2025 Trail Survey Program – Season Recap
The 2025 Trail Survey Program Has Concluded! We cannot thank everyone enough for your hard work! Even with a delayed start, you delivered an outstanding volume of observations from trails across the Finger Lakes. Your commitment as community scientists plays a crucial role in advancing invasive species research and management. The information gathered through the Trail […]
Citizen Science At Its Finest: Scraping Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses to Protect the FLX
The Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) hosted a Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Scraping Workshop on November 15th, 2025, yielding a robust turnout of over thirty eager participants. Attendees of the workshop were able to get up close with the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) and its egg masses, gaining insight into one […]
Announcing Request For Bids (2025): Pesticide control of Adelges tsugae in the Finger Lakes Region.
Release Date: Monday, August 25, 2025 Due date and time: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM Download here: HWA_RFB_2025 Project TitlePesticide control of Adelges tsugae in the Finger Lakes Region. Project DescriptionIn fall 2025, the certified commercial pesticide applicator will perform pesticide treatment of Adelges tsugae across ~106 acres in Watkins Glen State Park. Project TermStart […]
With breathtaking vistas and a wealth of historical perspectives, the Finger Lakes hosts travelers, recreationists, and avid enthusiasts from across the world who visit the beautiful land and lakes. Native
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We’re always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join us at our hands-on events throughout the Finger Lakes! These volunteer days bring community members together to tackle invasive species, restore habitats,
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Explore Projects and Research Over Time We work collaboratively with our partners and the public to provide education and mitigate the overall impacts of invasive species in our region. Through
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The Finger Lakes Institute/Finger Lakes PRISM Watercraft Steward Program has been providing education and outreach to the Finger Lakes boating community since 2012. In addition to the voluntary inspections provided
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What is Hydrilla? Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is an invasive submersed aquatic plant, originating from Europe and Asia, that has infested Cayuga Lake and other water bodies in the Finger
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The 2025 Trail Survey Program Has Concluded! We cannot thank everyone enough for your hard work! Even with a delayed start, you delivered an outstanding volume of observations from trails across the Finger Lakes. Your commitment as community scientists plays a crucial role in advancing invasive species research and management. The information gathered through the Trail […]
The Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) hosted a Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Scraping Workshop on November 15th, 2025, yielding a robust turnout of over thirty eager participants. Attendees of the workshop were able to get up close with the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) and its egg masses, gaining insight into one […]
Full report available here: 2023-2024 Annual PRISM Report 240627 2023-2024 Summary The 2023-2024 year has brought dramatic changes to the Finger Lakes PRISM. Between a new coordinator, new staff, and new programming, the last year has produced new changes within the Finger Lakes PRISM that will help shape its direction for years to come. In […]
