Kayak volunteers needed to help survey vegetation beds in the Hudson in late summer. Training provided in June.
For more information, http://www.css.cornell.edu/iris/rip/hudson/hudsonsav.htm
To volunteer, contact Eugenia Barnaba (emb6@cornell.edu)
Saturday, June 10th
Mile-a-minute training kick-off
Cliff House
at Bear Mountain 9 am-1 pm.
Registration is necessary. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=377302110103
The MaM project of the Hudson Valley is kicking off its season of volunteer efforts to detect and control mile-a-minute vine on Saturday June 10th with an event to train individuals who are interested in collaborating on this effort either as an individual or as a leader who will train others.
The purpose of the event is to train and provide knowledge to individuals in various areas of our mile-a-minute early detection and rapid response program for the lower Hudson Valley. We are looking for interested individuals or leaders of groups that are willing to volunteer in our battle to push back the invasion of mile a minute in the Hudson Valley through outreach, surveying for newinfestations, control through hand-pulling, and/or monitoring. You will learn identification and biology, inventorying and monitoring, control, and how to promote your efforts. We will also provide hand held GPS training.
Mile-a-minute vine is an annual plant that has been moving up from NJ and PA and is in LI, NYC, western CT, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Putnam, Westchester and Sullivan counties.
Please forward this email along to anyone who may be interested in volunteering or leading volunteers in our early detection and rapid response. This includes surveying for new infestations (great for hikers, bird watchers, kayakers, etc), control through organized weed pulls, and monitoring controlled sites.
If you have and questions please contact Kristen Fix (NYS DEC) at kmfix@gw.dec.state.ny.us or 845-758-7015.
For more info on mile a minute see the following website(s)
http://www.ipcnys.org/sections/target/m1m_overview.htm
http://www.css.cornell.edu/WeedEco/Published%20WT19-04-1071-1077.pdf
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Kayak volunteers needed to help survey vegetation beds in the Hudson in late summer. Training provided in June. For more information, http://www.css.cornell.edu/iris/rip/hudson/hudsonsav.htm To volunteer, contact Eugenia Barnaba (emb6@cornell.edu) |
| Current SAV volunteers from CSKC include Pat Grove and Deb MacLeod. | |