Bringing together and increasing the capacity of experts, resource managers and citizen scientists to manage starry stonewort across the Great Lakes basin
Learn about starry stonewort, an invasive aquatic species threatening the Great Lakes basin.
Reports, presentations, training materials, and links to information about starry stonewort in the basin.
We need help identifying the extent of the infestation of starry stonewort in the Great Lakes basin.
Keep informed about what’s going on across the region in the fight against Starry Stonewort and other aquatic invasive species! Events coming soon are listed here, click to get more details. View our full calendar of events here.
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If you missed yesterday's webinar with Don Fisher, it can now be found on our YouTube channel!
You can watch it here: youtu.be/lUKeRdjOdxY
Welcome to the eighth annual New York Invasive Species Awareness Week! As part of #NYISAW, we will be hosting our second entry in our webinar series for this year. On Wednesday, June 9th at 10am, Don Fisher from the Little York Lake Preservation Society will present on his organization's experiences with using algaecides to control starry stonewort.
You can preregister to attend here: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdeutrj4tEtEDodToeHJGfvPKpuc7ca1j
You can check out the full NYISAW event calendar here: stoptheinvasionny.wordpress.com/events/
A quick correction to our previous post! Our upcoming webinar with Don Fisher is June 9th, not the 10th. We're sorry for any confusion!
You can preregister to attend here: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdeutrj4tEtEDodToeHJGfvPKpuc7ca1j
Next up in our Webinar Series, on June 9th at 10:00am, is Don Fisher from the Little York Lake Preservation Society. Don, along with the Preservation Society, helps manage the eponymous Little York Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
The title of his presentation is: A lake association's experiences in controlling starry stonewort with algaecide.
He will be discussing his organization's experiences with starry stonewort and their efforts to manage it. Alongside variable leaf milfoil, starry stonewort has become a nuisance species in their lake, prompting them to begin algaecide treatments in 2020.This year they intend to expand their treatment to better manage the issue.
Register to attend here: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdeutrj4tEtEDodToeHJGfvPKpuc7ca1j
If you missed last week's webinar with Tyler Harrow-Lyle, it can now be found on our YouTube channel!
Watch it here:
Tomorrow at 10am, we will be hosting our first webinar of the summer!
This webinar's guest will be Tyler Harrow-Lyle, a PhD Candidate in the Applied Bioscience program at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
The title of his presentation is: Investigating the distribution of Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in Ontario lakes and its role as an ecosystem engineer.
He will be discussing the physical and chemical habitat characteristics that promote and constrain Starry Stonewort's invasion of Ontario lakes. He will also talk about the potential impacts on the communities present throughout the lower aquatic foodweb and the environment.
Register to attend here: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduGvrDspEtyjCARETVcpuPr0alw-1QGN
In just under two weeks, on May 19th at 10am, we will be hosting our first webinar of the summer!
This webinar's guest will be Tyler Harrow-Lyle, a PhD Candidate in the Applied Bioscience program at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
The title of his presentation is: Investigating the distribution of Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in Ontario lakes and its role as an ecosystem engineer.
He will be discussing the physical and chemical habitat characteristics that promote and constrain Starry Stonewort's invasion of Ontario lakes. He will also talk about the potential impacts on the communities present throughout the lower aquatic foodweb and the environment.
Register to attend here: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduGvrDspEtyjCARETVcpuPr0alw-1QGN
If you're in the Finger Lakes area, this is a great chance to learn about and survey for invasive species, including starry stonewort!
We are excited to announce that we are bringing back our Summer Webinar Series with another four webinars!
Like last year, we will be hosting one webinar each month starting in May. Our guest presenters are a diverse group this year, representing different facets of researching and controlling starry stonewort.
All webinars are free, but please register beforehand using the links below! We'll provide further details about each webinar as we get closer.
If you'd like to view last year's webinars, they can all be found on our YouTube channel, along with other informative videos.
May (5/19/21, 10:00am) - Tyler Harrow-Lyle. Research on starry stonewort in Ontario Province, CA.
Registration: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduGvrDspEtyjCARETVcpuPr0alw-1QGN
June (6/9/21, 10:00am) - Don Fisher. A lake association's experiences in controlling starry stonewort with algaecide.
Registration: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdeutrj4tEtEDodToeHJGfvPKpuc7ca1j
July (7/14/21, 10:00am) - Dr. Douglas Pullman. Researching and applying control methods for starry stonewort.
Registration: hws.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqfuupqTksG9Oo28Feyv6mmzqH7SxyvY3Y
August: To be announced!
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All underwater photography on starrystonewort.org captured by Scott Brown
