Fieldwork in Focus : Broad Cove
Aerial map of Broad Cove courtesy of the Peconic Land Trust. On August 2, the LIISMA team of Bill Jacobs, Abby Bezrutczyk, Haley Gladitsch, Melody Penny, and Katharine Stirber conducted … Read more
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Fieldwork in Focus: Coastal Plain Ponds and Phragmites
Abby Bezrutczyk, Melody Penny, Haley Gladitsch, and Katharine Stirber controlling phragmites at a coastal plain pond. These ponds have one of the highest concentrations of rare species and communities in … Read more
Getting Ahead of Ludwigia peploides in Suffolk County
This past month the LIISMA team monitored Artist Lake in Middle Island to follow-up on the manual control of Ludwigia peploides that was begun by NYSDEC, Town of Brookhaven, and LIISMA in December 2021.
Field Work in Focus: Montauk
The LIISMA team ventures out to Long Island’s easternmost point to monitor for invasive species! To many Long Islanders, Montauk is a summer vacation destination located in the town of … Read more
Fieldwork in Focus: Fishers Island
The LIISMA team island hops to monitor for invasive species! To most Long Islanders, the seven mile-long Fishers Island may seem like a remote, untouched location. It sits at the … Read more
Congratulations Student Winners!
Congratulations to the winning students of the NYISAW “Most Wanted” Invasive Species Poster Contest! One hundred and nineteen posters were received and each one impressed LIISMA staff. Thanks to all … Read more
NYISAW has arrived!
The New York Invasive Species Awareness Week is finally here – from June 6 to June 12, 2022! The mission of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) is … Read more
A Successful Symposium
By Melody Penny, Invasive Species Technician 1, LIISMA On April 7, 2022, the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA) and the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) hosted their … Read more