In this section one can find general resources about invasive plants.
Sponsoring Organization: IMapInvasives
Description:A user friendly, GIS-based database and resource that both stores and records real time sightings and distribution measurements of invasive species. Its information can be easily accessed by citizen scientists and professionals alike in the field using any kind of smartphone device. Download the free mobile app on your phone and within minutes you are ready to photograph and pin vital observations to a map that will help notify others about the spread of non-natives in their area. Records are reviewed by experts and peers to verify species located.
Sponsoring Organization: iNaturalist
Description:iNaturalist is an application that helps you identify the plants and animals you observe in nature. You can record and share photographs of your observations with a global community of scientists and naturalists. Your observations will become part of a database that scientists working in various environmental fields can use for research. There are easy to follow tutorials on how to use iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society
Title: Seek by iNaturalist
Sponsoring Organization: iNaturalist
Description: Seek is an application that helps identify wildlife, plants, and fungi, with the use of your mobile device camera while out in the field. This application uses image recognition technology to learn about the organisms around you.
Title: Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM)
Description: The Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) is a cooperative partnership between environmental organizations and individuals who aim to protect the Lower Hudson region from the negative effects of invasive species. Together, the LHPRISM partners and participants work to protect the biodiversity and ecosystem services of the nine counties and boroughs which make up the Lower Hudson region through a collaborative and integrated approach to invasive species management. They meet regularly to plan strategies to educate about invasive species and work to manage their introduction and spread. They conduct training sessions and organize internships and volunteer programs.