Invasive species pose a serious threat to New York’s natural resources, and NYISRI is committed to improving the scientific basis of invasive species management. We serve the scientific research community, natural resource and land managers, and state offices and sponsored organizations by through promoting research, creating networks, and providing support.

Latest Research

Research Digest: November 2020 (11/19/2020) - A redesigned digest with recently published papers on invasive species research topics from Hydrobiologia, Biological Invasions and other journals.

Recent Posts

Research Summary: Bidding on the next aquatic invader (11/13/2020) - Buying aquarium organisms from across the world can be as easy as the click of a button, and that's the problem.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Nicholas James Reo (11/6/2020) - “How do Indigenous Peoples relate to and regard introduced species?” asks Dr. Reo, Dartmouth professor and citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Research Summary: Invasive Leafiness and Latitude (10/27/2020) - If you’re an invasive shrub, you hold on to your leaves– citizen scientists helped to find that extended leaf phenology between native and invasive shrubs gets more similar as you move northward.

Latest News

Catskill Research Fellowships (10/26/2020) - Applications due Dec. 31 at 11:59 PM

Funding Opportunity: U.S. Forest Service GLRI Cooperative Weed Management Areas (10/2/2020) - Applications due Dec. 11 at 6pm ET

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