Author Archive: flprism
Dept. of the Interior Draft Invasive Species Strategic Plan – Listening Sessions, Public Comment
Interior is pleased to announce that the draft Plan is now available for public review (press release). Your input and that from others received from key groups during the fall listening sessions as well as any written comments influenced the content of the draft Plan. There are two upcoming public teleconference listening sessions to […]
Lake Fact Sheets are HERE!
To celebrate NY Invasive Species Awareness Week, the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges launched a Finger Lakes Fact Sheet project to honor the 11 Finger Lakes in the region. We created fact cards for each of the lakes with special information about each of the lakes with physical features of the […]
NYISAW Lineup is here!
Activities Set for New York’s Seventh Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week, June 7-13th The theme this year is “2020 Vision: Focus on Invasive Species” and we have a great lineup of events! GENEVA, NY – This year marks the seventh Invasive Species Awareness Week in New York. Some of the greatest harm to our natural […]
Finger Lakes PRISM Full Partner Meeting!
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 10am- 11:30am Finger Lakes PRISM Full Partner Meeting 10am-11am: Featured Speaker: Thomas Allgaier, NYS Dept. of Ag and Markets, Division of Plant Industry; TOPIC: ‘Spotted Lanternfly, 2020 CAPS targets, Asian Longhorned Beetle, Golden Nematode, European Cherry Fruit Fly, Plum Pox Virus, and other invasives on the horizon including Asian Giant Hornet’ 11am-11:30am: […]
Hydrilla Marketing Campaign RFB
Request for Bids (RFB) Marketing Campaign to Increase Awareness of Harm and Impact of Hydrilla and Address Prevention and Reporting Strategies Release Date: April 22, 2020 Bid due date and time: May 29, 2020 by 5:00 P.M. Full Package available here: RFB 2020 – Hydrilla_Marketing_CampaignV2 Insurance addendum: Addendum 1_RFP Tax and Audit Services_2019 Questions and […]
Invasive Species Activity Guide Presentation Available
On April 15, 2020, the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District presented a webinar on their new invasive species activity guide developed in concert between the two organizations with funding from Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District. Unfortunately, the webinar was not recorded, […]
Be on the lookout! Oak wilt
Featured Invasive- Oak wilt Common name: Oak wilt Scientific name: Bretziella fagacearum Origin: Unknown, first detected in Wisconsin in the 1940s. Description Oak wilt is a fungal disease of oak trees that usually kills infected trees. Oak wilt spreads through two pathways. The aboveground pathway occurs when nitidulid beetles carry oak wilt spores from […]
Invasive Species Webinar Series!
Flyer here: FLPrism-Invasives webinar series (copy and paste links to join meetings) PAST: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 12-1 P.M.: Newly Launched Invasive Species Activity Guide for Educators Nadia Harvieux and Patty Wakefield-Brown, Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges; and a representative from Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District Activity guide available here: […]
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Disposal Station Instructions
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Disposal Station Instructions AIS Disposal Station Instructions 3.17.20 (pdf) In order to provide an easy place for boaters to dispose of invasive species at a boat launch, and to spread knowledge about the Clean, Drain, Dry message at boat launches, a number of access sites have AIS Disposal Stations installed on […]
