Community Stewardship Projects on Exotic Aquatic Species
Developed by students as part of Sea Grant's "Exotic Aquatics on the Move" education project.

Exotic aquatic species present problems that most people are unaware of.  By discussing these problems in the classrooms, teachers can involve their students in activities that would make them more aware and motivate them to spread this awareness around their communities.  This guide provides summaries for 15 community stewardship projects created by students.  Their objective?  To raise the awareness of local citizens to problems caused by numerous invasive aquatic species that intrude on the natural habitat of native species.  These projects gave the students a chance to become involved in an important cause, and by informing others it helped raise their self-esteem.  The publication includes a number of approaches people can use to inform others in their communities.

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This book includes  

1. Stewardship Projects:
- Alien Species Awareness Project
- America's Most Unwanted
- Aquaticos Exoticos
- Beware! The Aliens Have Landed
- "Center-ing" on Great Lakes Exotics
- Don't Dump You Aquarium
- Exotic Aquatic Sleuths Go Public
- Exotics Invade the Aquarium of Niagara
- Geography of the Great Lakes and Nonindigenous Species
- Great Lakes and Exotic Species Interdisciplinary Unit
- Mission Possible: Purple Prevention
- Pets Want to Stay Home
- Sharing at the Great Lakes Student Summit
- Water World
- Where's the Beauty in the Beasties?

2. Student and Teacher Impression and Reactions

3. Guidelines to Help Students Become Environmental Stewards

4. "EATM" Workshop-Geography Connections

5. Exotic Species Web Sites and Classroom Resources

 
Single copies are free and can by obtained by contacting Valerie Eichman, 217-244-8809. 
The PDF files are also available for downloading.