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Adirondack
Invasive Species Awareness Week Adirondack communities and organizations will celebrate the 6th annual ISAW July 10 - July 16, 2011.
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.
Sunday,
July 11, 2010 Monday,
July 12, 2010 7:00pm (Presentation, Inlet, Inlet Town Hall) "White Nose Syndrome," presented by Caitlin Stewart, Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Tuesday,
July 13, 2010 1:00-7:00pm (Native Plant Sale, Old Forge Arts Center) A selection of perennial flowers and shrubs that are native to the Adirondacks will be available for sale. Landscaping with native plants doesn't mean having a garden that looks like it is full of weeds! Fiddlehead Creek Native Plant Nursery, located in Hartford, NY, will bring a selection of native plants from the nursery to have for sale at the Old Forge Arts Center from 1-7 pm as part of Adirondack Park Invasive Species Awareness Week on Tuesday July 13th. Come by and learn all about landscaping with native plants from owner Emily DeBolt. 7:00pm (Presentation, Old Forge Arts Center) "Invasive Plants in the Adirondacks: Identification and Management Techniques for Public and Private Lands," presented by Hilary Smith, Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.
Wednesday,
July 14, 2010 7:30pm (Presentation, Paul Smiths, Visitor Interpretive Center) "Forest Health and Protection; Current Invasive Insects of New York," presented by Russell Martin and Frank Curtin, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
Thursday,
July 15, 2010 10:00am (Activity, Lake George) "Lake Invaders," a Family Hands-on Water Ecology Adventure. Shepard Park, Lake George, Free. 11:00am-4:00pm
(Display, Lake George Visitors Center) Learn all about lake, land, and forest invaders!
Friday,
July 16, 2010
Saturday,
July 17, 2010 10:30-4:30pm (Workshop,
Lake Placid, ADK Loj Dining Hall: POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE) An art and ecology workshop is offered for rising 6th through 8th graders in collaboration with Adirondack Invasive Species Awareness Week. Youth will be given the opportunity to investigate and identify invasive species and create an original work of art inspired by these "Alien Invaders in the Adirondack Park". A certified art and environmental educator will lead group activities to help participants get the word out about how to protect our most valuable resource. Workshop is free, donations are accepted to cover materials. 8:00pm (Presentation, Lake Placid, ADK Loj) "UNWANTED: Invasive species of the Adirondacks," presented by Hilary Smith, Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program. Adirondack lands and waters face one of the biggest environmental challenges of all time - invasive species. Introduced from other places, invading plants and animals have no natural predators to keep their populations in check. They spread uncontrollably, wreaking havoc in rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and woods and wetlands. Organizations and communities across the Adirondacks are working on ways to protect the precious natural resources in the region from further harm and degradation from species such as Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel, Japanese knotweed, and Asian longhorn beetle, among others. This presentation will address which invasive species are here, which ones are on their way, and what we can do to stop their spread. Join us at the Adirondack Mountain Club's Adirondack Loj in Lake Placid. Sunday,
July 18, 2010
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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
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