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The 90 Day Plan

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The 90-Day Plan: DAY 9

The 90 Day Plan - 90 Ways in 90 Days

The 90 Day Plan: Day 9 

Eighty-percent of the biomass (life) in the Mississippi River is from invasive species, particularly Asian Carp. It is time to get SERIOUS ABOUT INVASIVE SPECIES! An invasive species is a plant or animal non-native to the area that takes over.

Invasive species info… 



www.belowthesurface.org

 
Challenge: Describe one way how pollution, fertilizer runoff, and habitat loss each weakens native species. What are common ways invasives species are introduced? What can you do to minimize further damage from invasives?

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