Invasive Species Awareness

Every year, I conduct online presentations or lead group walks that provide information about how to identify invasive species of plants.  Afterward, I may archive that information on this page for your reference and use.  In addition, I occasionally post an article about an invasive species found locally; those are also archived below.  Please feel free to download any information provided on this page.

• Commonly Observed Invasive Plants in the Capital Region of New York
• Forensic Botanizing: Winter Plant ID Trailside Guide – Invasive Species
• Methods of Control for Invasive Species in Your Backyard and Garden
• Recognizing Invasive Species Amongst All the Greenery

Archived posts about (or otherwise referencing) invasive species of plants (listed in order of their publication date, most recent first):

• What Wildflower Begins Blooming This Week? (July week 1) (to be published on 7/6/2024)
• Pollinator Week 2024 – Day 2 (to be published on 6/18/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 7 (to be published on 6/9/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 6 (to be published on 6/8/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 5 (to be published on 6/7/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 4 (to be published on 6/6/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 3 (to be published on 6/5/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 2 (to be published on 6/4/2024)
• New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 1 (to be published on 6/3/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 7 (published on 3/3/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 6 (published on 3/2/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 5 (published on 3/1/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 4 (published on 2/29/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 3 (published on 2/28/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 2 (published on 2/27/2024)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Day 1 (published on 2/26/2024)
• What Wildflower Begins Blooming This Week? (April week 4) (published on 4/22/2023)
• Happy Weed Appreciation Day! (published on 3/28/2023)
• What Wildflower Begins Blooming This Week? (June week 2) (published 6/11/2022)
• Mid-Summer Sampler of Wildflowers (published on 8/21/2022)
• Today had a pinkish-purplish vibe (published on 7/24/2021)
• The Scourge that is Garlic Mustard (published on 7/28/2020)
• Autumn-olive Fruit – How to ID and Enjoy (published on 10/5/2019)
• Invasive Species Awareness Week (published on 7/5/2018)
• Winter Plant ID Quiz (published on 2/22/2014)

For more information about invasive species found locally and how best to control or eradicate them from your backyard or garden, please contact the Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM).

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