Created by Oregon Sea Grant Extension WISE Program (Watershed and Invasive Species Education), this site is for those interested in invasive species education and raising awareness about invasive species in their local watershed. Here, you will find many different kinds of invasive species projects from creative teachers and students that participate in the WISE Program, including lesson plans, power points, public outreach materials, and stewardship projects. We hope they will be helpful in developing an invasive species unit in the classroom, raising awareness in your community, or to simply be inspired by outstanding student projects!
Browse through the student projects and lesson plans by clicking the drop down list in the column to your right.
For more information about the WISE Program, please contact Program Coordinator Tania Siemens, tania.siemens (at) oregonstate.edu
As an avid sportsman who enjoys fishing, I would like to see the names and or location on the streams where invasive crayfish have been discovered. Personally, I would fish for them and try to minimize their impact by selective harvesting especially egg carrying crayfish which DFW is currently requiring a fisherman/harvestor to return the egg-carrying crayfish to the waters from which it was taken.
By: Albert Dunlap on January 9, 2012
at 8:45 pm
Hi Albert,
Thanks for your comment. You make a great point, people who harvest crayfish, if properly trained on ID, could selectively remove the females with eggs from the invasive ones. You can find our crayfish ID guide that was recently developed, along with other resources here: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2011/october/102111.asp
By: Invasive Species 101 on February 20, 2012
at 2:30 pm