Name: Eshenaur, Brian

Institution: Cornell University IPM Program

Description of Teaching:

I am a senior extension associate in Cornell’s Integrated Pest Management Program and I give a lecture based on a resource I developed in response to NYS’s banned and regulated plant legislation. The presentation illustrates species of native and non-invasive alternatives for the regulated species that were commonly included in landscape plantings.

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Name: Corbin, Jeffrey

Institution: Union College

Description of Teaching:

I am a professor at Union College. I incorporate invasive species most directly into my upper-level Plant Ecology course (Bio324) for biology majors. There are significant components dealing with ecology and impacts.

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Name: Auker, Linda

Institution: Saint Lawrence University

Description of Teaching:

I teach a special topics course called Invasive Species. It is a 200-level course geared toward Conservation Biology majors, but all students with a background in Biology are welcome. We discuss Charles Elton’s book, work through the Blackburnian pathway of invasion, and discuss ecological/economic impacts. I also teach one lecture on invasive species in the ecology unit of my General Biology lecture (Biol 101).

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Name: Antolos, Emma

Institution: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Description of Teaching:

I am the Invasive Species Education and Outreach Coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. I provide various invasive species presentations to the public and various stakeholder groups.

In 2018, I worked with a team from UAlbany, BOCES, iMapInvasives, NYS Education Department and others to develop a new invasive species curriculum aligned to the P12 New York State Science Learning Standards. We are currently promoting the curriculum by hosting workshops throughout New York State. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/116542.html

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