New York

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

• • 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
  • • 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