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Spring Partner Meeting – April 28th
Please join WNY PRISM and our Partners as we kick off our 2016 Field Season with our Spring Partnership Meeting! Partner Meetings offer a great opportunity to learn about new invasive species efforts and to meet with Partners implementing projects across our region.
Winter Tree and Shrub ID
– Invasive trees and shrubs can be easy to identify during summer. But, what happens in the winter when the leaves and flowers are long gone? Don’t give up!
Fall Partnership Meeting
– WNY PRISM’s Fall Partnership Meeting was held on Thursday, November 19th at Fredonia. WNY PRISM was joined by over 30 Partners and Stakeholders to hear guest speakers
Great Lakes Action Agenda
– The New York Great Lakes Basin Interim Action Agenda is a guide to promote successful ecosystem-based management within the Great Lakes Basin. Join DEC for the next round of Work Group Meetings
Fall Partnership Meeting 11/19/2015
– Join WNY PRISM and our Partners for our Fall Partnership Meeting, being held on Thursday, November 19th. Don’t miss this opportunity to become involved in your PRISM!
2015 Summer Education and Outreach
– It has been a rewarding and busy summer for our education and outreach efforts at WNY PRISM. We launched our new website, attended regional events, and our first newsletter was created this spring with a second edition coming!
Purple Loosestrife Beetle (Galerucella spp.) Collection
– WNY PRISM Crew visited Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to help with the collection of a biocontrol (Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla) for purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).
Chautauqua Lake Outlet Survey
The PRISM Crew traveled to Chautauqua County to aid the Chautauqua Lake Association with searching for (and destroying!) water chestnut (Trapa natans) and hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) in the Chautauqua Lake Outlet
August is Tree Check Month
August is the USDA's Tree Check Month #TreeCheck2015. You can participate and help by taking just 10 minutes to walk around your yard or neighborhood to check your trees for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). The beetle is most likely to be seen during this time as it...
Hydrilla Control Demonstration Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is continuing to focus their demonstration project treatment efforts on the 15-mile section of the Erie Canal, from the Niagara River east to Lockport.