Resource Hub

Resources for Educators

Hands-on activities for outdoor, scouting, school, or summer programs.

Resources for Educators

What’s that?! is a series of 10 stations with scenarios and photos all about the emerald ash borer, native look-a-likes, and more.

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Resources for Educators, Resources for Landowners & Communities

Printable field guide for 12 invasive plants commonly found in Vermont.

AIS Digital Outreach Kit - Animal Adaptations
Classroom activity (in-person or virtual learning) focused on animal adaptations, and how that advantages invasive species.
Includes creative work and comprehension work

AIS Digital Outreach Kit - Clean Drain Dry
Classroom activity (in-person or virtual learning) focused on slowing the spread of aquatic invasive species with Clean Drain Dry.
Includes hands-on activity and comprehension work

AIS Digital Outreach Kit - Purple Loosestrife
Interactive presentation and activity on the invasive plant, Purple Loosestrife

Resources for Educators

Puzzles and games for lessons on ALB

Resources for Educators, Resources for Landowners & Communities, Invasive Forest Pests

Asian longhorned beetle look-alikes

Resources for Educators

How to make an ALB model

Resources for Educators, Invasive Forest Pests

Design for ALB Trivia Cootie Catcher

Resources for Educators

Lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school students on Asian longhorned beetle.

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Resources for Educators, Resources for Landowners & Communities

Alternatives to Common Invasive Plants and Characteristics of Select Alternatives

Resources for Educators

On the Lookout! for Invasive plants, animals and wildlife diseases in and around Vermont. Created by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation.

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Noxious Weed Quarantine, Resources for Educators, Resources for Landowners & Communities

April 2017 VIEPC Minutes

Invasive Forest Pests

Ash tree and emerald ash borer trail signs

Invasive Forest Pests

Ash identification poster with emerald ash borer signs and symptoms.

Resources for Landowners & Communities

Ash Management Guidance for Land Managers

Resources for Educators

Asian Longhorned Beetle Education Activities For the Classroom (Or Anywhere!)

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Resources for Educators, Resources for Landowners & Communities

Invasive terrestrial plant prevention and management activities begin with an understanding of what the problem is on a particular property and the surrounding area.

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Resources for Educators

Back in the Classroom - Learning about Invasive Plants.

Resources for Educators

Beetle Busters "Community Leaders" teacher's guide

Resources for Educators

After School Teacher's Guide to "Beetle Busters Smart Searchers" Lesson

Resources for Educators

How to survey Vermont trees for invasive insects

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Resources for Landowners & Communities

Best Management Practices for Roadside Invasive Plants

Case Studies

Learn how a group of Vermont residents worked creatively to spread the word about EAB.

Resources for Educators, Invasive Forest Pests

Guide on how to build an EAB

Invasive Terrestrial Plants, Resources for Educators, Resources for Landowners & Communities

The benefits of planting native plants

Boat ramp sign indicating which aquatic invaders inhabit a particular water body.

Sign posted at public boat ramps around Vermont encouraging boaters to make sure that their watercraft and gear are drained, clean, and dry.

Poster notifying paddlers what they can do to limit the spread of aquatic invasive species.