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Invasive Species an Unlikely Catalyst for Community-Based Learning

Despite the damage that invasive flora and fauna do to our local landscape, invasive species can serve as a community-based resource for citizen science, community service, and studies of environmental science. From identification to eradication, invasive species present unique educational opportunities!

Category: Community Based Education, Hilltown Families, Nature Based Education, Suggested Activity Tags: Botany, Citizen Science, Ecology, environmental science, Fauna, Flora, habitat, invasive species, Plant Studies, Service Based Learning

The Ripple: A Philosophical Exercise of Eradicating Invasive Species Along Our River Edges

Connect to where you live by learning about invasive species and how they impact biodiversity. Then take action to eradicate! —

Japanese knotweed is one such species. This month in “The Ripple,” Kurt’s poetic approach to understanding the influence this invasive species has on our ecology and what you can do about it will leave you thinking and feeling more connected to the creatures that call the banks of our local rivers home.