Hosted by the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (SLELO PRISM), the Eastern Lake Ontario (ELO) Invasive Species Symposium provides an opportunity to connect with field professionals and expand your knowledge of invasive species management.

The symposium will be held on June 12th, 2025 at SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Ballroom in Oswego, NY. This year’s symposium theme is Adaptive Approaches for Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Species Management focusing on Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), climate change, and restoring biodiversity.

In conjunction with the symposium on June 11th, 2025, we’re offering two workshops at the SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station. One workshop will include an opportunity to learn about and participate in our emerald ash borer biocontrol monitoring project; the second workshop showcases our Water Protectors Program and will provide a hands-on experience to learn about and view live native and aquatic plants.

The Symposium is open to the public at no cost. We encourage our partners and field professionals to consider presenting and exhibiting at the symposium. A call for abstracts and exhibits is planned to be released in early 2025, and registration will open in early spring so stay tuned!