The future of the Catskills is in our hands! Join CRISP (Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership) as we work to manage invasive species on the Ashokan Rail Trail. 

Work days run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Each work day will include an orientation, basic training on use of equipment, and invasive species identification. Volunteers will meet at one of several trailheads along the Ashokan Rail Trail—the exact location of the trailhead will be emailed to volunteers at least two days prior to each work day.

If you have not yet volunteered with the Catskill Center this year, you may be asked to complete our volunteer form and waivers prior to registering. If you have any questions or need assistance, let us know and we're happy to help.

The future of the Catskills is in our hands! Join CRISP (Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership) as we work to manage invasive species on the Ashokan Rail Trail. 

Work days run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Each work day will include an orientation, basic training on use of equipment, and invasive species identification. Volunteers will meet at one of several trailheads along the Ashokan Rail Trail—the exact location of the trailhead will be emailed to volunteers at least two days prior to each work day.

If you have not yet volunteered with the Catskill Center this year, you may be asked to complete our volunteer form and waivers prior to registering. If you have any questions or need assistance, let us know and we're happy to help.

The future of the Catskills is in our hands! Join CRISP (Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership) as we work to manage invasive species on the Ashokan Rail Trail. 

Work days run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Each work day will include an orientation, basic training on use of equipment, and invasive species identification. Volunteers will meet at one of several trailheads along the Ashokan Rail Trail—the exact location of the trailhead will be emailed to volunteers at least two days prior to each work day.

If you have not yet volunteered with the Catskill Center this year, you may be asked to complete our volunteer form and waivers prior to registering. If you have any questions or need assistance, let us know and we're happy to help.

The future of the Catskills is in our hands! Join CRISP (Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership) as we work to manage invasive species on the Ashokan Rail Trail. 

Work days run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Each work day will include an orientation, basic training on use of equipment, and invasive species identification. Volunteers will meet at one of several trailheads along the Ashokan Rail Trail—the exact location of the trailhead will be emailed to volunteers at least two days prior to each work day.

If you have not yet volunteered with the Catskill Center this year, you may be asked to complete our volunteer form and waivers prior to registering. If you have any questions or need assistance, let us know and we're happy to help.

Japanese knotweed is exceedingly difficult to manage. CRISP staff will cover current best management practices, experimental methods, and the future of Japanese knotweed biocontrol. Knotweed is a common streamside and roadside invader that can reproduce from a tiny root fragment, which has led to its spread along many Catskill rivers and streams. Knotweed displaces native vegetation due to its aggressive growth and dense thickets. It lowers the quality of habitat for fish and wildlife and can contribute to streambank erosion.

This presentation is part of the Schoharie Watershed Summit. Registration for the summit is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/schoharie-watershed-summit-tickets-849442925657?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

The Schoharie Watershed Summit is a forum to bring diverse interests together to network and learn from one another as we seek to understand each other’s roles in this living watershed. This program is offered for free to all water resource stakeholders including municipal officials, planners, watershed managers, regulators, and community members.
Afternoon workshops count toward municipal credits for planning and zoning board members.

The future of the Catskills is in your hands! As a volunteer, you will be contributing to the ongoing mission of protecting and preserving the Catskills for future generations. Volunteers work in many capacities: participating in invasive species projects, interpreting scientific and cultural information at the visitor center, or helping out behin-the-scenes.

Join us for our Volunteer Open House to learn about volunteer opportunities, meet the staff, and see the Catskills Visitor Center!

Want to help thwart invasives despite the winter chill? Join our friends at the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) to learn how you can help spot invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in CRISP.

Winter seems an unlikely time for insect hunting, but it’s the best time for looking for hemlock woolly adelgid, a tiny invasive insect that threatens our region’s majestic—and very important—hemlock trees. Learn how to identify hemlock trees and the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), and how to survey for HWA and report your findings. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for a trail to survey. The training will take place both in and outside, so please dress for the weather. This training is co-sponsored by OCCA and The Clark Foundation/Mohican Farm.

Join us to help restore and protect the native environment at Calicoon Riverside Park. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them throughout the area. Learn more about Calicoon Riverside Park here. Please email any questions to volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Join OCCA and the Silver Lake community for an enjoyable day of invasive species control! We’ll paddle on a beautiful, 40-acre lake in New Berlin in search of water chestnut and European frog-bit, two invasive plants that are impacting the lake. Free, but please use the registration form below to sign up and receive directions to our meeting location.

Join us to help restore and protect the native environment at Calicoon Riverside Park. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them throughout the area. Learn more about Calicoon Riverside Park here. Please contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Join us to help restore and protect the native environment at Calicoon Riverside Park. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them throughout the area. Learn more about Calicoon Riverside Park here. Please contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Water chestnut, an invasive plant that is highly disruptive to aquatic ecosystems, has been staging a comeback in Goodyear Lake. Take to the waters to help reduce the population of water chestnut. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve a space in ours. Meet at the Fishing Access Site on NY Route 28 in Portlandville using the form below.

Would you enjoy a relaxing float down the Susquehanna River? Interested in learning more about aquatic and riparian invasive species?  Do we have the opportunity for you!

Join CRISP and the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) on July 26 at 10am for our second annual iSPY Invasive Species Float down the Susquehanna River.  Learn how to ID common aquatic and riparian invasive plants and how they threaten the Susquehanna Watershed while enjoying a three-mile float down the River.

Starting at the Crumhorn Fishing Access Site in Maryland, NY, and ending at the Portlandville Fishing Access site, enjoy a calm, three-mile paddle down the Susquehanna River.  This stretch of river is friendly to new and experienced paddlers of all ages, with little current and no obstacles. This event is open to everyone, and OCCA can provide canoes for those interested. If bringing personal watercraft, make sure they are Clean, Drained, and Dry!

OCCA will provide snacks and refreshments at the end of the paddle, though we encourage everyone to bring water for the trip. 

Water chestnut, an invasive plant that is highly disruptive to aquatic ecosystems, has been staging a comeback in Goodyear Lake. Take to the waters to help reduce the population of water chestnut. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve a space in ours. Meet at the Fishing Access Site on NY Route 28 in Portlandville using the form below.

Join us to help restore and protect the native environment at Calicoon Riverside Park. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them throughout the area. Learn more about Calicoon Riverside Park here. Please contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Water chestnut, an invasive plant that is highly disruptive to aquatic ecosystems, has been staging a comeback in Goodyear Lake. Take to the waters to help reduce the population of water chestnut. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve a space in ours. Meet at the Fishing Access Site on NY Route 28 in Portlandville using the form below.

Water chestnut, an invasive plant that is highly disruptive to aquatic ecosystems, has been staging a comeback in Goodyear Lake. Take to the waters to help reduce the population of water chestnut. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve a space in ours. Meet at the Fishing Access Site on NY Route 28 in Portlandville using the form below.

Please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here, and contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Beech leaf disease and Spotted lanternfly are two invasive species spreading rapidly across the eastern US coast and can have severe impacts on forest ecosystems, recreation, and agriculture as their populations expand. Join CRISP Terrestrial Invasive Species Manager Dan Snider-Nerp to learn how to survey and identify both forest pests, and how to report them to the state invasive species database iMapInvasives. The more data on these species in iMapInvasives, the more effective the treatment response can be, and the less impact these pests will have in our region.

Register here!

To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here, and contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Join OCCA and the Silver Lake community for an enjoyable day of invasive species control! We’ll paddle on a beautiful, 40-acre lake in New Berlin in search of water chestnut and European frog-bit, two invasive plants that are impacting the lake. Free, but please use the registration form below to sign up and receive directions to our meeting location.

To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here, and contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here, and contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

In celebration for NYS Invasive Species Awareness Week join us for an enjoyable day of invasive species control, and be featured in an informational Facebook Live video for New York State! Water chestnut, an invasive plant that is highly disruptive to aquatic ecosystems. Take to the waters to help reduce the population of water chestnut. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve a space in ours.

To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here, and contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org

Kick-off New York’s annual Invasive Species Awareness Week by getting an early start on controlling invasive water chestnut at Goodyear Lake’s “stump lot.” Bring your own watercraft or reserve a space in ours by using the form below. Meet at the New York State Fishing Access Site on NY State Route 28 in Portlandville.

To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, please join us to help protect the Ashokan Rail Trail vistas from invasive species. During this workday, we will show you how to identify and report invasive species through iMapInvasives, and properly remove them at vistas along the trail. Please register here, and contact Kate Cooper with any questions at volunteer@catskillcenter.org