PARTNER MEETINGS
WNY PRISM holds regular Full Partnership Meetings, Working Group Meetings and Steering Committee Meetings. Full Partnership and Working Group Meetings are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. Information on upcoming meetings can be found in our events calendar.
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Upcoming Meetings
The 2022 Fall Partner Meeting will be held along with WNY PRISM’s first regional symposium, in October. Stay tuned for more information!
WNY PRISM’s 2021 Fall Partner Meeting. Photo Credit: WNY PRISM.
Full Partnership Meetings
2021 Fall Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Fall Partner Meeting on October 21, 2021 at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, NY.
Presentations:
WNY PRISM Program Updates – Andrea Locke, Coordinator; Nicole Smeenk, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager; Brittany Hernon, Terrestrial Invasive Species Program Manager; Cecilia Pershyn, E&O Program Manager.
2021 Spring Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Spring Partner Meeting on April 15, 2021 online.
Presentations:
WNY PRISM Spring Partner Meeting – Andrea Locke, Coordinator; Brittany Hernon, Terrestrial Invasive Species Program Manager; Nicole Smeenk, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager.
WNY PRISM Program Updates and Statewide Initiatives
Crew Assistance Program – 2021 Selected Projects
Terrestrial Programs: Early Detection and Management Projects
2021 Watercraft Inspection Stewardship Program – Launches
Field Staff/Seasonal Resources – Training and Reference Documents & Toolkit
2020 Fall Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Fall Partner Meeting on October 22, 2020 online.
Presentations:
WNY PRISM Program Updates – Andrea Locke, Coordinator; Lucy Nuessle, Terrestrial Project Manager; Brittany Hernon, Early Detection Project Manager; Emily Thiel, E&O Program Manager
Early Detection, Species Ranking and Prioritization – Andrea Locke, WNY PRISM Coordinator
2020 Spring Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Spring Partner Meeting on April 16, 2020 online.
Presentations:
Species Prioritization, Tier Rankings and Approaching Region/Watchlist Species – Andrea Locke, Coordinator
Survey, Assessment and Management Resources – Brittany Hernon, Early Detection Project Manager
2019 Fall Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Fall Partner Meeting on October 24, 2019, at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County Building in East Aurora, NY.
Presentations:
2019 Watercraft Inspection Program – Kristin King, WNY PRISM Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager
WNY PRISM Strategic Planning 2019-2023 – Andrea Locke, WNY PRISM Coordinator
2019 Spring Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Spring Partner Meeting on April 18, 2019, at the Richmond Memorial Library in Batavia, NY.
Presentations:
Department of Agriculture – Spotted Lanternfly – Thomas Allgaier, Invasive Species Coordinator, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
2019 Spring Partner Meeting – WNY PRISM – Andrea Locke, WNY PRISM Coordinator
2018 Fall Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Fall Partner Meeting on October 11, 2018, at the Great Lakes Center Field Station in Buffalo, NY
Presentations:
European Fire Ant (Myrmica rubra) – Dr. Robert Warren, Associate Professor, SUNY Buffalo State
2018 Crew Assistance Program – Lucy Nuessle, Terrestrial Projects Manager, WNY PRISM
Great Lakes Slender False Brome Working Group Updates, Fall 2018 – Brittany Hernon, GLSFBWG Project Manager, WNY PRISM
WNY PRISM Fall Partner Meeting 2018 – Andrea Locke, Coordinator, WNY PRISM
2018 Spring Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Spring Partner Meeting on April 12, 2018, at Reservoir State Park in Lewiston, NY
Presentations:
2018 Spring Partner Meeting Presentation – Andrea Locke, Coordinator, WNY PRISM
Restoration in the Niagara River Gorge – Dave Spiering, Conservation Project Manager, Western New York Land Conservancy
2017 Fall Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM held our Fall Partner Meeting on October 5, 2017 at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Basom, NY.
Presentations:
2017 Fall Partner Meeting Presentation – Andrea Locke, Coordinator, WNY PRISM
PUSH Buffalo Watershed Training Project – Joshua Smith, Landscape Manager, PUSH Buffalo’s Green Development Zone.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Early Detection Monitoring and Management – Marcus Rosten, Biological Science Technician, USFWS.
2017 Spring Partner Meeting
WNY PRISM’s 2017 Spring Partner Meeting was held on April 6, 2017 at Tifft Nature Preserve. We discussed our upcoming field season, regional projects, collaboration opportunities, and provided updates from the other PRISMs and updates on statewide invasive species efforts.
Presentations:
2017 Spring Partner Meeting Presentation – Andrea Locke, WNY PRISM Coordinator
Erie County Natural Habitat Parks – Vicki Haas, Natural Habitat Parks Project Manager, Erie County Environment and Planning
Brachypodium sylvaticum Habitat Suitability Modeling – Jason Paeplow, GIS Intern, Great Lakes Ecosystem Sciences Program, SUNY Buffalo State
2016 Fall Partner Meeting
Meeting Summary: Fall Partner Meeting 11-17-2016
Presentations:
WNY PRISM 2016 Partner Meeting – Andrea Locke, Coordinator, WNY PRISM
Using eDNA to Detect and Monitor Invasive Species in New York State – Dr. Rodam Getchell, Assistant Research Professor, Cornell University
European Black Alder Removal, Buckhorn Island State Park – Meg Janis, Natural Resource Stewardship Biologist, NYS Parks
2016 Spring Partner Meeting
Meeting Summary: Spring Partner Meeting 4-28-2016
Presentations:
NYS IS Coordination Section – Cathy McGlynn, Willow Eyres, & Megan Phillips, NYS DEC and NYS Parks
Use of Drones for IS Monitoring – Dr. Chris Pennuto, Research Scientist/Professor, SUNY Buffalo State
2015 Full Partnership Meetings
2014 Full Partnership Meetings
Steering Committee Meetings
Steering Committee Minutes 2-17-2022 – NEW!
Steering Committee Minutes 11-18-2021
Steering Committee Minutes 8-19-2021
Steering Committee Minutes 6-17-2021
Steering Committee Minutes 2-18-2021
Steering Committee Minutes 2020
Steering Committee Minutes 2019
Steering Committee Minutes 2018
Steering Committee Minutes 2017
Steering Committee Minutes 2016
Steering Committee Minutes 2015
Steering Committee Minutes 2014