Plan and carry out an investigation in your schoolyard to identify native and nonnative plant populations, examining the positive and negative effects of their presence.

Student Page
Species Inventory
What’s My Question / Conclusion & Next Steps student pages for Field Investigations

Additional Resources

Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant Database https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/
National Invasive Species Information Center https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/index.shtml
Invasive Plant Citizen Science Activity https://www.eddmaps.org/
Center For Invasive Species https://www.invasive.org/
Plant and Insect Identification http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/resources/hort_web_sites/plant_id.php
New England Wild Flower Society -- Go Botany https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/
Plant Identification Game http://webworldwonders.firn.edu/cameras/keys/sa/tree.html
Plant Identification http://fergusonfoundation.org/btw-students/plant-identification/
Minnesota Waters at Risk  (invasive aquatic species) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobWB1yZHm8

WILD Work Job Profiles and Videos

Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator or  Aquatic Invasive Species Biologist http://ecosystems.psu.edu/majors/wfs/careers/aquatic-invasive-species-biologist
Invasive Species Coordinator  http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ans/ANSContacts.html#Coord