Institution: Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation District
Description of invasive species management work:
I help coordinate hand pull & public education events related to water chestnut control. The District has a fleet of canoes and kayaks that can serve up to 12 individuals in conjunction with 3 large weed harvester boats. The majority of our work is conducted along the bays and tributaries leading into Lake Ontario. These include, Maxwell Bay, Sodus Bay, East Bay, Port Bay, as well as Red Creek (Wolcott, NY). Much of our work has been in partnership with FLPRISM/FLI out of Hobart & William Smith College as well as DEC Region 8 in the Lake Shore Marshes WMA.
