Working in the field of invasive species is difficult with the ever-increasing challenges of new invasive species, new observations, and global pressures that individual managers have little control over. Add on top of this limited resources and large landscapes, and it can seem impossible to make a difference. Yet invasive species managers know that while we cannot solve the entire problem, we can have success in the areas that we focus our efforts on. How do we show these successes and answer the question "How do we know our invasive species efforts are making a difference?" In the Adirondack PRISM, the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and partners have been working to answer that question.  

Join us from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, October 28, to hear from two speakers about how collecting and analyzing different datasets can show where we are having success with invasive species. First, Fate Syewoangnuan from the New York Natural Heritage Program and iMapInvasives team will present on the Management Outcomes Analysis and how iMapInvasives data can show management success. Next, Carolyn Koestner from the APIPP/SLELO PRISMs will present data from the Watercraft Inspection Stewardship Program (WISP) and demonstrate how multiple lines of data show that this program is effectively reducing aquatic invasive species invasions. Using data to demonstrate our success helps prove the value of invasive species management and highlight the importance of collecting monitoring and management records.