Lower Hudson PRISM

We're LIVE with the NY-NJ Trail Conference Conservation Dogs team for New York Invasive Species Awareness Week! Watch as Conservation Dog, Lady, hones in on the scent of Scotch broom, an invasive plant species with only a few dozen populations in the Lower Hudson Valley.

These talented pups are helping us locate and remove this species in places like Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks, preventing its spread and protecting our local ecosystems - particularly meadow habitats!

Tune in tomorrow at 1:00 pm for a Facebook LIVE featuring the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Conservation Dogs! Watch them demonstrate their ability to detect and hone in on the scent of Scotch broom, an invasive plant species these talented pups are helping us locate and remove!

Check out PRISMs across the state throughout the week to see their Facebook Lives, as well!

Recently, we met with our new Lower Hudson PRSIM partner, Sarah Martinez, of The Nature Conservancy in New York. Sarah gave us a tour of Eugene and Agnes Meyer Preserve in Westchester County, where she showed us the preserve’s meadows, which are mowed every other year to tamp down the growth of invasive species and promote native species (like milkweed and goldenrod), as well as its forest, where they set up a Hemlock Health Monitoring Plot this year for hemlock woolly adelgid.

We are eager for them to discover successful meadow management tips from our partners and see how the health of their hemlocks changes over time. Thank you, Sarah, for showing us around and sharing your knowledge about this lovely spot!