Resources for Activity 12: Invasive Species

Student Pages
Alien Invasion
Bark Beetles in Paradise
Painted Hills

Case Studies
Invasive Species in Wisconsin

Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
 - Sheep:  The New Weapon Against Invasive Plants
 - Neil Sampson Says Climate Change Speeding Flux of Forest Ecosystems 
 - Sally Collins: 'No one expected forest fires to become so big a factor, so quickly' 
 - Peter Moyle Says Freshwater Stresses Causing Global Fish Decline

Additional Resources
Use of Giant African Land Snails in Classrooms

Reading the Tale of Deer Scat - A six minute radio show about white-tailed deer and how they can spread invasive species

Emerald Ash Borer - 2007 article discussing impacts of this invasive beetle from Asia

“The Green Menace” 18 minute video about the Emerald Ash Borer from the USFS, USDA, and APHIS

 “UC Davis NewsWatch: Invasive Plants” 2 minute video

Invasive Species video podcasts from Explore Biodiversity

Stop the Beetle
Tens of millions of ash trees have already been destroyed by the Emerald Ash Borer. The damage comes from the larva, which eats the wood under the bark and starves the tree of water and nutrients, slowly killing the tree over one to two years. Use the Stop the Beetle website to find out if the Emerald Ash Borer has been spotted in your state and then learn about what you can do to help stop it.