<p> Invasive Species in the St. Lawrence River Web Quest</p><p>Silver Carp Name______Period_____ Name______</p><p>Start here: http://www.savetheriver.org River Information River Facts</p><p>The St. Lawrence River is one of the ______rivers in ______America.</p><p>How long and deep is the St. Lawrence River? Length______Deepest Depth______</p><p>How many islands are in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River? ______</p><p>Go to: River Information Ecosystem</p><p>What two (2) bodies of water does the St. Lawrence River link together? 1. ______2. ______</p><p>What five (5) threatened and endangered species live in the St. Lawrence River? (List continues on page 2) 1. ______2. ______</p><p>1 3. ______4. ______5. ______</p><p>What other animals make their home on the shores and islands of the River? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______</p><p>Why is the St. Lawrence River Valley important to many bird species?</p><p>Why are coastal wetlands so important? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______</p><p>Go to: River Information Issues</p><p>List three (3) major issues threatening the St. Lawrence River. 1. ______2. ______3. ______</p><p>How many invasive species have been introduced into the River and Great Lakes? ______</p><p>2 Go to: About Us Our Mission and History</p><p>In what year was Save the River formed?______</p><p>What is the mission of Save the River?</p><p>Go to: What We Do</p><p>Save the River leads advocacy campaigns to ______the community and ______elected officials and governmental agencies to implement ______and programs that protect River ______.</p><p>Save the River also organizes on-the-water restoration and monitoring programs that track River ______and identify ______problems.</p><p>Go to: Advocacy/Policy Clean up the Ballast</p><p>How often is a new invasive species introduced into the Great Lakes each year? ______</p><p>Since the St. Lawrence River opened, how many discovered species have been attributed to ballast water release? ______</p><p>What is the estimated yearly cost of zebra and quagga mussel control over the next five years? ______</p><p>3 Save the River is working to clean up ballast tanks in ______ways:</p><p>Save The River has been advocating at the federal and state level for ______ballast ______for all ships transiting the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence River. </p><p>Save The River has joined the call for an immediate ______on salties until strong ______protections are in place to ______new aquatic invasive species introductions.</p><p>Bibliography:</p><p>Go to: http://www.sgnis.org/kids/ Lauren Tian (Great Lakes) Meeting the Suspects Top Ten Suspects Wanted! Clyde “The Big Smack” Silver Carp</p><p>I. Describe the Organism</p><p>What does it look like?</p><p>How long is it?</p><p>Taxonomy: Kingdom ______(Use your brain here!) Genus ______Species______</p><p>Where does it come from?</p><p>4 II. How did it come to the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes?</p><p>III. In what three (3) ways do silver carp affect the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes ecosystem?</p><p>1.</p><p>2.</p><p>3.</p><p>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. </p><p>2.</p><p>V. Bibliography:</p><p>5 Go to: http://www.protectyourwaters.net/prevention/preventio n_generic.php</p><p>What are four general procedures for stopping hitchhiking aquatic invaders?</p><p>1. Remove all ______mud, ______, fish/______. Before leaving any body of ______, it is important to examine all your ______, boats, ______, clothing, ______, buckets, etc and:</p><p>2. Eliminate ______from all ______before transporting anywhere.</p><p>3. Clean and ______anything that came in contact with the ______.</p><p>4. Do not ______or put plants, ______or animals into a body of ______unless they came out of that body of ______.</p><p>Bibliography:</p><p>6 7</p>