SLELO Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management

Two of our team SLELO staff started as watercraft inspection stewards! Make your mark and join the watercraft inspection steward program this summer!

Do you have some extra time on your hands and want to do something that will help out but is also safe during COVID? You can help enhance invasive species outreach efforts from the comfort of your phone! Sign up at: https://www.sleloinvasives.org/volunteer-with-us/ We’re needing help conducting an online search for specific businesses (marinas, tackle/bait shops, charter captain fishing services, vineyards, orchards, wine tours), and special groups (tree clubs, outdoor groups) on Facebook and Instagram. We plan to use the information to engage the businesses and groups in a strategic outreach initiative aimed to raise awareness for an invasive agricultural pest that threatens New York’s agricultural and tourism industries called the spotted lanternfly (SLF).

The Black River Environmental Improvement Association trails are snow covered! Get out there and enjoy the trails and partcipate in the #VirtualHikeChallenge by checking hemlock tree branches for white woolly masses and sharing photos of your experience on in the comments of the top post on the SLELO Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management page! Visit https://www.sleloinvasives.org/virtualhikechallenge/ to sign up to win prizes and to learn of local trails with hemlock stands near the path!

167 people tuned in for our Power of Native Plants Webinar held last Thursday! If you missed it you can view the recording in our Webinar Library https://www.sleloinvasives.org/links-res/webinarrecordings/ This webinar was hosted by SLELO and our partners at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County

Only 68 days left until spring!!! Eurasian water-milfoil starts to grow in early spring. Winter is a perfect time to start planning for management of invasive aquatic plants. Join our Partners at the Indian River Lakes Conservancy tomorrow morning to learn what you can do to control one of our regions most challenging aquatic invasives plants, Eurasian water-milfoil.

Our Conservation Volunteer Greg Washburn shared some beautiful photos of his experience out at the Indian River Lakes Conservancy Baker Woods Preserve. Partcipate in the #VirtualHikeChallenge and experience the North Country! Visit sleloinvasives.org/VirtualHikeChallenge and fill out the form on the top of the page OR share an experience like Greg did and INCLUDE the #VirtualHikeChallenge tag to WIN PRIZES!