Citizen Science Early Detection Efforts
- Use mobile smartphone apps to report sightings of invasive species and automate the data collection process by capturing images, precise locations and population densities
- Gather and report data using web-based tools such as www.ivegot1.org
- Participate in Citizen Science projects in your community
- Educate yourself about invasive species in order to identify them in the wild and understand the impacts of those species in your environment at websites such as http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/reddy.shtml
- Volunteer at your local park, refuge or other wildlife area to help remove invasive species.
- Help educate others about the threat.
Be a Responsible Pet Owner
- Research the exotic pet before ownership
- Be aware of laws and regulations for possession of the exotic pet
- Don't release aquarium fish and plants, live bait or other exotic animals into the wild.
- If you can no longer care for an exotic pet seek assistance through an Exotic Pet Amnesty Program.
Gardening Tips
- Verify that the plants you are planting in your yard or garden are not invasive.
- Replace invasive plants in your home and community gardens with non-invasive alternatives.
- Ask your local nursery staff for help in identifying invasive plants in your area.
Travel Tips
- When boating, canoeing or kayaking, clean your vessel thoroughly before transporting it to a different body of water.
- Clean your shoes and shake off clothing before you hike in a new area to get rid of hitchhiking weeds, seeds and other pathogens.
- Do not transport invasive items such as fruits and vegetables, plants, insects and animals
- Do not move firewood from campground to campground
- Use mobile smartphone apps to report sightings of invasive species and automate the data collection process by capturing images, precise locations and population densities
- Gather and report data using web-based tools such as www.ivegot1.org
- Participate in Citizen Science projects in your community
- Educate yourself about invasive species in order to identify them in the wild and understand the impacts of those species in your environment at websites such as http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/reddy.shtml
- Volunteer at your local park, refuge or other wildlife area to help remove invasive species.
- Help educate others about the threat.
Be a Responsible Pet Owner
- Research the exotic pet before ownership
- Be aware of laws and regulations for possession of the exotic pet
- Don't release aquarium fish and plants, live bait or other exotic animals into the wild.
- If you can no longer care for an exotic pet seek assistance through an Exotic Pet Amnesty Program.
Gardening Tips
- Verify that the plants you are planting in your yard or garden are not invasive.
- Replace invasive plants in your home and community gardens with non-invasive alternatives.
- Ask your local nursery staff for help in identifying invasive plants in your area.
Travel Tips
- When boating, canoeing or kayaking, clean your vessel thoroughly before transporting it to a different body of water.
- Clean your shoes and shake off clothing before you hike in a new area to get rid of hitchhiking weeds, seeds and other pathogens.
- Do not transport invasive items such as fruits and vegetables, plants, insects and animals
- Do not move firewood from campground to campground