Administered by NYSG under contract from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, NYIS Info continues to expand its scope and services. “We are happy to announce that that NYIS Info has absorbed the National Aquatic Invasive Species Database under the infrastructure of the new Clearinghouse web site (http://NYIS.INFO),” said Chuck O’Neill, NYSG invasive species specialist and Director of NYIS Info.

The Clearinghouse has also become the “go to” Web site for information on several coastal invaders studied with NYSG funding including Japanese knotweed and Phragmites, as well as the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), a high-profile wood boring beetle that threatens NY’s forests. The Clearinghouse, already linked to Web pages for seven of the state’s eight Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISMs), now welcomes the eighth, the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA).

“Supporting the PRISMs, both as an educational resource and for use on the Web to make the activities of the PRISMs accessible to all stakeholders, is a major objective for the Clearinghouse,” adds O’Neill.