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Join WNY PRISM’s team of community scientists to help survey and map invasive species along trails in western New York!
Do you enjoy hiking? Join our Trail Survey Program and you can help map invasive species while you’re out enjoying nature! Your contributions will help improve invasive species presence and distribution data and can help guide invasive species management efforts in our region.
No prior experience is necessary, we will teach you all you need to know! Find out more below!
2026 Schedule
Survey Time Period: Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Saturday, July 18, 2026 (Please note that the survey time period has been extended until July 31, 2026!)
Community scientists survey any publicly accessible trail(s) of their choosing during this timeframe.
New volunteers are always welcome! To get signed up, send an email to Rachel Taylor, WNY PRISM’s Community Science and Engagement Program Manager at taylorrm@buffalostate.edu.
2026 Survey Results
Thanks to your survey efforts, 80 reports of invasive species have been added to iMapInvasives! There were 14 different species reported, with the most frequent being common buckthorn, mugwort and multiflora rose. Other species included honeysuckle (spp.), beech leaf disease nematode, Canada thistle, knotweed (spp.), glossy buckthorn, tree-of-heaven, bull thistle, cutleaf teasel, European woodland sedge, Fullers teasel and garlic mustard. Surveys were completed along trails in 11 different locations across western New York.