During the month of August, Pennsylvania iMapInvasive will hold the 2024 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt, a challenge to identify, search for and report on five invasive species as part of a special statewide event.

Participants will be given the entire month of August to search in their local natural areas and document their findings in iMapInvasives for these species, including both presence and absence findings.

All participants who complete their checklist (i.e., report at least one presence/absence record in iMapInvasives for each of the five species) will be entered into a drawing to win a prize package of outdoor-related gear and an invasive species field guide.

Three lucky people will be randomly chosen as the winners of this year's event.

Training Webinar

If you'd like to participate as an on-the-ground surveyor, register to attend the July 30 webinar session at 11:00 a.m.

The webinar will highlight the checklist of species and explain how to report observation data to iMapInvasives.

After the webinar concludes, resources will be provided to participants on how to identify each of the five species as well as the habitats they reside in.

Can't attend live? Register, and after the webinar you will receive a link to watch the webinar at your convenience.

Click Here to register for the training webinar.

Visit the 2024 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt webpage to learn more.

For more information on the iMapInvasives initiative, visit the Pennsylvania iMapInvasive webpage.

Resource Links:

-- Pollinator Gardens: Help Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Watershed Friendly Certification Program Expands To Large And Small Properties, Apartments  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Gardeners Certification As Pollinator Friendly Garden

-- Penn State Extension Is Celebrating Pollinator Week June 17-21!   [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund  [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Secretary, Sen. Comitta Visit Chester County’s Jenkins Arboretum, Highlighting Bill To Protect Pollinators, Boost Agriculture  [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week:

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Native Plants And Insects Getting Legislative Attention - By Nate Reagle, Certified Pollinator Steward  [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Invite Entries To 4th Annual Pennsylvania Pollinator Photo Challenge  [PaEN]

-- PA iMapInvasives 2024 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Set For August; July 30 Webinar Training Available  [PaEN]

-- Discover How To Identify, Track Invasive Species Using iMapInvasives In Aug. 9 Penn State Extension Webinar  [PaEN]

[Posted: July 2, 2024]

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