Calendar of Events

Using Web Maps, Story Maps, and Dashboards to display live iMap data online. Please register here for the AGOL Session

David Culp, Principle of David L. Culp Designs, has his finger on the pulse of the nursey and horticulture industry, particularly perennial plants. Hear what he has to say about trends in planting styles, container gardening, green and other trending garden colors, native plants, naturalistic plantings and more.

This talk is hosted by the NYS Nursery and Landscape Association. Please register in advance (this event is not free to attend).

Led by partners from the Adirondack Mountain Club, Capital Region PRISM, and Lake George Land Conservancy, participants will learn how to adopt a trailhead, carry our self-guided HWA field surveys, and collect environmental data using iMapInvasives, a free, easy-to-use, mobile mapping tool. This is an excellent way to support the lands you love and get involved with local conservation while hiking, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing this winter.
To maximize this training, APIPP recommends signing up for a free iMapInvasives Account prior to the workshop. Self-guided iMap Trainings are available to walk you through the process if you want to get started using these fun maps.
Please register in advance.

The eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a hugely important tree species upon which entire ecosystems depend. This species provides stream habitat for trout species, creates habitat for native plant and animal species, and enhances any outdoor recreation experience. Unfortunately, these majestic trees are under attack from the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an invasive, aphid-like insect. Slowing the spread of HWA is the most effective way to help protect forests from this invasive pest. The early detection of emerging infestations is a great way to do this, but we need help from volunteers like you!

This training session will teach you about hemlock woolly adelgid, how to survey or this species and how you can contribute to its early detection in WNY. Volunteers can participate live, or by viewing the recorded presentation.

Please register in advance.

WNY PRISM is working withiMapInvasives to implement a new tool to review and rank invasive species intotiers using reported invasive species data. This tool was used to generate alist that we will use as a starting point to update our tier ranking list forthe region. We are calling for a Terrestrial Working Group and an AquaticWorking Group to meet and discuss the plants and animals that have been rankedthrough this process. The invasive species tier ranking process provides easyreference for partners and the public to prioritize species and selectappropriate management strategies. More information, along with a descriptionof the different tiers, can be found on WNY PRISM’s Priority Invasives page. If you would like to offerexpertise or insight to ensure species are ranked appropriately, please contactus for the list of species under review.

Pleaseemail Nicole Smeenk at smeenknm@buffalostate.edu if you are interested inparticipating.

Join the Finger Lakes PRISM for their Invasive Species: How to Know, Observe and Report Webinar Series.
This presentation will feature Sam Beck-Anderson, Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Please register in advance.

Encroachment of woody vegetation threatens the biology and ecology of many types of ecosystems. The loss of natural foragers, fires, human-caused disturbance, and the introduction of non-native plants combine to impact native vegetation and its associated wildlife. Removing invasive woody species improves the function of local ecosystems systems and opens the landscape to provide more suitable habitat for birds and other wildlife. This webinar is the second of a two-part series on managing invasive woody plants and will cover Oriental bittersweet, multiflora rose, Japanese barberry, and honeysuckle. Attendees will learn the IPM practices used to provide cost-effective management of these woody invasives such as mechanical removal (cutting and shredding), herbicide treatments, fire, and biological controls. Learn how to identify these species and to develop IPM-based strategies for their prevention and control in your region.

Please register in advance.

iMap3 WMS Workshop – ArcGIS Desktop Session: Conducting repeatable, custom analyses on live iMap data. Pleaseregister here for the ArcGIS Desktop Session

This virtual event organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension will include speakers such as Speakers include Rick Darke -Co-author with Doug Tallamy of The Living Landscape who will present“Dynamic Design and Stewardship of Living Landscapes” and Paul Zammit, professor at Niagara College in Ontario and past Director of Horticulture at the Toronto Botanical Gardens who will present “Planning and Planting for All Seasons”.

The cost will be $35 for the public and $30 for out of county Master Gardeners and CNLPs. Please register in advance.

Through this presentation we will discuss what makes most earthworms invasive species in North America. We will start the discussion with European earthworms (Nightcrawlers are an example) and how they got here, what their impacts are and what we can do. We will then move to Asian earthworms (Jumping worms are an example) the latest invasive worm to arrive in the region. Found in garden beds, mulch and compost piles they represent a threat to the health of our managed and wild landscapes. We will learn how to identify the differences between the two groups and how you can participate in documenting them across the landscape. 
Presented by: Ryan Hueffmeier, Director of the Boulder Lake ELC at the University of Minnesota  
Please register in advance.

The Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium will be held virtually in the comfort of your own home or office and efforts are being made to make the conference as fun as engaging as possible. Some presentations include "Native Plants: The Currency of Our Trade" by Dan Segal, Plantsmen Nursey and "Ecosystems, Communities, and the Interdependence of Plants and Animals" by Dave Reilly and Nicole Gerber, Citizen Coalition for Wildlife and Environment. 
Advanced registration is required.

From competitive plants, to hungry invertebrates, invasive species harming aquatic habitats are almost always introduced to new areas by people - on our waders, on our boats, or in our bait buckets. Protect the waters you love to fish and prepare for early season angling in the Adirondacks by understanding best practices to prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals.
Please register in advance.

More details to follow.
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