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Created after the dust bowl to promote healthy soil and water for agriculture, our soil and water conservation districts still provide many services to local communities. We had the chance … Read more
Situated in Leeds Pond Preserve in the hills of Manhasset and bordering on Manhasset Bay, the Science Museum of Long Island (SMLI) offers hands-on opportunities to engage children in discovery, … Read more
The Town of Brookhaven is expansive – touching both shores and hosting a diversity of habitats such as woodland forests, rivers, coastal islands, and saltmarshes – all of which require … Read more
Also known as: sea isle sedge, invasive sand sedge History & Introduction Originally from East Asia, Carex kobomugi was introduced accidentally to the U.S. in the early to mid-1900’s, possibly … Read more
From the shores of coastal plain ponds to vine-covered hillsides, the LIISMA team continued the field season into October with phragmites removal and kudzu monitoring. When the LIISMA team returned … Read more
By Abby Marino & Kassidy Robinson With bird banding, weed torching, drone demonstrations, and presentations on the latest invasive species research, this year’s NYS Invasive Species Expo in Saratoga Spa … Read more
In September, the LIISMA Team hit the ground running with many early detection and rapid response projects, made possible with the help of partners. First, the team visited Caumsett State … Read more
With summer flying by, the LIISMA team worked hard in August to survey for emerging invasive species and protect our conservation areas, on land and in the water. We started … Read more
When LIISMA staff visited the Sayville subunit of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge this month with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), interns jumped at the chance to identify the … Read more
This June, LIISMA helped partners get an early start on managing their aquatic invasive species. During New York Invasive Species Awareness Week, we worked with partners to hand-pull nearly 4,000 … Read more
