Hike for a Purpose This Winter!
Love winter hiking or snowshoeing? December through March, join the #VirtualHikeChallenge and help protect hemlock trees from an invasive pest—the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA).
Event description:
The Virtual Hike Challenge is hosted annually by the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management.
Participating is simple, follow these steps:
- Sign up @ sleloinvasives.org/VirtualHikeChallenge
- Learn with self-guided survey tips or join the HWA learning series!
- Hike and inspect hemlocks for white woolly masses (sign of HWA)
- Report findings to NY iMapInvasives
- Share your adventure using #VirtualHikeChallenge
Together, we can protect our forests!