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  • What’s on Your Boots? Seeds, Invasive Species, and Landscape-Level Patterns from Boot Brush Stations at Elk Island National Park – Virtual

    Seed dispersal is a natural process that helps keep ecosystems healthy and resilient. However, when people visit parks, they can unknowingly carry seeds on their boots—including seeds from invasive plants—which can change what grows where. Programs like PlayCleanGo help reduce this risk by encouraging visitors to clean their gear and by providing opportunities to educate ... Read more

  • Southern Pine Beetle Impacts in Massachusetts: Online Information Meeting for Landowners and Natural Resource Managers

    Details: Outbreaks of southern pine beetle are occurring in Massachusetts. This online informational meeting is open to anyone seeking identification, suppression and management information about this small but significantly impactful neo-native bark beetle. Presented by the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange's (NAFSE) Southern Pine Beetle Working Group and the U.S. Forest Service. Webinar Agenda ​9:00 AM ... Read more

  • iMapInvasives Training & Guided Walk

    Join the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA), the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock (UUCSR) and the Port Washington Watershed Biodiversity Coalition for a hands-on workshop and nature walk. This event participants can expect to learn how to use iMapInvasives, a mobile-friendly platform used to report and track invasive species across the region. ... Read more

  • Native Plants in Your Garden

    Location: Shelter Island Public Library (37 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964) Native plants are the ideal choice for Long Island gardeners because they are robust, attractive, and provide vital support for local pollinators. Community members can join Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Shelter Island Public Library to discover an array of handsome native ... Read more

  • Practical Approaches to Managing Amur Honeysuckle

    Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an invasive shrub native to eastern Asia that was widely planted for ornamental use and wildlife habitat. It is now established across much of the eastern and midwestern United States, where it forms dense understory thickets that outcompete native plants, reduce plant diversity, and alter forest structure and ecosystem processes. ... Read more

  • Smartphone Photography for iNaturalist Webinar

    Smartphone cameras are great for taking photos of your friends, your food, and yourself, but what about the insects, plants, spiders, and fungi you want to post to iNaturalist? How do you get it to focus on that small piece of grass, or a flighty moth? Join us for tips and tricks on how to ... Read more

  • Penn State Extension Webinar: Japanese Knotweed

    Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) is among the most aggressive invasive plants in North America, known for damaging infrastructure, displacing native species, and forming dense monocultures along waterways and other disturbed landscapes. This webinar examines the plant’s origins, its introduction and spread across the United States, and the biological traits that make it such a persistent ... Read more

  • Oh Deer Symposium

    Oh DEER! Symposium Addressing Challenges, Exploring Solutions The Oh DEER! Symposium brings together regional experts and community members to address the deer population impact on Long Island. Attendees will examine the ecological and economic complications caused by white-tailed deer. Featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Bernd BlosseyProfessor, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University There ... Read more

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  • BioBlitz with Sisters oof St. Joeseph Sustainability Department

    Join the Sisters of St. Joesph Sustainability Department for their very first annual BioBlitz! A BioBlitz is a community science event where participants race to identify as many species of life within a given time period. The BioBlitz project will help categorize and document the diversity within the 212 - acre campus. The day will ... Read more

  • Finger Lakes PRISM Summer Webinar – Japanese Knotweed: The Science Beneath the Soil and the Actions Above It (Zoom)

    Join the Finger Lakes PRISM to learn about emerging research on how Japanese knotweed's naturally occurring compounds (phenolics) may influence soil bacterial communities, how our Terrestrial Invasive Species (TIS) team is mapping and tracking infestations across the Finger Lakes, and the practical steps landowners and community members can take to identify, report, and manage this ... Read more

  • The North American Invasive Species Management Association’s inaugural eDNA Summit

    From Detection to Decision: Environmental DNA for Invasive Species Management will be held virtually on September 9, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern. This summit will explore how environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming invasive species management by providing powerful new tools for early detection, monitoring, and decision-making. The event will bring together researchers, ... Read more