they’ve been here for hundreds of years. So what makes some non-native species a threat? Join us for a walk and talk as we learn to recognize invasive plants at Marshlands – could […]
Sign-up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aquatic-invasive-plant-management-at-wampus-pond-tickets-634848528037 Description: No experience is necessary! All tools & work gloves will be provided but please bring your own water. Volunteers should wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes. Registered volunteers will receive an email with location details and an insurance waiver 1 day before the event. Please add volunteer@thewpf.org to […]
Come join the Coordinator of the Lower Hudson PRISM, Brent Boscarino, for a guided invasive species identification walk at Buttermilk Falls County Park in Orangeburg, NY to brush up on your field ID skills. We will also review the Invasives Strike Force Survey data collection and reporting procedures and review how to use key nature […]
Take part in New York's Invasive Species Awareness Week and support native ecosystems, one delicious bite at a time. Enjoy some Jamaican-style fried Blue Catfish and/or some plant-based pasta featuring some of NY's most invasive plants as part of this ecological and culinary experience! Join us on June 11 at the Prime Produce Guildhall in Hell's Kitchen […]
The Native Plant Center will be hosting a volunteer workday on the campus of Westchester Community College in The Native Plant Center’s Lady Bird Johnson demonstration gardens during NYISAW on Monday, June 3rd 10:00 – 12:00. If interested, email Patricia at patricia.butter@sunywcc.edu.
The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem, NY is hosting a special volunteer morning in honor of New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW). Volunteers will identify and remove the species that invade our pond banks, ornamental shrubs, and rock gardens. These include bittersweet, multiflora rose, yellow flag iris, and more! Volunteers […]
New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) is June 3rd to the 9th and Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) requests volunteers to help us remove invasive plants and replace with native shrubs to improve the habitat for the threatened New England Cottontail. If interested, please contact FrOGS info@frog-ny.org or call 845-350-2686.
Join Cornell Cooperative Ext. Putnam County at the Cold Spring Farmers Market for their “Ask a Master Gardener” table. Learn how to identify and manage many invasive species found in our region, and potentially your backyard! These local experts will have samples for identification and will teach you why and how to report invasive species, […]
In the spirit of New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW), which is June 3-9th, and in collaboration with Jay Heritage Center, the Invasives Strike Force Crew will be leading a hands-on practice workshop designed to understand the importance of native species protection, through invasive species education and control. Invasive species like black jetbead, wineberry, […]
