Web Addresses
- Nuisance & Invasive Species http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/265.html
- Aquatic Invasive Species in New York State http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/50121.html
Primary ANS Contacts
General AIS:
- Catherine A. McGlynn
Leader, Invasive Species Coordination Unit
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Lands and Forests
625 Broadway, 5th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-4250
phone: 518.408.0436
catherine.mcglynn@dec.ny.gov
Freshwater plants:
- Stephen Young, Botanist
New York Heritage Program
625 Broadway, 5th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-4250
phone: 518.402.8951
steve.young@dec.ny.gov
Panel Membership
Agency
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
Representative
- Catherine A. McGlynn
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Lands and Forests, Invasive Species Coordination Unit
Species Actively Managed
Plants
- New York does not have a state-wide invasive plant program; however, there are specific state-funded response projects that currently include Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), Water chestnut (Trapa natans), and Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and a number of plants managed in the Adirondack Park through an AIS response team including Common reed (Phragmites australis) and Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum).
Animals
- New York does not have a state-wide invasive animal program; however, active management of Asian clam (Corbicula fluminia) is occurring in one large lake in the Adirondack Region.
Other Established Species of Concern
Plants and animals
- See New York’s lists of prohibited and regulated species http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/93848.html
Programs/Resources
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- Eight Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management covering all of NY’s geography www.dec.ny.gov/animals/47433.html
- NYS Aquatic Invasive Species Boat Stewards (200+ locations) http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/107807.html
- Croton River Hydrilla Control Project http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/106386.html
- NY Invasive Species Research Institute www.nyisri.org
- NY Invasive Species Clearinghouse www.nyis.info
- NY Invasive Species Database www.nyimapinvasives.org
- NY Statewide Education and Outreach Partnership
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- K-12 Educator Resources www.dec.ny.gov/education/116542.html
- Education & Outreach Initiatives www.dec.ny.gov/animals/114620.html
- NY Invasive Species Council – set in statute (nine agencies co-led by DEC and Department of Agriculture and Markets) www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6989.html
- NY Invasive Species Advisory Committee – set in statute to advise the Council (25 non-governmental representatives including conservation, agriculture, trade, and academia) dec.ny.gov/animals/6989.html
- State funding – Environmental Protection Fund – State Fiscal Year 2020 – 21 was $13.3 Million
- Federal funding (mainly Great Lakes Restoration Initiative) – starting in FY20 will be used to fund NYSDEC Regional AIS Coordinators along the Great Lakes (Regions 6-9)
- Federal funding (USFWS) for ANS Management Plan Implementation is used to fund part-time AIS Coordinator in Region 1
- Federally approved update NYS Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/nysaisplan15.pdf
- NYS Rapid Response Policy www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/isrrprogrampolicy.pdf
- NYS Comprehensive Invasive Species Management Plan www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/iscmpfinal.pdf