1. Invasive Species Education & Training Nicola Morris SINNG Project Coordinator

2. Engagement Forerunner of……..

3. Education

4. SINNG Roadshow

5. Big Bang South West

6. Engagement

7. Education

8. Engagement Garden clubs & wildlife groups Talks & practical working parties Garden centres Public awareness & children’s activities Engagement leads to education Whitley Wildlife Trust Native pond plant sign at Newquay Zoo Local & regional councils Clearance with public awareness Tourist attractions Clearance & children’s activities

9. Education STEM Ambassadors (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) Primary & secondary schools Girl Guiding UK Scouts

10. Activities & Games

11. School workshops In class lessons, games, activities Round robin tasks Fun & interactive Invasive freshwater aquatic plant identification Native freshwater invertebrate identification Invasive flatworm workshop

12. School workshops Outdoor activities Pond survey Flatworm hunting Clearance – ponds, balsam Data collection

13. School Field Trips

14. After school STEM club Run by SINNG volunteers Local primary schools Invasive species activities Guest scientists Interactive activities

15. SINNG Games Alien Invaders! Invasive Species Games Compendium Pairs Snap Mischievous Mink Invasive V Native What’s under the lily pad? Where in the world?

16. Games Compendium

17. Australian flatworm Australoplana sanguinea Quagga muscle Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis American mink Mustela vison Size (cm)8 Impact on native sp1 Annual cost (£)Unknown First recorded1980 Ease of removal2 Size (cm)5 Impact on native sp2 Annual cost (£)Unknown First recorded----- Ease of removal1 Size (cm)8 Impact on native spMajor Annual cost (£)Unknown First recorded1935 Ease of removal2 Size (cm)37 Impact on native sp3 Annual cost (£)4,797,000 First recorded1956 Ease of removal3

18. Scouts & Guides Scouts Beavers Cubs Scouts Explorers Guides Rainbows Brownies Guides Rangers

19. Rainbows & Brownies Invasive plant removal & invertebrate identification

20. International Scouts & Guides Jamboree 1300 Scouts & Guides over 5.5 days Pond surveys & clearance Invertebrate surveys

21. International Scouts & Guides Jamboree FUN!

22. SINNG www.sinng.org.uk