What are the Top Global Invasive Species? Find an ecosystem restoration project or citizen science project and answer the following points. Be sure to pick a unique project from your classmates (check what has been posted already). Use Google or these resources to find a project: http://bundlr.com/b/citizen-science3 http://science.jrank.org/pages/5851/Restoration-Ecology-Some-successful-examples-restoration-ecology.html o Describe the project in terms of location, primary issues, and solutions. o Give a thoughtful evaluation of the project and what it can mean to the general public. For More Information: Pets Gone Wild VIDEO: http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000003612486/pets-gone-wild.html Hawaiian Restoration VIDEO: http://www.nytimes.com/video/garden/100000002628015/hawaiian-roots.html National Wildlife Federation Article: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species.aspx Want to know what invasive species are in your state? Go to this website: http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/StateSearch.aspx Select one species from the interactive image above or from the text list that has not been selected already by another classmate (check what has been posted already)*. Research your chosen species and answer the following questions: What is the common and scientific name of your organisms? Where are the organisms originally found? How did this species become invasive? What type and how much damage does the species cause? What characteristics about the species make them successful invasive species? What efforts are underway to prevent the spread and/or eradicate the species? In your opinion, what is the future of this species and the ecosystems? *Another option is to choose your own species not on the list and add it to the Thinglink interactive figure.

What are the Top Global Invasive Species?

Find an ecosystem restoration project or citizen science project and answer the following points. Be sure to pick a unique project from your classmates (check what has been posted already).
Use Google or these resources to find a project:
http://bundlr.com/b/citizen-science3
http://science.jrank.org/pages/5851/Restoration-Ecology-Some-successful-examples-restoration-ecology.html
o Describe the project in terms of location, primary issues, and solutions.

o Give a thoughtful evaluation of the project and what it can mean to the general public.



For More Information:

Pets Gone Wild VIDEO: http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000003612486/pets-gone-wild.html

Hawaiian Restoration VIDEO: http://www.nytimes.com/video/garden/100000002628015/hawaiian-roots.html

National Wildlife Federation Article: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species.aspx

Want to know what invasive species are in your state? Go to this website:

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/StateSearch.aspx

Select one species from the interactive image above or from the text list that has not been selected already by another classmate (check what has been posted already)*. Research your chosen species and answer the following questions:
What is the common and scientific name of your organisms?
Where are the organisms originally found? How did this species become invasive?
What type and how much damage does the species cause?
What characteristics about the species make them successful invasive species?
What efforts are underway to prevent the spread and/or eradicate the species?
In your opinion, what is the future of this species and the ecosystems?
*Another option is to choose your own species not on the list and add it to the Thinglink interactive figure.