Learn how to identify and remove a variety of invasive species such as buckthorn, multiflora rose, honeysuckle, and slender false brome.
Location: Indian Fort Nature Preserve: 3432 Jones Bridge Road, Geneseo, NY 14454
Email or call landsteward@geneseevalleyconservancy.org or (585) 243-2190 to register.
Tag: Removal Effort
Native Tree Planting on the Ashokan Rail Trail
The future of the Catskills is in our hands! Join CRISP (Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership) as we work to manage invasive species on the Ashokan Rail Trail.
Work days run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Each work day will include an orientation, basic training on use of equipment, and invasive species identification. Volunteers will meet at one of several trailheads along the Ashokan Rail Trail—the exact location of the trailhead will be emailed to volunteers at least two days prior to each work day.
Paddle and Pull on Goodyear Lake
Get a jump on New York’s annual Invasive Species Awareness Week (June 3-9) with a pleasant day on Goodyear Lake! Join us for a fun day on the water as we search for and remove water chestnut (Trapa natans), an invasive plant that has troubled Goodyear Lake since 2005. Don’t know what it looks like? We’ll teach you! Bring your own watercraft or borrow a canoe from OCCA (it’s free). Meet at the New York State Fishing Access Site on NY-28 in Portlandville. Use the form below to sign up. Be sure to tell us how many people you’re registering and if you need to reserve.
Invasive Species Volunteer Workday at Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, June 1: Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Address: 600 S Bay Ave, Islip, NY 11751
Event: Invasive Species Volunteer Workday
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Details: Meet in the Islip Town Beach Parking lot at 10 AM. Volunteers will work with refuge staff to manage mile-a-minute vine and conduct a beach cleanup. We will be working on a 0.6-mile stretch of beach accessible by walking only. All materials will be carried in and out from the worksite. Provided: Snacks, water refills, work gloves, insect repellent, and work tools. Bring: Refillable water bottle, sturdy close-toed shoes, light colored clothing, long pants, long socks, long sleeves, hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses. Please be aware that ticks are prevalent. Volunteers must complete a Volunteer Services Agreement (VSA). Attendees should register and submit a VSA at least two days in advance*. *Volunteers under age 18 must have parental permission to participate. **Day of attendees may be permitted to join. Contact Biological Science Technician Brooke Shellman to RSVP at brooke_shellman@fws.gov or call 631-286-0485 ext. 2132.
Phragmites Pull at West Brook
Join Seatuck for a volunteer phragmites pull at West Brook! The only dam on West Brook, a major tributary of the Connetquot River, failed in 2019 and allowed the artificial pond behind it to drain. For the first time in over 100 years, the brook could once again flow naturally from its headwaters in Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park down to the tidal reaches of the Great South Bay. It is now one of only a few free-flowing streams on Long Island. It has great ecological potential as a place where migratory fish can return and other native riverine species can once again find a home. Seatuck is excited to share that N.Y.S. Parks has decided not to repair the dam! Join Seatuck on Friday, May 31st, 2024, as they work to remove invasive species at West Brook and continue to improve stream habitat for diadromous fish. Please RSVP here: https://seatuck.org/civicrm/event/register/?id=2894&reset=1
When:
May 31st, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where:
Westbrook Sports Complex
Wheeler Rd
Great River, NY 11739
United States
Email kmattei@seatuck.org for more information.
Ashokan Rail Trail Invasive Species Workday
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 at volunteer@catskillcenter.org
Knotweed Removal
Join North Shore Land Alliance in removing knotweed and various invasives at the Roosevelt Preserve. We will also learn about native and invasive species throughout the preserve and volunteer work currently taking place there.
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/1W3itCD16tMJoAds6
Silver Lake Aquatic Invasive Species Pull With Otsego County Conservation Association
Join OCCA and the Silver Lake community for an enjoyable day of invasive species control! We’ll paddle on a beautiful, 40-acre lake in New Berlin in search of water chestnut and European frog-bit, two invasive plants that are impacting the lake. Free, but please use the registration form below to sign up and receive directions to our meeting location.
Register here: https://www.catskillinvasives.com/events/2023/6/4/goodyear-lake-water-chestnut-pull-with-occa-txwk4-fm2p6-be2bh-msas8
Como Lake Park Volunteer Workday
Celebrate New York Invasive Species Awareness Week by joining WNY PRISM and Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry to help remove invasive plants from Como Lake Park’s natural regeneration areas and learn about the importance of these efforts. Wear long pants, long sleeves, and sturdy close toe shoes. Registration is required here: https://form.jotform.com/wnyprism8/volunteer.
Water Chestnut Pull: Massapequa Preserve
We will be pulling a population of invasive European water chestnut from the Massapequa preserve in the pond north of Clark blvd. Non-motorized boats are encouraged but work can be done in waders or boots as well. Please contact Heidi.ORiordan@dec.ny.gov to sign up.