Adirondack Invasive Species Awareness Week
Celebrated Annually the Second Week of July

Adirondack communities and organizations will celebrate the 7th annual ISAW July 8 - July 14, 2012.

   
Forest edge infested with garlic mustard (left).
Americorps / Student Conservation Association lends a hand to pull invasive plants (right).

WHY    Invasive plants and animals threaten Adirondack lakes, ponds, rivers, and forests, which are precious resources that underwrite the economy of many communities through recreation, tourism, forestry, and numerous other uses. 

WHAT  Learn about the issues surrounding invasive species (both plant and animal, aquatic and terrestrial) and about the importance of native biodiversity in the Adirondacks by attending workshops, field trips, lectures, and control parties. 

WHO   Hundreds of citizens of all ages across the Adirondack region.

WHERE   Nature centers, natural areas, lakes, rivers, agricultural fields, parks, campgrounds, institutions of higher learning, natural history museums…

WHEN   The second week of July every year.

HOW   Plan an activity for adults or youth. Attend a lecture.  Visit a display.  Lend a hand during an invasive species control project.  Be involved.

Would you like to lead an activity in your area for the 7th Annual ISAW in 2012?
Contact Hilary Smith by June 25th at 518-576-2082 or hsmith@tnc.org


THE 2012 ACTIVITY SCHEDULE IS IN DEVELOPMENT.
~ Please check back often and join us if you can!~

A SAMPLE SCHEDULE FROM 2011 IS BELOW - THE 2012 SCHEDULE IS IN DEVELOPMENT

Sunday, July 10, 2011
No events scheduled today.

Monday, July 11, 2011
11:00am - 4:00pm (Display, Lake George Visitors Center) Stop by the Lake George Visitor Center to learn all about invasive species, including Lake George's newest invader, the Asian clam. Sponsored by the Lake George Watershed Coalition

Tuesday, July 12, 2011
9:30am (Invasive Plant Paddle, Lake George) Meet at Dunhams Bay Marina at 9.30 am to paddle through the bay and get some practice identifying aquatic plants. Learn which aquatic invasive species to keep an eye out for. Contact Emily DeBolt for more information, 518-668-3558. Sponsored by the Lake George Association

11:00am - 4:00pm (Display, Lake George Visitors Center) Stop by the Lake George Visitor Center to learn all about invasive species, including Lake George's newest invader, the Asian clam. Sponsored by the Lake George Watershed Coalition

2:00pm - 3:00pm (Interpretive Walk, Lake Flower Boat Launch, Saranac Lake) Join one of the USDA's regional forest pest experts, Tom Colarusso, and learn how to survey your own neighborhood or back yard for Asian longhorned beetle and Emerald ash borer. Bring binoculars if you have them. Event is rain or shine. Sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture - APHIS PPQ

Wednesday, July 13, 2011
9:00am - 11:00am (Invasive Plant Paddle, Fish Creek Pond) A Paddle up the Creek for Milfoil: Sponsored by The Upper Saranac Lake Foundation in cooperation with Macs Canoe Livery, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Aquatic Invasive Management (AIM). Join the USLF in an effort to increase awareness of invasive species and its potential negative impact on our lakes. We will take a short paddle from Fish Creek Campground upstream to view unmanaged milfoil beds and then visit the AIM divers in Fish Creek Pond to view the USLFs management techniques. Meeting Place: Fish Creek Campground 9:00am There will be no fee for this event or charge for access to Fish Creek Campground, when entering the campground let them know you will be participating in the Invasive Awareness Week. Macs Canoe Livery will be providing the canoes, life jackets and paddles. Group size will be limited. RSVP required by contacting Guy Middleton, USLF Lake Manager at 518 796-1052 or lakemanager@uslf.org by Sunday July 10.

10:30am - 3:00pm (iMap Invasives Training, Paul Smith's College) Partners, volunteers and interested citizens are encouraged to attend an iMapInvasive training session to learn how to enter invasive species observation, treatment or survey data into the new statewide invasive species database. Training will be held at Paul Smith’s College, Pickett Hall, Room 110. Select one or more of the following sessions: “Introduction to iMapInvasives and Observation Data Entry” from 10:30am to 11:30am; “Train the Trainer” from 11:45am to 12:15pm; “Advanced iMapInvasives” from 1:15pm to 3:00pm. Registration is limited to 30 people for each session. To register send an email by JULY 8th to Heidi Krahling at hjkrahli@gw.dec.state.ny.us with “APIPP iMap Training” in the subject heading. Please remember to include the sessions that you would like to attend in the body of the email.

11:00am - 4:00pm (Display, Lake George Visitors Center) Stop by the Lake George Visitor Center to learn all about invasive species, including Lake George's newest invader, the Asian clam. Sponsored by the Lake George Watershed Coalition

Thursday, July 14, 2011
11:00am - 4:00pm (Display, Lake George Visitors Center) Stop by the Lake George Visitor Center to learn all about invasive species, including Lake George's newest invader, the Asian clam. Sponsored by the Lake George Watershed Coalition

2:00pm - 5:00pm (Display, Speculator Farmers' and Crafters' Market) Stop by to learn all about invasive species identification and management. Sponsored by the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District

Friday, July 15, 2011
11:00am - 4:00pm (Display, Lake George Visitors Center) Stop by the Lake George Visitor Center to learn all about invasive species, including Lake George's newest invader, the Asian clam. Sponsored by the Lake George Watershed Coalition

Saturday, July 16, 2011
No events scheduled today.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Although this event occurs after Awareness Week, please note there will be a presentation at the Inlet Town Hall from 7:00pm - 8:00pm sponsored by the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District.