Beech leaf disease and Spotted lanternfly are two invasive species spreading rapidly across the eastern US coast and can have severe impacts on forest ecosystems, recreation, and agriculture as their populations expand. Join CRISP Terrestrial Invasive Species Manager Dan Snider-Nerp to learn how to survey and identify both forest pests, and how to report them to the state invasive species database iMapInvasives. The more data on these species in iMapInvasives, the more effective the treatment response can be, and the less impact these pests will have in our region.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PDzpWmwOTGG2RTv7-K5z1w
Learn how to survey for invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF), and it’s preferred host, tree-of-heaven (ToH) from experts at the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, and how to report your findings to New York’s official invasive species database.
New York is looking for people like you to join a collaborative network of volunteers and professional scientists monitoring the spread of this invasive insect, and reporting surveys in iMapInvasives. Visit www.nyimapinvasives.org/slf for more information.
Event link: https://meetny.webex.com/weblink/register/rad08ea844bb86aff4c636f325149919f
iMapInvasives provides an online database and mapping system designed to enable rapid sharing and efficient management of invasive species data. Natural resource managers use iMapInvasives to track monitoring and treatment efforts and to stay informed of new invaders. This event will show participants how to use the iMapInvasives App to monitor invasive species and report their distributions to iMapInvasives. Participants will also do a short hike of the Owasco Flats Nature Reserve to identify existing invasive species and report them to the app.
Registration: Registration is required and class size is limited. Please email Michele Wunderlich at mwunderlich@cayugacounty.us to register and get pre-training homework and instructions.
The two-part program for invasive species awareness and identification will feature an online training program coupled with an in-the-field training with regional experts from the Capital Region PRISM, a Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management. Participants attending the online tutorial can expect to receive an in-depth look at how invasive species are problematic to our native flora and fauna. The program will include a brief introduction to the desk top version of iMap Invasives and the mobile app for reporting species. The iMapInvasives Mobile app preferences will be set up and tailored for use on CLC properties.
The program is intended to build foundational knowledge for an in-the-field workshop for plant identification and reporting on June 17th, 2023, at the CLC Overmountain property. As a community scientist uploading invasive species to the iMapInvasives state-run database, you will help make conservation-based management decisions in the future for the Columbia Land Conservancy.
Registration for Part One (Zoom Webinar June 6) can be found here: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrd-uurToqH9Hj1iFZJEhSnSGNo-cEt_sC#/registration
Registration for Part Two (In-field at Overlook Mountain June 17) can be found here: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEod-ugrDwjGNJo1m-xUrUelRIdjQpQROYl#/registration
– In addition, sign up for an iMapInvasives account and download the App
1) create a free iMapInvasives account online at: https://www.nyimapinvasives.org/ Best done on a laptop or personal computer. Click on the “Login” button to register and create an account. *After registering check your email for an activation email from iMapInvasives. Click the link and accept the User Agreement.*
2) – Step two download the app to your phone. Please follow the directions found here: https://www.nynhp.org/documents/153/imap_app_user_guide.pdf
New York’s forests are tranquil places where many people go to find peace and comfort but unfortunately are also under attack by a variety of dangerous forest pests. Join Addison Kubik, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Capital Region PRISM, for a webinar on the threats facing our forests. Species covered will include spongy moth, spotted lanternfly, hemlock woolly adelgid, southern pine beetle, and more! Then join us in the field at the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park for a Forest Pest woods walk on Saturday, June 10!
To Register for the webinar: Please email info@wiltonpreserve.org
We are actively looking for volunteers to join the FL PRISM Trail Survey for 2023! Similar to our Macrophyte Survey, you can join the effort to fight our terrestrial invasive species by becoming a “Trail Master”. This hour long training will teach you how to identify common invasive plant species. As a Trail Master, you will then go out and survey a trail of your choosing for these species once a month. Help us find invasive species before they get out of control, be more active this summer, and help your environment.
Registration: https://hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclce6rrjoiHNGOeFhd-PIAyTeh2VgZE-zJ
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 native ecosystems. In this volunteer-based community science program, you’ll learn about aquatic plant communities from conservation professionals with the opportunity to take a closer look at what plants are growing beneath the surface of your local water body. FL PRISM provides the tools and training to participate in the survey, with flexible sampling schedules all season long! Registration: https://forms.gle/TmyVKJVc1UKjfk9D6
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 priority invasive plant species and how to easily report your observations using the iMapInvasives app.
The training will be held at the Marcy Casino (lower level) at Delaware Park, 199 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14222. It will feature an indoor training, followed by an outdoor portion to practice how to identify invasive plants and report observations to iMapInvasives.
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/tfhNhk15jvqsGxf7A. Attendance is limited to 40 people.
Attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather, wear sturdy footwear and bring water. For questions, contact WNY PRISM at wnyprism@buffalostate.edu or (716) 878-4708.
Join us at the Bioreserve to have a hands-on training for PRISM’s iMap Invasive app. After an overview of the app we will take a walk through the Bioreserve and put the app into action! If there is time left after a tour will be given on the Bioreserve features.
Address: 38 Old Route 9w in Glenmont, NY
Grafton Lake State Park Visitor Center
254 Grafton Lakes State Park Way
Grafton, New York 12082
Join the Capital Region PRISM, a Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for a program on invasive species and their impact on our native plant communities. The first portion of the program will include a presentation on the negative effects that invasive species pose to our ecosystems. In addition, an overview of the iMapinvasives Mobile App for reporting will be demonstrated and then utilized during the naturalist walk.
After the presentation Kristopher Williams, the CR-PRISM coordinator, and Andy Damon, the OPRHP Stewardship Specialist, will lead a short naturalist walk along Long Pond to discuss plant communities and the threats invasive species pose on the park. During the woods walk, native and invasive species will be identified. The iMapinvasives mobile app will be used to report non-native species. The talk and walk are part of the New York State Invasive Species Awareness Week. The event is free and open to the public, please register in advance for this program. The program is limited to 18 participants.
To register for the in person event please click here or follow the link. https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpcuGtpzwvE9MWWtfEuGYS3gGBPn29PhT1
Please “sign up” for an iMapinvasives account a week before the event.
-To “sign up” for an iMapinvasives account visit: www.nyimapinvasives.org
(confirm the user agreement in your email after signing up)
