Thursday, October 29th, 1 pm-2 pm EST

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You can help protect the hemlock trees in your region by learning how to recognize hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) and report it using the iMapInvasives mobile app. Join this webinar to get involved in early detection efforts in your region and across the state. View a live demo of the iMap mobile app, learn of beautiful trails to hike that have hemlocks nearby, learn of state-wide volunteer opportunities to protect hemlocks, and hear from one of SLELO’s volunteers who has been visiting trails in the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario (SLELO) region in search of HWA.

Hemlock woolly adelgid is an invasive forest pest that is spreading through New York. While it has not yet been detected in the Tug Hill region, an HWA infestation was recently confirmed on the shores of Lake George in the Adirondacks that isn’t too far from the Eastern Lake Ontario region. Considering that no HWA infestations have yet been found in the SLELO region, strengthening early detection efforts for HWA is vital to protecting our hemlocks.

Presenters: Carri Marschner with the Cornell Hemlock Initiative, Megan Pistolese with SLELO PRISM, and Frank Williams- SLELO’s Conservation Volunteer.