Portland State University students in Dr. Catherine de Rivera’s Ecology & Management of Bioinvasions class created invasive species management projects for community partners: OISC members and other invasive species professionals. The projects focused on invasive species that threaten Oregon’s infrastructure, economy, natural resources, and food & water systems, and those that can impact outdoor recreation opportunities and tourism. Students worked with their community partners to create management products that would be useful in addressing an active invasive species issue.

Below is a list of the 2024 projects that were completed (click the links to learn more about each project):

Pamphlets and Outreach Projects:

Invasive Plant Prevention In Oregon & Washington
Gabriella Johnson, Hannah Roy, Mimi Crosby, Mikel Sunyich, Amesia Ariadne

Mute Swans: What to Know
Dalton Palin, Richard Torres, Cara Smit, Rose Tucker

Invasive Green [5-spined] Crab

Assessing the effectiveness of incentive programs for the control of invasive species: a meta-analysis to inform West Coast European green crab management Beatrice Larson, Devin Forest-Hines, Erin Riley, & Harry Jack

Dredging Risk Assessment for Green Crab Kyle Swanson & Keria Moritsugu-Vandehey

Risk Assessments

Novel Invasive Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Double-Spined Bark Beetle Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg, 1826) Anna Mele

Pest Risk Assessment for Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) in Oregon
Alyson Yates, Aubrey DeBolt, Rose Tucker, Angel Santos

Informational Pamphlets

Invasive Crayfish of Oregon - A guide to identifying Oregon’s native and invasive crayfish
Aaron Deluca, Destiny Hazeri