Ashokan Rail Trail Invasive Species Workday

To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHx68qE6DC9pnJAKZoM9bncBMV_AY0JBZOaP3LwiVrVfELHA/viewform Contact Kate Cooper with any questions […]

Water Chestnut Pull: Massapequa Preserve

We will be pulling a population of invasive European water chestnut from the Massapequa preserve in the pond north of Clark blvd. Non-motorized boats are encouraged but work can be done in waders or boots as well. Please contact Heidi.ORiordan@dec.ny.gov to sign up.

2023 Invasive Species Awareness Week Guided Walk

Warren County Bike Trail, Lake George 69 Sun Valley Road, Lake George, NY

Protecting our land and Lake is a walk in the woods. Join us on Friday, June 9 at 10 am, for an exploratory stroll along the Warren County Bike Trail in Lake George. Throughout the walk – which is part of New York’s annual Invasive Species Awareness Week — our educators will show you how […]

Free

Invasive Species Pulling Volunteer Event at Target Rock

Volunteer to remove invasive species like purple foxglove along the trails at Target Rock NWR. Meet at the Rocky Beach and Gardener’s Path trailheads. Provided: Snacks, water refills, work gloves, insect repellent, and work gear will be provided. Bring: refillable water bottle, sturdy close-toed shoes, light colored clothing, long pants, long socks, long sleeves, hat, […]

2023 Invasive Species Awareness Week Guided Walk

Lake George Elemenetary School

Protecting our land and Lake is a walk in the woods. Join us on Friday, June 9 at 10 am, for an exploratory stroll along the Warren County Bike Trail in Lake George. Throughout the walk – which is part of New York’s annual Invasive Species Awareness Week — our educators will show you how […]

Photography for Nature Lovers

Virtual (webinar)

Join the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program for a free workshop on photography and invasive species. The event is being held as part of New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week. This webinar is for anyone who is looking to get into or increase their existing knowledge of photography. The material is excellent for beginners who […]

Free

Ask a Naturalist – Wild Parsnip & Spotted Wing Drosophila

Potsdam Public Library 2 Park St. #1, Potsdam, NY

Come learn about wild parsnip, Spotted Wing Drosophila, and get a chance to ask a naturalist or Master Gardener Volunteer with Ken Kogut (MGV) and Nick Hamilton-Honey. WHERE: Potsdam Public Library, Mezzanine Classroom, 2 Park St. #1, Potsdam, NY 13676 More info: https://stlawrence.cce.cornell.edu/events/2023/06/09/invasive-species-awareness-week-june-9

State of the Science Webinar: Ecological Restoration and the Northeast Seed Network

Join the New York Invasive Species Research Institute and Ecological Health Network for a State of the Science webinar around the topic of native plant restoration in the Northeast. Featured speakers will include James Aronson and Eve Allen of the Ecological Health Network. James Aronson is a long-time restoration practitioner with four decades of experience in […]

Rensselaer Lake Invasive Species

Six Mile Waterworks 135 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY

Join botanist Steve Young and take part in Invasive Species Awareness Week with a walk along the trails of Rensselaer Lake and Six Mile Water Works Park and into the Albany Pine Bush to identify the invasive species there and see how the native species are holding up. Easy hike. The parking lot is off […]

Walk, Talk, Art

City Hall 245 Washington St, Watertown, NY 13601 245 Washington St, Watertown, NY

In observance of New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW), there will be a special two-part event held in downtown Watertown. The event will begin out front of City Hall for a guided walk and talk through the city’s Urban Arboretum. The arboretum has over 35 different species of trees and is located between Sterling […]

Free