FL-PRISM Member Organization/Agency Invasive Species Web Links
The Central New York Regional Planning & Development Board (CNY RPDB) has prepared reports on “The Current State of Aquatic Invasive Species in CNY”, aswell as the “Regional Strategy for Addressing Water Chestnuts (2002)" and aquatic invasive species distribution maps.
Information on Finger Lakes region invasive species and diseases can be found at The Finger Lakes Institute. The Institute, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, is dedicated to the promotion of environmental research and education about the Finger Lakes and surrounding environments. In collaboration with regional environmental partners and state and local government offices, the Institute fosters environmentally-sound development practices throughout the region, and disseminates the accumulated knowledge to the general public.
NY Sea Grant's NY Sea Grant Aquatic Invasive Species website contains educational materials available from NY Sea Grant pertaining to invasive species and invasive species introduction, control and management, policies, and research in the Great Lakes Basin, including the Finger Lakes region. Information is also applicable to inland and marine resource users and decision makers. There are also links to federal, state, local and non-governmental organization invasive species websites.
The National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse is an international library of research, public policy, and outreach education publications pertaining to invasive marine and fresh-water aquatic nuisance species in North America, including many species of interest to the Finger Lakes region.
Finger Lakes National Forest Invasive Plant Control Project Team informational flyer providing updates on the FLNF Invasive Plant Control Project. You may review a copy of the Scoping Information here.
Weeds Watch Out! (W2O!) is an education and outreach program that will attempt to thwart the spread of invasive aquatic plant species into, within, and from the Oswego River Basin, a sub-basin of Lake Ontario. The program is hosted by the Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency. The project has prepared an excellent Invasive Weed Identification Guide.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County has posted a variety of invasive aquatic plant information in the 'Water Quality' section of their website, including information on water chestnut and Eurasian watermilfoil, and the Adopt-A-Shoreline Volunteer Program. The site also hosts the Water Chestnut Management Plan for CNY Waterways and Appendices (developed by the CNY Water Chestnut Task Force).
The Invasive Plants.Net website contains information on invasive plants, their impact on native species, and their control (particularly biological control). The web pages focus on work conducted by students and staff of the Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program, directed by Bernd Blossey, at Cornell University.
