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.