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Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program 'A partnership with Adirondack communities' 2020 Manual Page 1 Table of Contents • PRISM Map • Aquatic Invasive Species Distribution Maps and Table • Survey Guidelines • How to Complete Observation/Assessment and Survey Data Sheets • Data Sheets • Volunteer Waiver • Example Data Sheets • Plant Monitoring Tools • Non-Native Invasive Aquatic Plant List • Common Look Alike Plants • Mistakable Milfoils • Priority Invasive Species • Aquatic Invasive Species Profiles • Glossary • Aquatic Invasive Plant ID Guide and Key Chain • Additional Information • Contacts • Field Guides / Online References 2020 Manual Page 2 w PARTNERSHIPS FOR REGIONAL RK Department of INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT q ATE Environmental Conservation New York State PRISMs Invasive species are organisms that are not native to an area and harm human health, the economy, or the environment. ▐ What are PRISMs? Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISMs), comprising diverse stakeholder groups, were created to address threats posed by invasive species across New York State. PRISMs are key to New York’s integrated approach to invasive species management. Partners include federal and state agencies, resource managers, non-governmental organizations, industry, recreationists, and interested citizens. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation provides financial support, via the Environmental Protection Fund, to the host organizations that coordinate each of the eight PRISMs, resulting in statewide coverage. ▐ What Do PRISMs Do? • Plan regional invasive species management New York State's Partnerships for Regional activities Invasive Species Management (PRISMs) • Implement invasive species prevention programs • Conduct surveillance and mapping of invasive species infestations • Detect new infestations early and respond rapidly • Implement control projects Finger Lakes • Implement habitat restoration and monitoring • Educate stakeholders on invasive species and their impacts • Coordinate PRISM partners • Recruit and train volunteers • Support research through citizen science in collaboration with the Invasive Species Research Institute http://www.nyisri.org/ • Report observations to iMapInvasives http://www.nyimapinvasives.org/ • Act as regional communication hubs PRISMs are a great way to get involved by volunteering for monitoring, outreach, or management projects. All are welcome to participate in statewide PRISM monthly conference calls to receive updates, hear excellent presentations and learn about upcoming events. Contact a PRISM leader for more information, or visit WWW.NYIS.INFO YOU CAN PROTECT NEW YORK FROM INVASIVE SPECIES For more information, or to sign up for email updates2020 fromManual NYSDEC, Page 3 visit our website: www.dec.ny.gov Regional PRISM Contacts PRISM Host Contact Listserv & Websites APIPP The Nature Tammara Van Ryn • [email protected] Adirondack Park Conservancy 518-576-2082 • http://adkinvasives.com/ Invasive Plant Program [email protected] Capital Mohawk Cornell Kristopher Williams • [email protected] Cooperative 518-885-8995 • http://www.capitalmohawkprism.org/ Extension of Saratoga County [email protected] CRISP Catskill Center for John Thompson • [email protected] Catskill Regional Conservation and 845-586-2611 • http://catskillinvasives.com/ Development Invasive Species [email protected] Partnership Finger Lakes Hobart and William Hilary Mosher • [email protected] Smith Colleges 315-781-4385 • http://fingerlakesinvasives.org/ [email protected] LIISMA Long Island Native Bill Jacobs • [email protected] Long Island Invasive Plant Initiative 631-560-9945 • http://www.liisma.org/ Species Management [email protected] Area Lower Hudson New York - New Linda Rohleder • [email protected] Jersey Trail 201-512-9348 • http://lhprism.org/ Conference [email protected] SLELO The Nature Rob Williams • [email protected] Saint Lawrence and Conservancy 315-387-3600 • http://www.sleloinvasives.org/ Eastern Lake Ontario [email protected] Western New York Buffalo State Andrea Locke • [email protected] 716-878-4708 • http://www.wnyprism.org/ [email protected] ▐ How Do I Join a PRISM? For more information on PRISM meetings and activities and how you can become involved, visit the website of the PRISM in which you are interested, or contact the coordinator listed above for the PRISM. To improve communication within and among PRISMs, e-mail listservs, managed by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Invasive Species Program, have been established for each of the eight PRISMs. To subscribe to a PRISM listserv, e-mail the appropriate listserv address in the table above. In the subject line, type the single word “join” (without the quotes). Leave the body of the message blank; do not include a signature block or any other text in the body of the e-mail. CONTACT INFORMATION Bureau of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Division of Lands and Forests New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway 5th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-4253 P: (518) 402-9425 | [email protected] www.dec.ny.gov Updated January 27, 2020 2020 Manual Page 4 ADIRONDACK LAKES DEPEND ON US protect your waters by keeping invasive species out Number of aquatic invasive species 0 1-2 3-4 5+ (2) (11) THE BAD NEWS C h Invasives species degrade a t 1 droplet = 1 lake L a e water quality & impair k a e u g swimming, fishing & boating. a y THE GOOD NEWS 3 out of 4 surveyed lakes are free of invasive species. i n p l a m (94) h a C a k e L Lake Cranberry Tupper Placid Lake Lake Keene Valley e k L a g n o L e k L a n o o r a in c h S Old Forge n Ch e t o k l a F u L n a d i In Lake George Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program Boundary e a k L a Forest g d a Unsurveyed lakes a n a c Agricultural & Developed S a t (320) e G r NEW YORK 2020 Manual Page 5 Data from The Nature Conservancy & USGS | December 2019 Key New 2019 EWM - Eurasian Watermilfoil Fan - Fanwort LIST OF ADIRONDACK WATERS WITH VLM - Variable-leaf Milfoil BN - Brittle Naiad AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES CLP - Curly-leaf Pondweed SWF - Spiny Waterflea WC - Water Chestnut CMS - Chinese Mystery Snail AC - Asian Clam EF - European Frog-bit ZM - Zebra Mussel FWF - Fishhook Waterflea Name (Alphabetized) # EWM VLM CLP WC EF Fan BN SWF CMS ZM AC FWF Augur Lake 1 X Bartlett Pond 2 X X Blake Reservoir 3 X Brant Lake 4 X X Butternut Pond 5 X Carry Falls Reservoir 6 X Chateaugay Lake 7 X X X Chaumont Pond 8 X Chazy Lake 9 X X Copperas Pond 10 X Cranberry Lake 11 X Daggett Pond 12 X Deer River Flow 13 X X Eagle Lake (Essex - Ticonderoga) 14 X X East Caroga Lake 15 X X Efner Lake 16 X Eldon Lake 17 X First Pond, Saranac Chain 18 X X Fish Creek Ponds 19 X X Floodwood Pond 20 X Follensby Clear Pond 21 X Forked Lake 22 X Franklin Falls Flow 23 X X X Fulton Chain, Fifth Lake 24 X X Fulton Chain, First Lake 25 X Fulton Chain, Fourth Lake 26 X* X Fulton Chain, Second Lake 27 X* X Fulton Chain, Seventh Lake 28 X X X Fulton Chain, Sixth Lake 29 X X Fulton Chain, Third Lake 30 X Grasse River at Lampson Falls 31 X Great Sacandaga Lake 32 X X X Hadlock Pond 33 X X X X Highlands Forge Lake 34 X Horseshoe Lake 35 X Horseshoe Pond (Franklin - Duane) 36 X Hunt Lake 37 X Indian Lake (Franklin) 38 X X Indian Lake (Hamilton) 39 X Jenny Lake 40 X Kiwassa Lake 41 X X X Lake Algonquin 42 X Lake Alice 43 X X X X Lake Champlain 44 X X X X X X X X X X Lake Colby 45 X Lake Durant 46 X Lake Eaton (Essex) 47 X Lake Flower 48 X X X Lake George 49 X X X X X X Lake Luzerne 50 X X Lake Placid 51 X Lake Pleasant 52 X Lincoln Pond 53 X Little Colby Pond 54 X Little Forked Lake 55 X 2020 Manual Page 6 Name (Alphabetized) # EWM VLM CLP WC EF Fan BN SWF CMS ZM AC FWF Little River Flow 56 X Little Square Pond 57 X Long Lake (Hamilton) 58 X Long Lake (Oneida) 59 X Long Pond (Echo Lake - Essex County) 60 X Loon Lake (Warren County) 61 X X X Mayfield Lake 62 X X Meacham Lake 63 X Mead Reservoir 64 X Mill Pond (Saratoga County) 65 X Minerva Lake 66 X Moody Pond 67 X Mountain View Lake 68 X X Nicks Lake 69 X North Pond 70 X Oseetah Lake 71 X X Oswegatchie River Impoundment 72 X Paradox Lake 73 X X X Patterson Reservoir 74 X Peck Lake 75 X X Penfield Pond 76 X Piercefield Flow 77 X Piseco Lake 78 X Putnam Pond 79 X Quebec Brook, Southeast Tributary 80 X Rainbow Falls Reservoir 81 X Raquette Lake 82 X Raquette Pond 83 X Rock Pond (Hamilton) 84 X Rockwood Lake 85 X X Rogers Pond 86 X Sacandaga Lake 87 X Saranac Lake, Lower 88 X X X Saranac Lake, Middle 89 X Saranac Lake, Upper 90 X X Schroon Lake 91 X X Second Pond, Saranac Chain 92 X X Simon Pond 93 X Soft Maple Reservoir 94 X Square Pond 95 X X Stark Falls Reservoir 96 X Stewarts Bridge Reservoir 97 X Stillwater Reservoir 98 X Taylor Pond 99 X Thendara Lake 100 X Titus Lake 101 X Tupper Lake 102 X Union Falls Flow 103 X X Utowana Lake 104 X Upper St. Regis Lake 105 X Webb Royce Swamp 106 X West Caroga Lake 107 X *This infestation has been eliminated. An infestation is considered eliminated if no plants are observed for three consecutive years.
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