Invasive Species Week at the VIC
6 July - 12 July 2014

Adirondack Wetlands: Heron Marsh at the Paul Smiths VIC

Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute will host interpretive programs throughout the week, starting 6 July.  The Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) is a program of Paul Smith's College that conducts work broadly focused on conserving and protecting natural resources in the Adirondack region. AWI offers a range of services to the public, including invasive species management, water quality monitoring, recreational use studies, ecological studies, and educational programs and publications. AWI provides a large numbers of jobs and research experiences to undergraduate students.

The program started in 1989 as a local-scale water quality monitoring program called the Adirondack Aquatic Institute (AAI) and expanded in 1999 to include invasive species management. PSC started the Watershed Stewardship Program (WSP) in 2000 as a separate initiative that focused on local-scale invasive species prevention activities. These two programs expanded over the years as separate efforts. In 2002, the college recognized the synergy of linking these programs and thus merged them to begin the AWI. The AWI has since grown into a regional-scale water quality monitoring and invasive species management program.

Come into the VIC or call 518-327-6241 for details on AWI programs during Invasive Species Week.