Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park hosts the Wildlife Festival every year. This is a gathering of vendors, organizations, educators, crafts, animals, and activities. The Wildlife Festival happens once a year during the first weekend of June, which is when we catch the first sightings of the endangered Karner blue butterfly. It is free for anyone […]
Are you curious about invasive plants? Do you want to know how to identify different species and what to do next? Join Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (WNY PRISM) and Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy for a training on invasive plants. Learn how to identify some of western New York’s common and […]
In celebration for NYS Invasive Species Awareness Week join CRISP for an enjoyable day of invasive species control, and be featured in an informational video for New York State! Water chestnut is an invasive plant that is highly disruptive to aquatic ecosystems. Take to the waters to help reduce the population of water chestnut. Please […]
Want to get your hands dirty? Join the FL PRISM as we create a native pollinator garden at our office on Hobart and William Smith Colleges campus. Work with our field team to clear away invasive species and sow native pollinator plants from local businesses, as we work to improve our world one garden at […]
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) is one of the most common and important trees in New York forests and has already been decimated by Beech Bark Disease over the past several decades. Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) is a relatively newly discovered pathogen that has been wreaking havoc on beech trees (native and ornamental) throughout the state. […]
"What plant is that? What kind of bird is that? What is THIS?!” - If these are frequently asked questions by the kids in your life, then they are the perfect candidates for community science! Community science is a great opportunity for kids to participate in hands-on or observational activities that help the natural world […]
Aaron Barrigar of the St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District will talk about this invasive beetle and the extent to which it has moved across the county. EAB infested ash trees quickly decline and can fall or collapse without warning. Learn how to ID ash, EAB infestations, and what can be done. WHERE: […]
We are actively looking for volunteers to join the FL PRISM Macrophyte Survey Program in 2023! Join the prevention effort against aquatic invasive species and help protect our regional waters. Without your help these invaders might go undetected, and early detection allows for rapid response of high priority invasive species that could cause significant damage […]
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 […]
Join us for a presentation by Founder and Principal of Landscape Interactions Evan Abramson, leading us through a discussion and discovery about the key role that biodiversity plays in solving the climate crisis. The team at Landscape Interactions specializes in designing landscapes and planning corridors that build biodiversity and strengthen ecological resilience to a changing […]
