Finger Lakes PRISM

06/15/2026

We wanted to post a shout-out to all of the amazing folks that came out and attended our events and volunteered with us for New York Invasive Species Awareness Week last week! From a fantastic art gallery opening, a rake building workshop, successful virtual webinars and trainings, and a fun Facebook live, we had great interactions with everyone. Thank you for doing your part in preventing the spread of invasive species!

Miss out on our events last week? We've got plenty more for you! Visit our Events/Calendar page on our website to learn more about how you can be involved.

06/12/2026

06/08/2026

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week is here! Tune into our Facebook Live on Friday, June 12th at 2pm for a watercraft inspection steward demo and learn more about how stewards across New York State prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.

In the meantime, you can check out what our PRISM partners are doing this week as well! Visit their pages and tune in to their Facebook lives.

Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management ( -Network) is a state-wide collaborative approach to invasive species management, prevention, outreach, and restoration in collaboration with the . The PRISM network includes .prism . Visit rebrand.ly/NYIS_PRISMs to connect with your local PRISM.

06/05/2026

Join us for a timely spring webinar exploring the growing risks of ticks and tick-borne diseases in our region. Guest speaker Harold Nugent will cover tick biology and practical prevention tips. Then, our Terrestrial Invasive Species Program Manager Lydia Martin will dive into how invasive plants create ideal tick habitat and what landowners and communities can do to reduce risk. This is one you don’t want to miss! 🌿🪳

Register here: https://hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/7bRD7gyARpSggRVcKyxjFA

06/04/2026

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) is right around the corner! Participate in events June 8th-12th across New York State, including events here in the Finger Lakes Region! Watch through the whole video to find out what our partner PRISMs across the state are doing.

Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management ( -Network) is a state-wide collaborative approach to invasive species management, prevention, outreach, and restoration in collaboration with the DEC. The PRISM network includes @ catskillinvasives @ SLELOPRISM and PRISM. Visit rebrand.ly/NYIS_PRISMs to connect with your local PRISM.

06/03/2026

Our Macrophyte Survey Program is now live and running! Search and record aquatic species (invasive and native) via the Survey123 app and help us understand distribution and macrophyte communities in the Finger Lakes!

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/SwFKT0jU89

Our virtual training is today from 5:30-6:30! If you can't make it, it will be recorded, but we encourage participation. Workshops will occur with partners across the region for the duration of the season!

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

🌊🪴 Help protect our lakes and build your own aquatic invasive species sampling rake!

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create a simple but powerful tool used to monitor underwater plants and detect invasive species before they spread. Learn how scientists and citizen scientists survey aquatic vegetation, gain practical field skills, and leave with your very own sampling rake ready for use in our Macrophyte Survey Program!

Whether you’re a lake lover, volunteer, educator, angler, or just curious about protecting local waterways, this is a great opportunity to get involved in conservation efforts right here in the Finger Lakes region. 💧

📍2375-2371 Town Line Rd, Interlaken, NY 14847
📅 June 10th
⏰ 10am-12pm

Space may be limited so registration is encouraged! Click here to register: https://forms.office.com/r/MwFqD56SvY

05/26/2026

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week is coming up! See the schedule below for a list of events you can attend or tune in to with the Finger Lakes PRISM June 8th-12th. Click any of the links below to register for any (or all) these events! 🌱🌿🪲

Invasive Species Art Gallery Opening: https://forms.office.com/r/c4XQDHduda
Trail Survey Program Virtual Training: https://hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/On-6c48FTlaVzGbglml9iQ
Build Your Own AIS Sampling Rake Workshop: https://forms.office.com/r/MwFqD56SvY
Invasive Species and the Rise of Ticks Webinar: https://hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/7bRD7gyARpSggRVcKyxjFA
Facebook Live - Day in the Life of a Watercraft Inspection Steward: You're already here!