Kudzu Continues
Abby and Melody remove stubborn kudzu root crowns from a removal site in Huntington. As the field season winds down, controlling kudzu (Pueraria montana) has been near the top of … Read more
From the Field
Partner Spotlight: NYS Parks Invasive Species Strike Team
Left to right: Invasive species technicians Katrina Hanley, Samantha Nicholson-Sarmiento (center foreground), Marisa Vanasco (back left), Amber Pavek and Biologist Yuriy Litvinenko (back right). In reminiscing on this year’s eventful … Read more
Kudzu Control
Pre-treatment kudzu monoculture at the Science Museum of Long Island in Plandome Manor, NY. You may have heard of kudzu as “the vine that ate the south”– but it’s not … Read more
LIISMA Staff Surveys for Perennial Pepperweed
On August 24, LIISMA staff Abby Bezrutczyk, Bill Jacobs, and Melody Penny surveyed Conscience Bay in Setauket by kayak for perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) and saltcedar (Tamarix spp.). Conscience Bay … Read more
Carmans River Monitoring
On August 17, LIISMA staff Bill Jacobs, Abby Bezrutczyk, Haley Gladitsch, Melody Penny, and Katharine Stirber kayaked Lily Lake (a.k.a. Lower Lake) and the Carmans River section to the north of … Read more
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
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
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
Ludwigia at Artist Lake
By Bill Jacobs, LIISMA Program Manager In late October, Region 1 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) fisheries staff member Francis McParland discovered an infestation of creeping water … Read more