Invasives Research
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Invasives Team Leader
Rocky Mountain Research Station
800 E. Beckwith Ave.
Missoula, MT 59801

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Forest Service Research / Rocky Mountain Research Station / Wildlife Program / Ecology and Management of Invasive Species

Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems:
Ecology and Management of Invasive Species

Education

Scientist Cards with a lesson plan. The cards and lesson plan are a great way to help grade 5-8 students understand what scientists do and to envision becoming scientists themselves!
cover of 2006 natural InquirerThe impact of nonnative plants and animals on deer mice - Middle school curriculum on effects of knapweed and associated biological control agents on native animals (Natural Inquirer 2006, USDA Forest Service educational magazine).
girl with netBiological.....control? Tweaking the ecological web - Grades 5-8 curriculum on biological control of invasive plants (Elaine Caton 2009).
deer mouse on scaleBiological.....control? Cascading effects of biological control of knapweed - Grades 9-12 curriculum on biological control of invasive plants (Elaine Caton 2009).
invasives conceptual modelEcology and management of invasive species - Presentation for land managers of a heuristic model for understanding, studying, and managing biological invasions (Dean Pearson, Restoring the West Conference, Utah State University 2009).