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New York Celebrates Invasive Species Awareness Week
June 3 - 9
Published: June 03, 2024 at
09:30 a.m.
By: Press Release from NYS DEC
New York Invasive
Species Awareness Week is June 3 - 9!
Monday, June 3,
marks the beginning of the 11th annual New York Invasive Species
Awareness Week (NYISAW)! NYISAW is a week celebrated annually
throughout the state to highlight the impacts of invasive species in New
York and what YOU can do to help.
Organizations across all of New York State
are offering a variety of engaging events, such as interpretive hikes,
volunteer days, webinars, movie screenings, and fun family activities! By
participating in NYISAW, you can help protect your community’s natural
spaces, learn about the emerging invasive species, meet your neighbors, get
outdoors, and even win prizes!
There are over 60 events happening in
every region of the state! DEC and your local Partnerships for Invasive
Species Management (PRISMs) are also hosting webinars every day about a
variety of current and interesting topics.
NY Invasive
Species Awareness Week Webinar Series
·
Storytelling and the language of Invasive Species Outreach
Monday, June 3, 1
- 2 p.m.
·
iMapInvasives: Data Training for Community Scientists
Tuesday, June 4, 1
- 2 p.m.
·
Invasive Worms: History and Impacts
Tuesday, June 4,
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
·
Survival of the Slimy: Protecting Our Salamanders from the
Invasive Disease Bsal
Wednesday, June 5,
1 - 2 p.m.
·
Landscape Sustainability for Pollinator Restoration
Thursday, June 6,
1 - 2 p.m.
·
Pests and Pets: Impacts of the Animal Trade on Natural
Ecosystems
Friday, June 7, 12
- 1 p.m.
More information
available on the New York Invasive Species
Information website.
Can't make an event but still want to
participate? You can play our NYISAW BINGO game,
or participate in the iMapinvasives NYISAW mapping challenge and
be entered to win prizes!
How ever you
decide to participate, thank you for doing your part to learn about and
prevent the spread of invasive species. To learn more, visit
the New York Invasive Species
Information website.
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