New York Invasive Species Research Institute

ESA Annual Meeting 2016
2016-08-07 - 2016-08-12 | Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316 , United States
2016 Conference Theme: Novel Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
For details on sessions, registration, and other conference information, please visit the ESA Conference website

Lake Champlain Basin Program AIS Seminar
2016-07-14 09:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek, NY, 12853, United States
Lake Champlain Basin Program will host a seminar in NY on Aquatic Invasive Species of Emerging Concern.
This talk is free and open to partners, resource managers, and lake/watershed organizations. Please RSVP to Kathy Jarvis at kjarvis@lcbp.org so we can plan for the number of attendees.
For more information, and to view the flyer, visit the Lake Champlain Basin Program events page.

Invasive Plant Species Walk
2016-07-13 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Nevin Welcome Center, 1 Plantations Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
From Cornell Plantations:
What do garlic mustard, European buckthorn, shrub honeysuckles, and pale swallow-wort have in common? They are non-native, and all are considered invasive species and a threat to our native plants and natural areas. In recognition of New York Invasive Species Awareness Week, join Plantations botanist Robert Wesley for this guided tour around Beebe Lake to learn about a variety of plants that are invasive in our area, and what can be done to help slow their spread.
Pre-registration is required. See the Cornell Plantations website to register.

Adirondack Forest Pest Summit
2016-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek, NY, 12853, United States
From APIPP:
“Join experts from across New York State and the Country to learn about the most sever and urgent threat to Adirondack forests; invasive forest pests. Participants will learn what steps they can take to help prevent the spread and anticipated impacts to the Adirondack region.”
Find more details and the agenda on the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program website

Western NY and Finger Lakes iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-06-16 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Letchworth State Park Visitor Center, 1 Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY, 14427, United States
See the iMap Invasives 2016 Spring Training Blitz page for more details.

SLELO iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-06-09 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Jefferson County CCE Office, 203 North Hamilton Street, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States

LIISMA iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-06-07 10:00 - 14:30 UTC | Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, 340 Smith Rd., Shirley, NY, 11967, United States

Capital-Mohawk ADK Club iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-06-04 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | NY

Capital-Mohawk iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-06-03 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Schenectady County Library, 99 Clinton St Ext , Schenectady, NY, 12305, United States

APIPP iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-05-20 10:00 - 14:30 UTC | ESF Adirondack Interpretive Center, 5922 State Route 28N, Newcomb, NY, 12852, United States
See the 2016 Spring Training Blitz page for more information.

Lower Hudson iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-05-17 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | NY
See the iMap Invasives 2016 Spring Training Blitz page for more information.

CRISP iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-05-14 13:00 - 16:30 UTC | Catskill Interpretive Center, 5096 NY-28, Mt Tremper, NY, 12457, United States

Finger Lakes iMap Invasives Spring Training
2016-05-12 14:00 - 16:30 UTC | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853

Wild Pig Conference 2016
2016-04-17 - 2016-04-21 | Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel, 2101 North Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29577, United States
From the Wild Pig Conference page:
“Damage caused by wild pigs is one of the greatest concerns to wildlife biologists and managers today. Wild pigs have the potential to cause ecological and economical destruction far surpassing any other invasive exotic vertebrate. The adaptive and prolific nature of these animals along with their capabilities for widespread devastation places their management as one of the top priorities for wildlife scientists. The International Wild Pig Conference is the only forum in the world that provides federal, state, and private stakeholders a venue to discuss biological, financial, and social implications specific to wild pig subsistence in our ecosystems. The conference will assemble experienced managers as well as those new to the wild pig industry in a professional, educational atmosphere. Please visit our website links to find out how you can participate in the 2016 Wild Pig Conference!”

19th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
2016-04-10 - 2016-04-14 | Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2016 New Jersey Invasive Species Conference
2016-04-06 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Duke Farms, 1112 Dukes Pkwy W, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844, United States
For a schedule of events and to register, visit the conference page. The deadline for registration is Sunday, April 3rd.

Webinar: Interactions of deer and invasive plants: impacts on forest health
2016-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | NY
From the ForestConnect Webinar Series:
Subscribe to this series at: http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/forestconnect/web/subscribe.htm

There are significant impacts of deer and invasive plant species on forests and woodlands, and these deer and plant impacts can interact. Join Dr. Bernd Blossey of the Cornell University Department of Natural Resources for this webinar. Bernd will introduce new metrics on how to assess deer damage and then discuss implementation of suburban deer management programs in the Ithaca area. These new approaches have resulted in substantial deer reductions in several towns and may function as a blueprint for other communities struggling to find their own process to deal with overabundant deer herds.

Instructions for registering and attending this webinar:

Read all these instructions.
You need a personal registration ID to join this month’s webinar. There is unlimited space for participants, the ID simply provides you the necessary access code. Obtain your registration ID via: https://cornell.webex.com/cornell/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9bc1ba3add2cf523230e030e48133fa7 If prompted for a password, use C0rne11F0rest (the word “CornellForest” except the o = zero= 0 and L = the number 1; the numbers are in red font).
On the webpage where the above link takes you, look for the option to “register” to receive your “registration id” number. Note this page also includes the option to download resources related to this webinar (if available).
Wait for the email that contains your personal “registration id” number (a couple minutes at most usually).
Join the webinar via the “click here” button in this email to open into your default web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Firefox). The “click here” button should open into the webinar, or display a page indicating the webinar is not active. If the webinar is not active, that means the host isn’t connected and you will need to wait until the host connects. If the page opens into a rather generic “Cisco WebEx” page then your browser may not be compatible with WebEx and you should copy and paste the full link found in the email (following “click here”) into an alternate web browser. Using an alternate web browser usually solves most connection problems.
Test the sound capacity of your computer by accessing a website with sound (e.g., video clip on a news website, Youtube, etc.).
As you enter the webinar, you may be asked to test your media player. If so, you will need to complete that step.
As you enter the webinar, you will be given the option to download software; you can bypass that step and enter the webinar directly. I’m not aware of any problems that have arisen from downloading the software (which streamlines subsequent access, but you should make this decision for yourself.)

Trees in Trouble Movie Screening
2016-03-11 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Cary Institute Auditorium, 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44) , Millbrook, NY, United States
From the Cary Institute:
Trees in Trouble tells the story of America’s urban and community forests: their history, their growing importance to our health, economy, and environment – and the serious threats they now face from invasive pests and pathogens.
Through stories of everyday people on the frontlines of change, the film showcases how community efforts can save and protect our urban forests for future generations. Designed for audiences of all ages, Trees in Trouble inspires viewers to take action.
A Q&A with filmmaker Andrea Torrice and forest ecologist Gary Lovett will follow the screening.

Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium
2016-03-04 - 2016-03-05 | Cinemapolis: Ithaca’s Art Theatre on the Commons, 120 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
From the INLS page:
“The Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium is based on a simple idea: the use of native plants should remain an integral part of sustainable landscapes. We see many fields adapting rapidly to goals of sustainability, but horticulture in Central NY has been slow to embrace native plants, which have been standard landscape tools in many other parts of the country for decades. In Central NY, quality information on native plants remains elusive, with marketing standing in for ecology or substance.​
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​The Symposium offers alternative ideas, knowledge and perspective presented by experts and professionals​ from our region and beyond. It is for landscape architects, designers, educators, Master Gardeners, government employees, homeowners, gardeners, naturalists and anyone else eager to learn more about this growing movement.​”
Visit the INLS webpage to view the speaker schedule and to register.

Webinar: Weed Wrangle: A Template for Engaging Local Communities through Citywide Invasive Plant Events
2016-02-25 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | NY
This webinar is part of a series for National Invasive Species Awareness Week hosted by the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils.
Inspired by national and international efforts now underway, Weed Wrangle Nashville represents a fresh new push to stem the tide of biological pollution in local communities. The goal is two-fold: restoration and preservation. Organizers seek to raise awareness of the “green scourge” before more of our native plants lose the fight for the light and nutrients they require to survive. The Garden Club of Nashville, a member of The Garden Club of America, and GCA members from Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville are working hard to pull in other local groups to establish a corps of organized resistance to this blight on our environment. Friends of Warner Parks, Greenways for Nashville and the Radnor Lake State Natural Area are just a few of the partners now backing Weed Wrangle Nashville. The first annual Weed Wrangle was held in Nashville, TN during the 2015 National Invasive Species Awareness Week. This event acted as a template for other cities in the United States to engage local communities to pull together to learn about and manage invasive plants. Steven Manning will discuss the financing, staffing, PR and goals behind this project including 10 sites (from elementary schools to the Nashville Zoo) that created a circle of natural areas around the greater Nashville area. The 2016 event has spread statewide and the event sponsors envision this being a national event within two years.
Find out more or register at NISAW.org.

Webinar: Treating Firewood is a Hot Topic: seasoning, solarizing, kiln drying, and heat treatment
2016-02-25 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | NY
This webinar is part of a series for National Invasive Species Awareness Week hosted by the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils.
Unfortunately, firewood is a common vector for the spread of many forest and tree pests throughout North America. Join us for a combined NISAW and Firewood Outreach Coordinating Initiative webinar discussing the various effective (and potentially ineffective) ways that firewood is treated in order to prevent the spread of forest pests. We will bring in experts from the private sector and USDA APHIS to talk about their efforts to slow the spread of invasive species through better firewood treatment. Comparisons of low energy treatments such as debarking, seasoning, soaking, and solarizing will be contrasted with heat treatment at various levels.
Find out more or register at NISAW.org.

Webinar: Protecting the Sierra Nevada from Invasive Plants: Incorporating Climate Adaptation into Wildland Weed Management
2016-02-24 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | NY
This webinar is part of a series for National Invasive Species Awareness Week hosted by the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils.
California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range is valued for its wildlife habitat and natural beauty as well as its timber resources and role in the state’s water supply. Due to its remoteness and climatic extremes, the Sierra has been less affected by invasive plants than most other areas of the state. With increasing development and recreational pressures as well as a warming climate, this is changing. Local organizations across the region teamed with the nonprofit California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) to develop strategic priorities for addressing the spread of invasive plants at the landscape level with targeted management projects. Supporting ecological resiliency to climate change is a fundamental objective of this effort, and was integrated into project design. We present the invasive plant management work in the Sierra, and draw lessons about how practitioners can integrate climate resiliency into their projects.
Find out more or register at NISAW.org.

Webinar: Volunteers Make a Difference in an Early Detection Rapid Response Citizen Science Program
2016-02-23 03:00 - 16:00 UTC | NY
This webinar is part of a series for National Invasive Species Awareness Week hosted by the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils.
After prevention, Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) is the most effective method to control the establishment and spread of new populations of invasive plants. Invasive species management is often constrained by time and resources. In 2012, the Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW IPC) developed an EDRR Citizen Science Invasive Plant Program in order to support county, state and federal management agencies working to locate and eradicate invasive species in Washington State. To date the PNW IPC’s EDRR program has trained over 260 Citizen Scientists to identify target EDRR species and conduct surveys in natural areas on county, state and federal public lands in Washington and Oregon State. We will present how our volunteers have made measurable progress in the effort to detect report and eradicate priority invasive plants from public lands since 2012. We will also present other metrics of success, challenges and lesson learned.
Find out more and register at NISAW.org.

Webinar: Let’s take a hack at hack and squirt individual plant treatments
2016-02-22 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | NY
This webinar is part of a series for National Invasive Species Awareness Week hosted by the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils.
“Hack and squirt” is an individual plant treatment technique widely used for woody invasive plants across the United States. The basic method involves making a series of cuts around the circumference of a tree and immediately applying a concentrated herbicide solution into the cuts. As simple as this seems, there is tremendous diversity among researchers and land managers in exactly what is meant and what is done with this technique. In reality, hack and squirt may entail labor intensive girdling type cuts, overlapping frill cuts, injection for evenly spaced cuts, and a myriad of tools to accomplish these methods. We will review different types of hack and squirt treatments, tools, and herbicides used. We will also discuss selectivity, herbicide flashback, and how hack and squirt techniques compare to other IPT methods. Get ready for a fun and informative lecture, and let’s take a hack at hack and squirt!
Find out more or register at NISAW.org.

National Invasive Species Awareness Week
2016-02-21 - 2016-02-27 | NY
Visit NISAW.org to view events and access the NISAW Toolkit.

2016 Weed Science Society of America Annual Meeting
2016-02-08 - 2016-02-11 | Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico
Visit the Weed Science Society of America website for details and to register.

Environmental DNA Monitoring for Detecting Invasive Species in Ontario Waterways Webinar
2016-01-19 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | NY
From Asian Carp Canada:
“Please join our latest webinar to hear Dr. Chris Wilson discuss how early detection of aquatic invasive species is essential for developing and implementing rapid response strategies. Dr. Wilson will describe how eDNA provides a sensitive method for targeted early detection of aquatic invasive species and can be valuable in detecting Asian carps in non-native waterways.”
Register for the webinar here.

The 27th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species
2016-01-12 - 2016-01-15 | Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
For more information and to register, visit the USDA Forest Service Forum Webpage

17th Annual Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society Conference
2016-01-12 - 2016-01-14 | Gideon Putnam Hotel, 24 Gideon Putnam Road, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States

Northeastern Plant, Pest and Soils Conference
2016-01-03 - 2016-01-07 | Sheraton Society Hills Hotel, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
From the Conference Website:
“The Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference (NEPPSC) is organized in cooperation with the Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS), the Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (EB-ESA), the Northeastern Division of the American Phytopathological Society (NED-APS), the Northeast Branch of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America (NE ASA-CSAA-SSSA), and the American Society of Horticultural Science-Northeast Region (NE-ASHS). The goal of this meeting is provide a venue to bring together people with interests in entomology, plant pathology, weeds, horticulture, agriculture, agronomy, and soil science for the purpose of sharing of ideas and the presentation of the results of scientific studies and outreach programs. The members of the NEPPSC strive to enhance educational programs and the promotion of sound scientific solutions for our shared areas of interests in the Northeastern region of the United States of America.”
