New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026

New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week (#NYISAW) is June 8th- 14th!

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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June 2026
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Invasive Species Identification Training & Guided Walk

In-Person, Guided Hike/Paddle
10:00 am 
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Id-ing Invasives

Education, In-Person, Talk
10:00 am 

Trail Survey Training

In-Person, Training
9:30 am 
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Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

In-Person, Removal Effort, Volunteer Workday
10:00 am 

Art of Invasion in the Finger Lakes: An Invasive Species Exhibit

5:00 pm 

Water Chestnut Pull

In-Person, Facebook Live, Volunteer Workday
9:30 am 

SLELO Bioblitz Prepping Session

Webinar
12:00 pm 

Boquet River Nature Preserve Invasive Species Training

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

Trail Survey Challenge

In-Person
8:00 am 
9

Trail Survey Program Virtual Training (Round 2)

5:30 pm 

Learn To Map Invasive Species Using iMapInvasives

Education, Webinar
1:00 pm 

Guided Invasive Species Walk at West Meadow Beach

Education, Guided Hike/Paddle
11:00 am 

Aquatic Invasive Species 101: Threats to Our Waterways and How to Stop Them

Education, In-Person, Talk
6:00 pm 

Walk and Talk: Akron Falls Park

Guided Hike/Paddle, In-Person
5:30 pm 
10

WNY PRISM Trail Survey Challenge Facebook Live

Facebook Live
12:30 pm 

Free a Tree! Vine Removal at Wawapek

Volunteer Workday
10:00 am 

Aquatic Invasive Species Learning Experience Kick-off Webinar

Webinar
10:00 am 
11

Invasive Species and the Rise of Ticks Webinar

Webinar
2:00 pm 

2026 Conservation Night with BalletX: The Four Seasons Reimagined

In-Person, Education, Tabling
7:30 pm 

Land Protectors Field Session at Black Pond WMA

In-Person, Removal Effort, Webinar
10:00 am 

Invasive Species Trivia & Arboretum Walk with Tree Watertown

Guided Hike/Paddle, Talk
4:30 pm 

Wilderness Crew Days

In-Person, Removal Effort, Volunteer Workday
3:00 pm 

Love Your Lakes and Lands

Education, Guided Hike/Paddle, Tabling, Talk
4:00 pm 

Green Drinks: NYISAW Edition

Education, In-Person
5:30 pm 

Forest Stewards Guild’s Sustaining Ash Partners Network (SAP-Ne) Demonstration Site Tour: Brasher State Forest

In-Person
9:30 am 
12

Look Out for Invasives: Educational Walk & Work Day On The Vialls Crossing Trail

In-Person, Education, Guided Hike/Paddle, Removal Effort, Volunteer Workday
10:00 am 

Land Protectors Field Session: Beech Leaf Disease Survey Training

In-Person, Training
10:00 am 
13

Learn & Plant Volunteer Series: Why Stewardship Matters in a Changing Catskills

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

Invasive Species Management and Native Restoration Workshop

Education, In-Person, Training
10:00 am 

SLELO PRISM Bioblitz26 Facebook Live

Facebook Live
10:00 am 

NYISAW Art Exhibit

In-Person, Education
9:00 am 

SLELO PRISM Bioblitz26

Guided Hike/Paddle, In-Person
9:30 am 

NYISAW Frogbit Pull with OCCA and CR-PRISM

Education, In-Person, Removal Effort, Volunteer Workday
9:30 am 

Forest Protectors: Beech Leaf Disease Survey Protocol Workshop

Education, In-Person, Training
9:00 am 
14

Letchworth Stewardship Day

In-Person, Volunteer Workday
9:00 am 

Alfred Community Farmers Market

Tabling
11:00 am 
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