PPT-2017 INVASIVE SPECIES (B&C)

KAREN LANCOUR National Rules Committee Chairman Life Sciences Event Rules 2017 DISCLAIMER This presentation was prepared using draft rules  There may be some changes in the final copy of the rules. Natural History Description G olden alga is a single cell micro scopic flagellated member of the haptophytes that is capable of releasing toxins which can cause extensive kills of aquatic animals Taxonomy Common name golden alga Family Prymnesiac By: Elizabeth S. Butler. Pd. 3. What is an Endangered Species?. An Endangered Species is a species of animal that is on the brink of extinction. The . endangered . animal is usually close to extinction because of . The Dirty Dozen. Plus Friends. Paul Dolan. Small Forest are A Big Deal. Invasive Plants. Japanese . Stiltgrass. Microstegium. . vimineum. Invasive Plants. What is an Invasive? . Invasive species:. (FL-PRISM). Hilary R. Mosher, Coordinator, FL-PRISM. Finger Lakes Institute. Hobart and William Smith Colleges. 601 S. Main St.. Geneva, NY 14456. Mosher@hws.edu. 315.7814385. Importance of a Collaborative Approach. Community and Ecosystem Effects. Group 1: Gabe, Robin, Andrew, Miles. Buckthorn. Introduced from Europe in the mid 1800s as a hedge. Outcompetes native plants, leading to erosion. Hosts pests like crown rust fungus and soybean aphids. Exotic. —organisms that have been introduced by human activity into an ecosystem where they are not native.. Invasive species. —exotic that spreads naturally into natural or semi-natural habitat, causing a major change in the habitat and how it functions. Exotic . or Non – Native . species-. species that has been introduced to a new area that is not it’s natural habitat. Invasive species. —exotic . that causes . major change . or damage in . the habitat . Can you name an invasive species in our area?. What is an invasive species?. An . invasive . species is an organism that…. Is not . native to an . ecosystem (it may be native to the region). Is . likely to . Imagine, for a moment…. Imagine, for a moment, that every hardwood deciduous tree in the community has died.. There are no trees lining the streets. The environmental center has had to be completely clear cut. See it? Report it!. 1) . Phone. Emergency . Aquatic Invasive . Species Hotline. 1-888-WDFW-AIS. WA/OR/ID . Feral Swine . Hotline. 1-888-268-9219. 2) Mobile . app. WA . Invasives. for . iOS. and . Android. May 8, 2017. Invading Species Awareness Program. Joint education/awareness . partnership. of the . OFAH. and the . MNRF. Since 1992 . Focus on education and outreach to key pathways for introductions and/or spread for invasive:. Habitat Matters. Nature’s Vast, Unseen World. Double-toothed prominent (. Nerice. . bidentata. ) on an elm leaf. . Carol Groves. Pandorus. sphinx moth . (. Eumorpha. . pandorus. ) on a Virginia creeper at Kids Creek Park. . Help! . Our local wildlife is under threat from Alien invaders!. We need you to become Alien Detectives…... Could you learn about alien species, what they are, where they come from and what they are doing here?. Summary. This lesson will define the term invasive species and explain the ecological consequences when foreign species are introduced into a system. Students will be introduced to . e. xamples of invasive species that are now permanent organisms in our ecosystems. The lesson will also address measures to mitigate negative impacts of invasive species and how to prevent additional invasive species from establishing in our ecosystems. .