New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week 2025

New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week (#NYISAW) is June 9th- 15th!

The mission of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) is to promote knowledge and understanding of invasive species and the harm they can cause. We want to empower YOU to stop the spread of invasive species!

Organizations across all of New York State are offering a variety of engaging events, such as interpretive hikes, volunteer days, webinars, movie screenings, and fun family activities! By participating in NYISAW, you can help protect your community’s natural spaces, learn about the emerging invasive species, meet your neighbors, get outdoors, and even win prizes!

We hope you join us! Find an event near you below. Hosting an event? Contact your local PRISM to get on the events calendar.

June 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Oneida County Invasive Species Art Exhibit

Education, In-Person
12:00 am 

Walk and Talk: Lytle Nature Preserve

Education, Guided Hike/Paddle, In-Person
10:00 am 
8
9

Invasive Plant Species ID and iMapInvasives Training

Education, In-Person, Talk, Training
5:30 pm 
10

Trail Trespassers: Spotting Invasive Species

Education, Guided Hike/Paddle, In-Person
 

Identifying & Reporting Spotted Lanternfly & Tree of heaven with iMapInvasives

Training, Webinar
1:00 pm 
11

NYISAW Webinar: Navigating the Certified Weed Free Products Program

Education, Webinar
1:00 pm 

Aquatic Invasive Species Learning Experience (AISLE)

Education, Guided Hike/Paddle, In-Person, Removal Effort, Talk, Training, Volunteer Workday
12:30 pm 
12

Terrestrial Management Workshop: Invasive Trees & Shrubs

Education, In-Person, Talk, Training
10:00 am 

Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium

Education, In-Person, Talk, Training
8:30 am 
13
14

Letchworth Stewardship Day

In-Person, Removal Effort, Volunteer Workday
9:00 am 
15

Meet a Boat Steward

Education, In-Person, Tabling
7:00 am 
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6

PRISM

PRISM

Type

Event Type
Walk and Talk: Lytle Nature Preserve
June 7, 2025
| Lytle Nature Preserve
10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Leading up to NYISAW, WNY PRISM, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County, will be hosting our first Walk and Talk of the summer at Lytle Nature Preserve! This is a great opportunity to get out and enjoy nature while learning about invasive species that we spot along the way! Registration is greatly...
Oneida County Invasive Species Art Exhibit
June 7, 2025
 - June 15, 2025
| Oneida County Public Market @ Union Station
12:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Oneida County SWCD is encouraging the community to submit artwork showing, but not including invasive species and their impact in New York State.
Invasive Plant Species ID and iMapInvasives Training
June 9, 2025
| Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve
5:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
Help kickoff NYISAW by learning steps that you can take to help protect our lands! This training hosted by WNY PRISM in partnership with Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve and the Friends of Reinstein Woods will cover how to identify some of western New York’s common and priority invasive plant species and how to report your...
Trail Trespassers: Spotting Invasive Species
June 10, 2025
 - June 10, 2025
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
Join a guided educational walk along Genesee Valley Greenway State Park. Participants will explore a variety of environments to “spot” invasive species. The 2-mile, easy walk will begin near the York Landing ponds, and continue on the Greenway trail, paralleling the Genesee River, crossing streams, and passing through an open field. Meeting location: York Landing...
Identifying & Reporting Spotted Lanternfly & Tree of heaven with iMapInvasives
June 10, 2025
 - June 10, 2025
| Virtual - Webinar
1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Join NY iMapInvasives and the NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets as we launch the 2025 Spotted Lanternfly Gridsquare Survey Project. Learn how you can conduct surveys for and identify spotted lanternfly and its invasive host plant, the tree-of-heaven. The data collected for this project goes directly into iMapInvasives, the official invasive species database for...
Aquatic Invasive Species Learning Experience (AISLE)
June 11, 2025
 - June 11, 2025
| SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station
12:30 pm
- 4:30 am
Session two of a three-part learning series will be held at the SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station between 12:30-4:30 PM. This hands-on workshop will provide a hands-on experience to learn about and observe live native and aquatic invasive plants and is part of SLELO PRISM’s Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium. Registration is required...
NYISAW Webinar: Navigating the Certified Weed Free Products Program
June 11, 2025
| Microsoft Teams
1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
As part of the NYISAW Webinar Series, WNY PRISM is hosting Christie Trifone Millhouse and Jodi Hougan of the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA), who will present on NAISMA’s Certified Weed Free Products Program, which aims to prevent the spread of invasive plant species via the movement of industry products including forage, hay,...
Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium
June 12, 2025
 - June 12, 2025
| SUNY Oswego Sheldon Ballroom
8:30 am
- 4:30 pm
Hosted by the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (SLELO PRISM), the Eastern Lake Ontario Invasive Species Symposium provides an opportunity to connect with field professionals and expand your knowledge of invasive species management. The symposium will be held on June 12th, 2025, at SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Ballroom in Oswego,...
Terrestrial Management Workshop: Invasive Trees & Shrubs
June 12, 2025
| Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Learn how to manage some common invasive tree and shrub species that may be present on your property! This workshop will cover Best Management Practices, including manual, mechanical and chemical methods with a focus on specific treatment techniques, management planning and prioritization, and native alternatives to plant after invasive species removal. There will also be...
Letchworth Stewardship Day
June 14, 2025
| Letchworth State Park
9:00 am
- 11:30 am
Help protect our lands from invasive species! Join WNY PRISM and the Friends of Letchworth State Park for our 8th Annual Letchworth Stewardship Day where we we’ll work together to remove slender false brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), an invasive grass, from the park. Meeting location: Inspiration Point parking lot. Registration is required.

New York Invasive Species (IS) Information

Cornell University Cooperative Education Logo
Sea Grant Logo
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
© 2025 Copyright New York Invasive Species Information | Site Credit
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy