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Invasive Species in the St. Lawrence River Web Quest
Silver Carp Name______Period_____ Name______
Start here: http://www.savetheriver.org River Information River Facts
The St. Lawrence River is one of the ______rivers in ______America.
How long and deep is the St. Lawrence River? Length______Deepest Depth______
How many islands are in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River? ______
Go to: River Information Ecosystem
What two (2) bodies of water does the St. Lawrence River link together? 1. ______2. ______
What five (5) threatened and endangered species live in the St. Lawrence River? (List continues on page 2) 1. ______2. ______
1 3. ______4. ______5. ______
What other animals make their home on the shores and islands of the River? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______
Why is the St. Lawrence River Valley important to many bird species?
Why are coastal wetlands so important? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______
Go to: River Information Issues
List three (3) major issues threatening the St. Lawrence River. 1. ______2. ______3. ______
How many invasive species have been introduced into the River and Great Lakes? ______
2 Go to: About Us Our Mission and History
In what year was Save the River formed?______
What is the mission of Save the River?
Go to: What We Do
Save the River leads advocacy campaigns to ______the community and ______elected officials and governmental agencies to implement ______and programs that protect River ______.
Save the River also organizes on-the-water restoration and monitoring programs that track River ______and identify ______problems.
Go to: Advocacy/Policy Clean up the Ballast
How often is a new invasive species introduced into the Great Lakes each year? ______
Since the St. Lawrence River opened, how many discovered species have been attributed to ballast water release? ______
What is the estimated yearly cost of zebra and quagga mussel control over the next five years? ______
3 Save the River is working to clean up ballast tanks in ______ways:
Save The River has been advocating at the federal and state level for ______ballast ______for all ships transiting the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence River.
Save The River has joined the call for an immediate ______on salties until strong ______protections are in place to ______new aquatic invasive species introductions.
Bibliography:
Go to: http://www.sgnis.org/kids/ Lauren Tian (Great Lakes) Meeting the Suspects Top Ten Suspects Wanted! Clyde “The Big Smack” Silver Carp
I. Describe the Organism
What does it look like?
How long is it?
Taxonomy: Kingdom ______(Use your brain here!) Genus ______Species______
Where does it come from?
4 II. How did it come to the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes?
III. In what three (3) ways do silver carp affect the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes ecosystem?
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IV. What is being done to reduce and/or eliminate this organism and to prevent its future entry into the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes ecosystem? 1.
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V. Bibliography:
5 Go to: http://www.protectyourwaters.net/prevention/preventio n_generic.php
What are four general procedures for stopping hitchhiking aquatic invaders?
1. Remove all ______mud, ______, fish/______. Before leaving any body of ______, it is important to examine all your ______, boats, ______, clothing, ______, buckets, etc and:
2. Eliminate ______from all ______before transporting anywhere.
3. Clean and ______anything that came in contact with the ______.
4. Do not ______or put plants, ______or animals into a body of ______unless they came out of that body of ______.
Bibliography:
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