Invasive species reduce the health of our natural ecosystems by outcompeting native species and reducing habitat quality. You can help protect your favorite hiking trails, paddle-ways, backyard, and community by learning to identify invasive species and report observations to NYiMapInvasvies. Join a training session to learn these skills on June 28th from 1- 3 PM at the Nicandri Nature Center in Massena, NY. Participants will attend a presentation to learn how to identify invasive species of concern. A live demonstration of the following community science apps will be provided, NYiMapInvasives, iNaturalist, and Seek. Following the training, the Nicandri Nature Center staff will lead a guided walk on the nature trails to practice using the mobile apps and contribute data to their iNaturalist special project.
Those interested in attending should REGISTER (important details will be provided).
To ensure a quality experience attendees should have a smartphone and follow these steps before attending the event:
- Create a free user account for the following:
- NYiMapInvasives
- iNaturalist
- Seek doesn’t require a user account
- Check for confirmation emails to finalize your accounts.
- Download the Following apps onto your smartphone
NY iMapInvasives is an online, collaborative, GIS database and mapping tool that serves as the official invasive species database for New York State.
Click the links below to become familiar with iMap.
This event is hosted by the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (SLELO PRISM), in collaboration with the St. Lawrence County Environmental Management Council and the Nicandri Nature Center.
Contact megan.pistolese@tnc.org to list your events on our events page and on Facebook.
SLELO PRISM Partner Meeting Schedule: Our partners have decided to meet on a seasonal/quarterly basis. We will meet the third week of these months: January, April, July, and October alternating between Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting at 10 am.
If you want to receive partner meeting announcements please email rwilliams@tnc.org .
Save the Date for 2023 Partner Meetings:
Thursday, October 12th
Keewaydin State Park – Marina Pavilion, 10 am-12 pm 45165 State Route 12, Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
The PRISM Network hosts a monthly Speaker Series on the last Wednesday of each month (except, July, August, and December).
View the Webinar Schedule & Access Recordings
iMapInvasives holds training webinars after the PRISM Speaker Series from 1 pm-2 pm. Visit the iMap website for details and to register.
View Events Pages of the PRISM Network