Applications due Dec. 31 at 11:59 PM

New York Invasive Species Research Institute

Funding Opportunity: U.S. Forest Service GLRI Cooperative Weed Management Areas
Applications due Dec. 11 at 6pm ET

DEC Announces five-year partnership with NYISRI and Cornell University to Address Impacts of Invasive Species
Agreement Targets Invasive Species Research, Control, and Mitigation

Research in Progress: Humans and Dogs Seek Spotted Lanternfly
NYISRI is working with partners to research Spotted Lanternfly detection with humans, and dogs.

Open for Comment: Interior’s Invasive Species Plan
Furthers federal actions to aggressively combat invasive species from Guam to the Everglades; Open for comment for 60 days.

Spotted Lanternfly Found in NY
Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive insect that threatens agriculture, has been identified for the first time in New York.

Mystery Seeds: What New Yorkers Should Do
Recent news of mysterious seeds from China have raised questions about species introductions. Here's what the USDA and NY DAM have to say about it

Funding Opportunity for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has developed a fund for conservation organizations to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion– Proposals due July 31.

Knotweed Biocontrol Released in NYS
After extensive review, the knotweed psyllid (Aphalara itadori) has been released in NY's Tioga and Broome counties to control Japanese Knotweed.

New Forest Pest Funding Opportunity
Recent funding opportunity from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

NAISMA Conference
This year, the New York Invasive Species Research Institute is partnering with the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA)...

Summary of 2018 CCE In-service: Invasive Species Track
For three days this November, researchers, managers and cooperative extension leaders joined together to explore different invasive species topics at the annual Cornell Cooperative Extension In-service.
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Researcher Spotlights
We ask invasive species researchers about their work, their path, and their messages to the community at large.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Jason Fridley
While many forest ecologists have their eyes on the trees, Dr. Jason Fridley turns to the shrubs– asking how special adaptations can make some infamous invaders.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Tim McCay
Collaborating with a new generation of ecologists, Dr. Tim McCay is researching Asian Jumping Worms– an invasive species that's spreading "right under our noses."

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Gary Lovett
From his research on the impacts of forest pests, to proposing federal policies through “Tree-SMART Trade”, Dr. Gary Lovett is working to protect the future of our forests.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Kimberly Schulz
Dr. Kimberly Schulz is protecting New York’s “amazing lakes” from invasive species by studying the invasion pathway of small boats, and the impact of those aquatic invasives on the system.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Julie Lockwood
Early detection of invasive species can be essential to their management– that’s why Dr. Julie Lockwood and colleagues are developing environmental DNA tools and studying the exotic pet trade.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Reinmann and Kelsey Parker
Taking a birds-eye view with satellite data, Dr. Andrew Reinmann and PhD student Kelsey Parker are developing new ways to track invasive species in New York.

Researcher Spotlight: George Robinson, PhD
Meet Dr. George Robinson, Professor Emeritus of SUNY Albany and member of the NY Invasive Species Advisory Committee

Researcher Spotlight: Melissa K. Fierke, PhD
Meet Dr. Melissa Fierke, Associate Professor of Forest Entomology at SUNY ESF

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Peter Ducey
Meet Dr. Peter Ducey, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at SUNY Cortland.
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Research Summaries
We summarize recent invasive species research in one paragraph with management implications.

Research Summary: Invasive Leafiness and Latitude
If you’re an invasive shrub, you hold on to your leaves– citizen scientists helped to find that extended leaf phenology between native and invasive shrubs gets more similar as you move northward.

Research Summary: Starting the Stowaway Pathway
How do some aquatic species with low-mobility become widespread? Dispersing locally gives an advantage, and playing stowaway gets them the rest of the way.

Research Summary: A Good Flood and Glyphosate
Perennial Pepperweed, a widespread invasive in the west and emerging invader in the northeast, can be managed by restoring hydrologic regimes- herbicides can help too.

Research Summary: Fewer Deer and Newer Trees
When managing for forest regeneration, deer may be a more important stressor to address than invasive grasses.

Research Summary: Dropping Like Flies
Success: a fungus can help suppress Spotted Lanternfly, invasive insect to the Northeast U.S.

Research Summary: Giving Hemlocks Room to Grow
Studying silvicultural techniques to promote the longevity of hemlock trees faced with hemlock woolly adelgid

Research Summary
Impacts of invasive earthworms and deer on native ferns in forests of northeastern North America

Research Summary
Cocoon Heat Tolerance of Pheretimoid Earthworms Amynthas tokioensis and Amynthas agrestis