As part of the Orleans County CCE's Master Your Garden Series, on August 3, Rachel Taylor, WNY PRISM's Community Science and Engagement Program Manager, will present Pathways of Invasion into Your Garden. Protecting our lands and waters starts in our own backyard.... so let's explore how invasive species spread into (and out of) your garden, and […]

Join WNY PRISM, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm for a Walk and Talk at Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area (WMA)! Together we'll explore the WMA, talk about invasive species that we encounter along the way and see the exciting habitat restoration work that's been completed.  Registration is greatly […]

Speakers: Benjamin Held, Senior Scientist, and Ryan Murphy, Researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota For nearly 10 decades, the invasive DED pathogen Ophiostoma novo-ulmi has been decimating American elms (Ulmus americana) and other native elm species in Minnesota and across the country. The American elm once lined streets across Minnesota, and for good […]

Protect your lands from invasive species! Join WNY PRISM and Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry for a Volunteer Workday! We'll work together to remove Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) from the park.  Registration is required. Please register at https://bit.ly/2024volunteerworkdays. More information including directions, meeting location and what to bring will be emailed to participants after […]