ON THIS PAGE:
- About Our AIS School Outreach Program
- 2018 Youth Outreach Totals
- School Outreach Photo Albums and Videos
Today’s youth will be tomorrow’s leaders, so it is imperative that we educate them about the importance of the environment that supports all of us.
As students learn about the complexity and importance of our native and diverse ecosystems, it is also important that they learn about how AIS are bullying their way into frail environments, fragmenting habitats, endangering threatened and endangered species, and threatening the biodiversity our life-sustaining native ecosystems.
Due to the need for AIS education in academic studies, we can help teachers accomplish this by bringing our AIS School Outreach program to the classroom. Our grade-specific program provides comprehensive and engaging AIS education that awakens curiosity and connects students to the local waters that they live on and play in, and turns awareness into actions to prevent and manage invasions of AIS. Our program also encourages students to think critically, develop valuable problem-solving skills, become decision makers, and stewards of the environment.
Our exciting and innovative AIS education teaching material includes unique hands-on tools and preserved critters to actively engage your students in a fun, learning experience while we tell the story of invasive species through 5 distinct modules:
- History of Invasive Species
- Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
- Impacts to Natural Areas
- Impacts to Students’ Lives
- Student and Community Action
Our AIS School Outreach program is not restricted to traditional classroom settings – our AIS youth field experience programs offers students valuable opportunities to broaden their AIS awareness, turn awareness into actions, and become Citizen Scientists in an outdoor setting.
We will be happy to provide AIS youth education, activities, and Citizen Science programs within a variety of forums such as community activities or environmental lessons for scout groups, week-long camps, after school programs, youth groups, environmental education center programs, school clubs, fishing clubs, and more.
To schedule a visit to your classroom or to discuss a field event, please contact Stephanie at 715-369-7832 or email sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Total number of events: 22
- School visits: 9
- Field events: 13
Total number of individual classes reached during each school event: 75
- School visits: 20
- Field events: 55
Total number of youth reached: 1,430
- School visits: 433
- Field events: 997
Check out our photo albums and videos taken during classroom visits, Exotic Aquatic Explorer Field Days, EcoTrek, and CAVOC events (videos are at the bottom of the page).
PHOTO ALBUM: 2018 School Visits and Field Events
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PHOTO ALBUMS AND VIDEOS: 2017 School Visits and Field Events
CAVOC, May 23rd, 2017 through May 25th , 2017
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While at CAVOC, students learned about invasive species in their area, the negative effects that these invasives have on local water bodies, and how they, as students, can prevent the spread of invasive species. By the end of each session, students were experts on Eurasian Watermilfoil, Rusty Crayfish, Spiny Water Fleas, Zebra Mussels, and Chinese Mystery Snails. Not only did students become AIS experts, but they also got to put their knowledge to the test by creating invasive species management plans for cleaning and restoring lakes. The students were able to collaborate when looking at the cause and effects of different methods of treatment in order to help “Little Raven Lake” become invasive species free. Students did a great job!
Exotic Aquatic Explorer Field Day with Central School, May 26th, 2017
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Exotic Aquatic Explorer Field Day with Nativity School, June 2nd, 2017
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Our Exotic Aquatic Explorer days were a blast! The AIS team was lucky enough to spend the day out on Boom Lake with both Central Elementary School and Nativity Catholic School students. For this event, students created AIS informational videos, planted native plants to help with shoreline restoration, learned how to monitor a lake for invasive species, and caught some Rusty Crayfish! Below are the videos that the students created in order to help to bring awareness to invasive species in Oneida County.
Exotic Aquatic Explorer Day Informational Videos
Nativity School
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