Paul Heimowitz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2007Annual WRP Meeting

Update: WRP Science Education

Pathway Workgroup

• Oregon schools using FOSS curricula acquire rusty crayfish, Brazilian elodea, and other ANS

• Oregon Sea Grant leads outreach effort

• Analysis of pathway identifies 4 main components: - Biological supply houses - Organism suppliers - Science curricula developers - Schools/teachers/students

Background

• WRP holds session on pathway at 2006 meeting in order to: - raise awareness - share examples - evaluate need for regional/national action

• Work group established to develop recommendations

Background cont.

• Expand Habitattitude campaign to engage biological supply companies; jointly develop outreach materials

• Outreach regarding current lists of prohibited species

• HACCP plans/certification for organism suppliers

• Protocols for humane euthanasia

• List of viable repositories

Draft recommendations include…

• Draft recommendations for WRP consideration in late September

• If warranted, forward recommendations to ANSTF

• Proposal to National Sea Grant for outreach initiative

Next steps…