Tag: Workshop/Training

Huyck Preserve Invasive Bittersweet Removal

Join the Huyck Preserve & Capital Region PRISM at Huyck Preserve for a discussion on how to identify local invasive species, their impacts on native ecosystems and get the chance to do some hands on removal!

No registration is required, email Sam Schultz at ss986@cornell.edu for more information

PRISM Macrophyte Survey Program Training with Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association

Help safeguard our waters! Participate in our annual Macrophyte Survey Program and join Early Detection efforts for aquatic invasive species. Volunteers will learn how to perform rake toss surveys and identify macrophytes (aquatic plants) in their local water bodies. Participation is flexible, and every survey helps! Training and survey tools provided. See you on the water!
Registration: Register for the MSP here: https://forms.gle/9Z19SsWpiUHMCp27A
Contact: Amy Slentz aslentz@hws.edu

Aquatic Plant Workshop

View preserved and live native and aquatic plants in a classroom setting. Learn how to identify priority aquatic invasive species and how to report observations to NYiMapInvasives, as well as, how to use other community science tools. This is the second event in a three-part series hosted by SLELO PRISM. The last session in the series will be a guided pre-solstice paddle held on June 19th at Kring Point State Park. Get details and register for these events on the SLELO PRISM events page linked below.

Invasive Species Grid Mapping

Join our reoccurring volunteer group MARSH! for invasive plant species grid mapping at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Volunteers will learn old and new invasive species identification and put it into practice as we collect data and frolic through one of our grassland habitats. Lunch will be provided and additional information will be sent to those who register prior to the event.
Registration: Volunteers will be required to register with Cassidy Attanasio via email at Cassidy_attanasio@fws.gov or call/text 680-241-0442

Trail Master Training

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/tJErc-yrqz4pHdNeDWTvatkSXUyKdSIH5Rht)
Contact: caceci@hws.edu

PRISM Macrophyte Survey Program Training—Virtual

Help safeguard our waters! Participate in our annual Macrophyte Survey Program and join Early Detection efforts for aquatic invasive species. Volunteers will learn how to perform rake toss surveys and identify macrophytes (aquatic plants) in their local water bodies. Participation is flexible, and every survey helps! Training and survey tools provided. See you on the water!
Register for the MSP here: https://forms.gle/9Z19SsWpiUHMCp27A
Contact: Amy Slentz aslentz@hws.edu

Invasive Plant ID and iMapInvasives Training

Learn how to identify some of western New York’s common and priority invasive plant species, how to report your observations and why doing so can help protect our natural areas. During the indoor portion, attendees will learn how to identify invasive plant species and how to use the iMapInvasives mobile app. During the outdoor portion, participants will practice identifying plants and submitting reports to iMapInvasives.

The objective of this training is to provide specific information to professionals, community scientists and the public so they can effectively identify and report invasive plant species in parks and other natural areas, or even in their own backyards. WNY PRISM’s Best Management Practices guides will also be available for attendees who are interested in learning how to manage specific species.

Registration is required by Thursday, May 30, 2024. Please register at https://bit.ly/2024invasiveplantID. This training will be limited to 40 participants. Attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather, wear sturdy footwear and bring water.

This free training is part of New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week and is hosted by WNY PRISM in partnership with Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve and the Friends of Reinstein Woods.

Questions? Email WNY PRISM at wnyprism@buffalostate.edu.

Storytelling and the Language of Invasive Species Virtual Workshop

This virtual workshop will explore the art of storytelling and how to frame invasive species language in a way that reduces cultural biases, racism, and exclusionary concepts. Interactive ad-lib style activities will be incorporated to engage the audience and have fun with this concept! This webinar will be catered toward professionals, but is open to anyone interested! Register here: https://tnc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElc-msqjovH9LNMbtONG4DlQxvJAegaFAk#/registration

Long Island Invasive Species Bioblitz 2024: Kickoff Webinar

Community members across Long Island and New York City are participating in the Long Island Invasive Species BioBlitz 2024 for Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW), June 3 – 9. The BioBlitz promotes knowledge and understanding of invasive species and empowers YOU to help protect our local biodiversity!

Participants are encouraged to contribute invasive species observations, along with native species observations, from across the region of LIISMA region – including Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. LIISMA is offering a Zoom webinar to teach invasive and native species identification and the use of the free iNaturalist and iMapInvasives apps, on May 30, 7:00pm.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuGorTooEtzNAznoBeoNDdXcNXF-4grV

How can I join the BioBlitz?

– Register for the kickoff webinar taking place on May 30 at 7pm to learn how to use iNaturalist and what species to look out for during the Blitz.
– Join the Long Island BioBlitz project on iNaturalist:. Make sure you are logged in to iNaturalist, then click “join” in the top right of the project.
– Start BioBlitzing! Make observations on iNaturalist between June 1 – 9 independently or at one of our BioBlitz events (your entries will automatically count towards the Blitz once you’ve joined the project!)
– Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuGorTooEtzNAznoBeoNDdXcNXF-4grV