Last week I posted a request for places to make charitable donations where the money can be targeted at invasive-species projects. Your response was underwhelming! :-) My search efforts have come up short as well. GreenmanTim suggested contacting the Land Trust Alliance to get a list of local members that are doing invasive species work. Not a bad idea for those of you that are interested.
A recent post on the ALIENS-L listserver by Sandy L., pointing to a new children's book about weeds, gave me an idea: why not purchase invasive species-related books and donate them to libraries? A short list of possible choices:
- The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants by Charles S. Elton. Perfect for high school libraries, but can I donate paperbacks, or will I have to spring for fewer, more expensive hardcover books?
- Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems by Mary Batten. Already incorporated into the fourth grade science curriculum of the New York Public School system!
- Killer Algae by Alexandre Meinesz. Catchy title, aimed at a general audience.
Have other suggestions?
Greenman Tim has made another good suggestion: Support your local invasive species council, working group, or organization. Here are a few that I know of that encourage donations:
- Cal-IPC - California Invasive Plant Council
- IPC NY - The Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- MA-EPPC - Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
- IPAW - Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
As usual, it looks like the invasive plant people are ahead of the pack. Feel free to send in additions to the list!
A gift to UCONN to support Les and John and those stalwarts at the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England would doubtless be welcome.
ReplyDeleteA gift to the Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group (MIPAG)to support its preventive work, or any other invasive plant pest council, might be appealing.