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Adirondack
Invasive Species Awareness Week Adirondack communities and organizations will celebrate the 7th annual ISAW July 8 - July 14, 2012.
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.
A SAMPLE SCHEDULE FROM 2011 IS BELOW - THE 2012 SCHEDULE IS IN DEVELOPMENT Sunday,
July 10, 2011 Monday,
July 11, 2011
Tuesday,
July 12, 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 - 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 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 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
Saturday,
July 16, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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On
June 5, 2006, former Governor Pataki proclaimed the second week of
July Governor
Paterson and Adirondack Park Agency Chairman Stiles 2006 former Governor Pataki's Proclamation We
are pleased to announce the completion of Action C1m identified in
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