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2018 Invasive Species Awareness Week

2018 Invasive Species Awareness Week

Invasive Species Awareness Week has begun! Help us spread the word (and not the species) by joining folks across western New York and New York State in invasive species awareness and management activities! New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is a statewide...
Invasive Species Mapping Challenge

Invasive Species Mapping Challenge

Invasive Species Mapping Challenge Thursday, July 5, marks the beginning of the 2018 Invasive Species Mapping Challenge! Now through July 19, you can report the presence or absence of the jumping worm (Amynthas spp. andMetaphire spp.) and water chestnut (trapa...
Water Chestnut Removal at Jamestown Audubon

Water Chestnut Removal at Jamestown Audubon

Wiping Out Water Chestnut – We’re leaving this Pest in the Past! European water chestnut (Trapa natans) was first detected at the Jamestown Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) in 2008. This invasive plant outcompetes native, aquatic vegetation, shades the pond...
WNY PRISM Welcomes Summer 2018 Crew

WNY PRISM Welcomes Summer 2018 Crew

WNY PRISM is excited to welcome its 2018 Summer Crew! This year we are welcoming our two Invasive Species Management Assistants, Julia Kostin and Rebecca Mann as well as our Education and Outreach Assistant, Emily Thiel. A first for WNY PRISM, we are also welcoming...
2018 Invasive Species Awareness Week

5th Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is a statewide campaign held the week of July 8-14 which aims to promote the knowledge and understanding of invasive species and the harm they can cause by engaging citizens in a wide range of activities across the state...

WNY PRISM Spring 2018 Newsletter

WNY PRISM has released our Spring 2018 Newsletter! Featured stories include WNY PRISM’s Lending Library, and update on our Early Detection Program, and a Partner Spotlight on the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative and Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework....