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Invaders Toolkit
Invaders of Texas is a state wide program whereby volunteer citizen scientists are trained to detect the arrival and dispersal of invasive species in their own local areas.
This Toolkit provides all the materials you will need to host your own Invaders of Texas training workshop to get your community engaged in invasive species removal.
Handbook Cover
Chapters 1-9 and Appendices A-D
Revised instructions for the phone app (replaces pp. 39-41 from old handbook).
Letter of Completion
Sentinal Pest List (DOC)
Original Dirty Dozen Powerpoint (PPT)
Texas Invasives Brochure (PDF)
Stop
the Spread (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Invasive Species
Texas (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Noxious Plant
Register (Texas Department of Agriculture)
PlantWise (National
Park Service)
Federal Noxious
Weed List (APHIS)
Invasive Plant List (MS Excel)
Sample Workshop Agenda (MS WORD)
Participant Sign-in sheet (MS
Excel)
Request for Agency
Support (MS
Word)
Sample Species ID Card (PDF)
Workshop Evaluation Form (PDF)
Data Validation Protocol (PDF)
Volunteer
Interest Form (MS
Word)
Host Duties (MS Word)
Getting Started On Your Own: Self-training and creating an account
Teacher Workshops: Creating a Classroom Login
Sample Lesson Plan
Environmental Science TEKS
Chapter Quizzes
Key to Chapter Quizzes
Invasive Species Biosecurity Curriculum
Workshop presentation (Fall 2016) - The presentation used at training workshops for the Invaders of Texas Citizen Science Program (PowerPoint). (pdf version large - 1 slide per page / pdf version small - 2 slides per page)
Invasive Species Background and Invaders of Texas Introduction (Spring 2013) - A general overview of the impacts invasive species can have on ecosystems, and an introduction to the Invaders of Texas Citizen Science Program.
Plants
Key to Ligustrum spp. (PDF)
King Ranch Bluestem ID Card (PDF)
Field Bindweed ID Card (PDF)
Bermudagrass ID Card (PDF)
Chinaberry ID Card (PDF)
Pincushion ID Card (PDF)
Johnsongrass ID Card (PDF)
Key to exotic thistles (PDF)
Identifying Malta Starthistle Rosettes (DOC)
Key to the Privets (PDF)
Clover Identification Tips (PDF)
Chinaberry vs. Soapberry (PDF)
Dont Let Plants Loose (PDF)
Invertebrates
Apple Snail Flyer; Coloring Page
Jumping Worm Fact Sheet (PDF)
Emerald Ash Boror Look-a-likes; Coloring Page (JPG)
Red Imported Fire Ants (PDF)
Spotted Lantern Fly (PDF)
Cactus Moth ID Card (PDF)
Other
Nutria Coloring Page (JPG)
Lionfish Coloring Page (JPG)
Become a Reporting Partner
The Invaders of Texas program is seeking local partners to assist with monitoring invasive species. If you have a suggestion for a cooperative project, please contact invasives@shsu.edu.
