Sharp-Eyed Volunteers Needed...
to spot aquatic invaders in the Hudson Valley!
Hydrilla, or water thyme, arrived in the U.S. in the 1950s as an aquarium plant. Soon it was infesting freshwater lakes, ponds, canals and rivers in the South, and now it’s been spotted in the Croton River.
One of the world’s most invasive plants, hydrilla blocks sunlight, decreases oxygen levels and chokes out native plants by forming thick, dense mats. It destroys waterfowl feeding areas and fish spawning sites. It grows up to an inch a day!
Immediate intervention can eradicate hydrilla’s threat. Alert volunteers are needed to identify and report new patches of hydrilla.
Please join the Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management for a hydrilla identification workshop
in Croton-on-Hudson NY.
Instructor Samantha Epstein will teach participants to distinguish hydrilla from benign lookalikes and how to survey local waterbodies in these hands-on workshops. The sessions are free.
Choose one of two dates:
Tuesday September 23 5:45 – 7:00 Register at: http://nynjtc.org/workshop/hydrilla0923
Sunday September 28 1:00 – 2:30 Register at: http://nynjtc.org/workshop/hydrilla0928
or by calling (201) 512-9348
For more information, email Dr. Linda Rohleder at lrohleder@nynjtc.org
For more information about LHPRISM, please visit http://lhprism.org.
Your waterways need you!
