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.
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Volunteer Event: Invasive Parrot Feather Pull at Williams Ridge
June 3, 2025
- June 3, 2025
| Williams Ridge Preserve, Lattingtown
10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Volunteer to Remove Parrot Feather Plants from the Pond Tuesday, June 3rd, 10 AM Williams Ridge Pond, Lattingtown Led by Carter Rogan Carter Rogan Volunteer Coordinator and Stewardship Associate Join the North Shore Land Alliance in pulling the aquatic invasive plant, parrots feather, from the pond at Williams Ridge. Volunteers may assist with the pull...
Healthy Habitat Series: Native, Non-Native and Invasive Grassland Plants
June 3, 2025
- June 7, 2025
| David S. Smith Public Conservation Area
6:30 pm
- 12:00 pm
VIrtual webinars 6/3 and 6/5, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Field Walk 6/7, 10 am – Noon, David S. Smith Public Conservation Area, 25775 Taylor Rd., Evans Mills, NY Over the course of two evenings, Cierra WIlliams, Horiculture and Natural Resources Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, will introduce us to individual plants, discuss the...
Volunteer Event: Mile-a-MinuteVine Removal at Humes Preserve, Mill Neck
June 4, 2025
- June 4, 2025
| Humes Preserve
10:00 am
- 12:00 am
Volunteer to Remove Mile-a-Minute Vine at Humes Preserve, Mill Neck Wednesday, June 4th at 10 am Humes Preserve Meadow, Mill Neck Led by Carter Rogan, Land Alliance Volunteer Coordinator and Stewardship Associate Join North Shore Land Alliance for a Volunteer Day! Help protect our community’s natural spaces by removing invasive plants and other species from...
Volunteer Event: Mile-a-Minute Vine Removal at Cushman Woods
June 6, 2025
- June 6, 2025
| Cushman Woods Meadow
2:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Volunteer to Remove Mile-a-Minute Friday, June 6th, 2 PM Cushman Woods Meadow, Matinecock Led by Carter Rogan Volunteer Coordinator and Stewardship Associate Join North Shore Land Alliance for a Volunteer Day! Help protect our community’s natural spaces by removing invasive plants and other species from natural areas. Advance registration required. This event is free, but...
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...
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...
Saranac Lake Free Library Invasive Species Pull
June 9, 2025
- June 9, 2025
| Saranac Lake Free Library
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Join the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program at the Saranac Lake Free Library for a fun, educational kickoff to summer on Monday, June 9 at 4:00pm. The event will begin with a short workshop that will cover basic plant identification techniques, what makes a species invasive, and how to report invasive species. Attendees will then...
NYISAW Webinar - Introduction to the New Invasive Species Clearinghouse Website
June 9, 2025
1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Join Stacy Furgal from New York Sea Grant to learn about the updates and additions to nyis.info, the new Invasive Species Clearinghouse Website. Event link: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=med10da7ce6c1f2c38d71d4a96c869787
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...
Remove Invasive Honeysuckle with the Shaker Heritage Society
June 10, 2025
| Shaker Heritage Society
4:00 pm
- 6:00 pm
Celebrate NYISAW with the Capital Region PRISM and the Shaker Heritage Society at a volunteer workday! The Shaker Heritage museum is located near Albany International Airport and adjacent to Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Preserve, and we’ll be working on removing invasive honeysuckle from the viewshed around Shaker Creek and around some of the...
Invasive Species Workshop at Ball Creek Nature Park
June 10, 2025
- June 10, 2025
| Ball Creek Nature Park
5:30 pm
- 7:00 pm
Join Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy staff at their Ball Creek Nature Park preserve, for an invasive species workshop. The workshop is open to the public and will focus on the identification and removal of several invasive plant species found in Western New York – knotweed (Reynoutria spp.), privet (Lingustrum spp.), bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), and multi-flora...
Trail Trespassers: Spotting Invasive Species
June 10, 2025
- June 10, 2025
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
7:00 pm
- 12:00 pm
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...
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,...
Look Out for Invasives: An Educational Walk Along the Wadhams Lookout Trail
June 11, 2025
- June 11, 2025
| Wadhams Lookout Trail
10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Join naturalists with the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Champlain Area Trails for an educational invasive species walk along the Wadhams Lookout Trail in Westport. The walk will begin in the parking area on state Route 22 at 10:00am on Wednesday, June 11. Attendees will learn basic...
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...
Remove Invasive Species at Pine Hollow Arboretum
June 12, 2025
| Pine Hollow Arboretum
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Join the Capital Region PRISM and Pine Hollow Arboretum for NYISAW and help remove invasive species around the arboretum! Take the opportunity to get hands on with management techniques for invasive species that you can bring home to your own yards! Pine Hollow Arboretum is a 22-acre public arboretum located just outside of Albany in...
Water Chestnut Webinar
June 12, 2025
- June 12, 2025
| Zoom Event
6:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
June 12th, 2025 at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Via Zoom Join Abby Marino (Program Manager, Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA)), and Carlos Morantes Ariza (Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Region 1, NYS DEC) as they discuss the impacts of water chestnut, an invasive aquatic plant that spreads rapidly, choking waterways and harming native...
Boquet River Nature Preserve Invasive Species Training
June 12, 2025
- June 11, 2025
| Boquet River Nature Preserve
10:00 am
- 2:00 pm
APIPP staff will lead an educational walk at Boquet River Nature Preserve that will focus on how to identify and manage some of the most common invasive plants including honeysuckle, knotweed, and barberry. The walk is a great training for professionals and the public alike to learn the best management practices for controlling some of...
Water Chestnut in the Hudson: Past, present, and Potential Futures
June 12, 2025
- June 12, 2025
| Zoom: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/93941064872?pwd=gGHeWQaT1ehEOEL2DGvsNqXxkOjzGn.1
1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Webinar discussing the impact of water chestnut on the Hudson, the management and research taking place today, and the possible future management options and habitat restoration. Ashley Morris from the NYSDEC will discuss the Region 3 AIS strike team’s work in the Hudson Valley and provide information on how to make decisions about water chestnut...
Watertown Tree Walk
June 13, 2025
- June 13, 2025
| Watertown City Hall (meet out front)
6:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
Join a guided tour of the Watertown Tree Arboretum! The event will begin promptly at 6 PM in front of City Hall on Washington Street, in Watertown NY. The arboretum has over 35 species of trees and is located between Sterling and Stone Street, one block south of Public Square. By joining the walk, you...
NYISAW Webinar - Five Serious Invaders and the Native Plants They Displace (and you protect)
June 13, 2025
- June 13, 2025
1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Join Steve Young, former New York State botanist, to learn about some of New York’s most damaging invasive species, the rare species they displace, and what you can do to help. Event link: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=m7524c823e540f16dff0b9c2be0bd454a
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.
Meet a Boat Steward
June 15, 2025
| Varies - See list of boat launches at website below
7:00 am
- 5:30 pm
Visit one of your local boat launches to meet one of WNY PRISM’s Boat Stewards! Learn about what they do and how you can help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species through practices like Clean Drain Dry. See our list of boat launches at https://www.wnyprism.org/new-york-invasive-species-awareness-week-2025/.
Alien Invaders! Invasive Species scavenger Hunt
June 15, 2025
- June 15, 2025
| Southwick Beach State Park trail head
10:00 am
- 11:00 am
Swallow-wort, Round Goby, Spotted Lanternfly, Oh My! Join Southwick Beach State Park Nature Center in a Alien Invaders scavenger Hunt! We will be taking a walk looking for these wanted creatures. This fun informative hike is for all ages. Please dress in long pants and closed toed shoes for tick protection. Please meet at the...
Volunteer Event: Water Chestnut Pull!
June 27, 2025
- June 27, 2025
| Massapequa Lake
9:30 am
- 11:00 am
Friday, June 27th, 2025 starting at 9:30 am Massapequa Lake (Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758 ) and Mill pond (2935 Merrick Rd, Wantagh, NY 11793) Volunteer with us to remove invasive water chestnut and preserve Long Island’s lakes! This aggressive species wreaks havoc on our lakes’ delicate balance, crowding out native species and disrupting ecosystems....
Volunteer Event: Mile-a-Minute Vine Removal
June 28, 2025
- June 28, 2025
| Cushman Woods
9:00 am
- 11:00 am
Volunteer to Remove Mile-a-Minute Vine Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 9am Cushman Woods Led by North Shore Land Alliance O’Neil Stewards Join North Shore Land Alliance for a Volunteer Day! Help protect our community’s natural spaces by removing invasive plants and other species from natural areas. Advance registration required. This event is free, but advanced...
