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Become an Early Detector!

by WNY PRISM | Jul 19, 2022 | Early Detection, Education, News, Posts

Early detection is the process of observing and documenting an invasive species before it has established widespread populations. While even the best prevention efforts cannot stop all invasive species, early detection is a critical second defense. It increases the...

Volunteer Workdays: Japanese Stiltgrass Removal

by Andrea Locke | Jun 30, 2022 | Early Detection, Events, Management, News, Posts, Volunteer

Join WNY PRISM to help remove Japanese stiltgrass at volunteer workdays this summer! Japanese stiltgrass is an early detection priority species in western New York and we need your help to protect our lands and waters from this invasive species.

Welcome to Our 2022 GIS and Survey Technicians

by WNY PRISM | Jun 21, 2022 | News, Posts

WNY PRISM would like to welcome the final members of our 2022 seasonal Crew! Join us in welcoming Diana Chaburka and Jason Kappan, our Survey and Monitoring Technicians, and Megan Kresse, our GIS Technician. Diana and Jason will be in the field, surveying sites for...

Field Notes 2022: Oak Orchard

by WNY PRISM | Jun 17, 2022 | News, Posts

By Melanie Donofrio, Invasive Species Management Assistant Ten thousand years ago, Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was submerged under glacial Lake Tonawanda. If you take NYS Route 77 to Oak Orchard, the ridge you follow is composed of glacial debris, known...

Welcome to our 2022 Seasonal Crew

by WNY PRISM | May 12, 2022 | Management, News, Posts

WNY PRISM has begun training our 2022 seasonal Crew! Join us in welcoming our three Invasive Species Management Assistants, Brianna Saylor, Melanie Donofrio, and William Walston, as well as welcoming back our Education and Outreach Assistant, John Montgomery. Brianna,...

Spring 2022 Newsletter Released!

by Cecilia Pershyn | Apr 14, 2022 | News

WNY PRISM is excited to announce the release of our Spring 2022 Newsletter! In this edition, learn about WNY PRISM’s community science effort for mapping hemlock woolly adelgid, and further ways you can get involved with mapping other data gap species this upcoming...