Portland State University Students Create Invasive Species Management Projects

In 2022 student teams in Dr. Catherine de Rivera’s Ecology & Management of Bioinvasions class at Portland State University worked with OISC members and other invasive species professionals to research and report on the impacts of invasive species in Oregon. These invasive species threaten Oregon’s infrastructure, economy, natural resources, and food & water systems, and can impact outdoor recreation opportunities and tourism.  The goal of these projects was to create management products that would be useful for their community partner in tackling an active invasive species management issue.

Below is a list of the projects that were completed (click the links to learn more about each project):

Climate Change Effects on Invasives for the OISC Info Hub Meg Waller, Bre Stewart, Ashley Payne, Emma Ferguson

Oregon Invasive Species Digital Information Hub: Workflow for the Addition or Removal of Species Reagan Thomas, Rodé Krige, and Emma Scott

Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge Invasive Velvet Grass: Management Plan Anton Surunis and Isaac Loudermilk

Ecological Risk Assessment for Non-native Hognose Snake in Oregon for the ODFW Alejandrina Acereto, Hannah Chambers, Amy McClung, Nicole Popp

Outreach Brochure: Aquatic Invasives Identification and Prevention Guide for the Columbia Slough Watershed Council Ruby Howard, Jack Mylet, and Camille Shokrian

Common Names for Invasive Species Project for the Oregon Sea Grant Mia Hackett, Marisa Hernandez, and Michelle Mrogenski

Framework for the Ecological Risk Assessment of Green Crab Carcinus maenas in Oregon for ODFW Justine Casebolt, Peyton Priestman, and Seth Wright

Investigative Report on Spongy Moth Eradication for Customs and Border Protection Part One | Part Two Grace Hall and Zada Spencer-Andrade

EDRR Class A Weed Identification Training for Mosaic Ecology Part One | Part Two Shane Habel, Avery McClure, Kendall O'Leary, and Anna Thompson