Teach Others and Share the Ethic of Clean Angling
Clean Angling practices are meant to be shared with others. By sharing clean angling with your fishing friends, clients, customers, youth, family or club members, you help protect our waters. What makes the Clean Angling Coalition effort work is having dedicated people like you tell others what you know and get more people involved in cleaning their gear.
We have brought together some great resources that are fun and informative ways to get youth involved in clean angling practices and invasive species prevention. Most of these activities are appropriate for teachers to use in a classroom setting, but all of these activities could also be used by clubs and other community groups too.
Invader Inspectors Activity
The Invasive Species Action Network developed this activity to engage youth in an informational and entertaining activity to learn how they can be involved in preventing the spread of invasive species through their activities. Youth are charged with searching for invasive species on boots, boats and other equipment. Learn more about Invader Inspectors.
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Aquatic Invasive Species Curriculum
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) education has benefits for everyone, the education of our youth on AIS issues is critical to the effective stewardship of our aquatic environment and resources into the future. The South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks offers an AIS teaching curriculum to compliment state teaching standards for grades 4-12. Download a PDF of the Curriculum.
Bridger-Teton National Forest Activity - Invasive Species Clogged Pipes
This activity uses simple kitchen supplies to teach youth about the damage invasive quagga and zebra mussels can cause to industrial, agricultural, municipal pipe transport systems. Download a PDF of the activity.
Nab the Aquatic Invader
This Sea Grant web site brings together a wealth of information together for both the student and the teacher to complete lessons on aquatic invasive species. There are resources like curriculum, fact sheets, maps and more. Visit the web site.