Invasive Species Awareness Day: "A NEW HOPE"

Good news about invasive species? It’s true! Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County is hosting a day-long workshop at the new Nicandri Nature Center in beautiful Robert Moses State Park on Wednesday, July 12 from 8:30 to 3:30.

Agenda:

8:30: Arrival, coffee

9:00 Welcome, Paul Hetzler, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County

9:15: Save Your Ash: Treatment Options for Specimen Trees, Ryan Burkum, ISA Certified Arborist

10:00: Make a Difference: How to Get Involved with New York’s PRISM Network, Megan Pistolese, St. Lawrence-Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management

10:20: Break

10:30: Limiting the Lily Leaf Beetle, Dr. Paul Siskind, Biologist and Cornell Master Naturalist

11:30: Pristine Props, Tidy Trailers—How You Can Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species, Megan Pistolese

12:15: Lunch

1:00: Light at the End of the EAB Tunnel: Biocontrols, Dr. Mike Jones, SUNY-ESF

2:00: Dealing with Drosophila: How to beat the Spotted-Wing Drosophila to the Berry Patch, Paul Hetzler

2:30: Break

2:40: Swallow-Wort Update: Biocontrol Efforts, Paul Hetzler

3:15: Wrap-Up, Questions

The event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested. Please call (315) 379-9192, ext. 232 or email [email protected] to register.

Please note that lunch is not provided in the program. Participants can bring their own and there will be an opportunity prepay for lunch from a local deli, to be delivered to the Nature Center at noon.