• Invasive Plant ID & iMapInvasives Training

    Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve 93 Honorine Dr, Depew, NY, United States

    Help kickoff New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week (June 9 - 15) by learning steps that you can take to help protect our lands! Are you curious about invasive plants? Do you want to know how to identify different species and what to do next? Join this training and you’ll learn: » how to identify […]

  • Invasive Species Workshop at Ball Creek Nature Park

    Ball Creek Nature Park 3430 Old Bridge Road, Ashville, New York

    Join Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy staff at their Ball Creek Nature Park preserve, for an invasive species workshop. The workshop is open to the public and will focus on the identification and removal of several invasive plant species found in Western New York - knotweed (Reynoutria spp.), privet (Lingustrum spp.), bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), and multi-flora rose […]

  • NYISAW Webinar: Navigating the Certified Weed Free Products Program

    Virtual Event

    As part of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) Webinar Series, WNY PRISM is hosting Christie Trifone Millhouse and Jodi Hougan of the North American Invasive Species Management Association, who will present "Navigating the Certified Weed Free Products Program." The North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) oversees the Certified Weed Free Products […]

  • Terrestrial Management Workshop: Invasive Trees & Shrubs

    Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge 1101 Casey Road, Basom, NY, United States

    Join WNY PRISM for a workshop on how to manage some of our most common invasive tree and shrub species! Learn how to manage some common invasive species that may be present on your property. We’ll talk about Best Management Practices for invasive trees and shrubs including tree of heaven, buckthorn and honeysuckle. We’ll review […]

  • WNY PRISM Volunteer Workday: Letchworth Stewardship Day

    Letchworth State Park

    WNY PRISM's Volunteer Workdays are a great opportunity to help protect your lands from invasive species! Our first workday of the summer will be our 8th Annual Letchworth Stewardship Day, which will be held on Saturday, June 14! We'll be working together to remove slender false brome from the park. This event is part of […]

  • Genesee County Park & Forest Invasive Species Workday

    Genesee County Park & Forest 11095 Bethany Center Rd, East Bethany, NY, United States

    Help protect the beautiful Genesee County Park & Forest by removing slender false brome, an invasive grass that threatens the health and diversity of our local ecosystems. Training, supplies, and materials will be provided. Presented in partnership with WNY PRISM and the Genesee County ACORNS. Pre-registration appreciated but not required. This program is free! To […]

  • 10th Annual iMapInvasives Mapping Challenge

    Virtual Event

    Join iMapInvasives for their monthly webinar, where they'll be launching the 10th Annual Mapping Challenge! The biggest iMapInvasives Mapping Challenge of the year is back, and celebrating its 10th anniversary! This year there will be 10 invasive species that will count towards the challenge, with returning classics, new data gap species, and some that have […]

  • The Garden Art Sale

    Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218

    Saturday, June 28, 2025 10am-4pm & Sunday June 29, 2025 10am-3pm One of the summer's most captivating events celebrates Buffalo Niagara's flourishing and passionate gardening community. Gardens Bloom with Artistry. Does your garden crave a touch of unique, handcrafted beauty? Explore more than 70 vendors showcasing nature-inspired creations and garden-worthy masterpieces – sculptures, metalwork, paintings, […]

  • Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz

    Boaters and other recreators learn about the risks of spreading aquatic invasive species (AIS) at public and private boating access sites across the Great Lakes region every summer. The Great Lakes AIS “Landing Blitz” events take place over a two-week period, emphasizing the need to Clean, Drain, Dry boats whenever they come out of the water, and Dispose of […]

  • Clash of the shells: Dreissenid mussel impacts on native molluscs

    Virtual Event

    Presentations: The limited co-existence of zebra mussels and native mussels in the Richelieu River over the past 25 years by Kennedy Zwarych, McGill University North American unionid mussel populations have experienced significant mortality due to competition and fouling by the Eurasian zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Habitats whose water chemistry is suboptimal for the zebra mussel could plausibly […]

  • WNY PRISM 2025 Walk and Talk Series: Audubon Community Nature Center

    Audubon Community Nature Center 1600 Riverside Rd, Jamestown, New York

    WNY PRISM's Walk and Talk Series is a great opportunity to get out and enjoy nature while learning about invasive species! Join us for one or all of them! Our second Walk and Talk of the series will be held at the Audubon Community Nature Center on Saturday, July 12. This event is hosted by WNY […]