In this episode, Teri MacArthur joins us to discuss invasive species, why the topic is important, why it matters to you, and what we can do about it. A great discussion recorded on 25 June 2021. About Teri: Teri MacArthur serves The Woodlands Township as an Environmental Education Specialist in the Environmental Services Department. Her specialty is water conservation. She also acts as the department’s Volunteer Coordinator. She is currently recruiting volunteers to assist local Municipal Utility Districts operating in the Township with installations of storm drain markers to remind people not to put anything in the drains. Today she’ll be talking to me about bacteria problems in local waterways and the relation to the storm drain project.Contact Teri about the Woodlands Township water conservation program, education programs, or volunteering:a. 281-210-3928b. TMacArthur@thewoodlandstownship-tx.govContact Michael:1. Email: ccerppodcast@aol.com2. Education website: https://www.goldams.com 3. Fitness website: https://www.total-human-fitness.com4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ And follow on:1. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx2. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/3. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/And listen also to the ReasonRX Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcastJoin us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ccerpAnd visit the CCERP website! https://ccerp.orgShow notes (more to come):1. Texas Invasive Species Institute at Sam Houston State University: http://tsusinvasives.org/That is the new home of the Invaders of Texas program: https://texasinvasives.org/2. The digital guide to area invasive species:https://www.galvbayinvasives.org/3. Within The Woodlands Township, volunteers are helping to remove invasive species from public pathways and green spaces. You can help by joining the Invasives Task Force! Register to receive more information: https://environmentalservicesdepartment.wufoo.com/forms/zeogsxk0l8ecrj/4,. Invasive speciesZabra musselkudzuHogsChinese TallowElephant earAir potato vineJapanese honeysuckleJapanese climbing fernJapanese privetApple snailsEmerald ash borersNutria5. Non-native speciesEarthwormHoney bees6. Native speciesAgressives: Yaupon Holly, etc. 7. Ecosystems/ecologyImportant to life8. CCERP Episode 2: "2 UT Professor Jim Fordyce on Ecology and Its Importance"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/200313959. Minnesota's Natural Heritage bby John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca A. Montgomery, John J. Moriartyhttps://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Natural-Heritage-John-Tester/dp/1517903572/10. Lots of green not necessary good: top-down control11, Plants —> oxygen —> gemsi. "Oxygen and Our Mineral World" https://www.rockngem.com/oxygen-and-our-mineral-world/ii. "Minerals and Gems"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/minerals-gems12. MonarchsMilkweed13. Woodpeckers, Pines, and Rat Snakesi. "Red-cockaded Woodpeckers vs Rat Snakes: The Effectiveness of the Resin Barrier" by D. Craig Rudolph, Howard Kyle, and Richard Connerhttps://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v102n01/p0014-p0022.pdfii. "Gray Rant Snakes Versus Red-cockaded Woodpeckers: Predator-Prey Adaptations" by Jerome Jacksonhttps://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v091n02/p0342-p0347.pdf14. Chinese Tallow: quick-decomposing leaves, change soil acidity, exudates from rootsAllopathic Trees need certain mineralspH range matters15. Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up by Daphne Miller M.D.https://www.amazon.com/Farmacology-Total-Health-Ground-Up/dp/006210314816. Human-provided food not appropriateDon’t feed bread to ducks! 17. Some Owls found dead — they fly to find a place to live, but forests cut18, Beauty berry19. Yaupon Holly20. Some put dollar value on ecological services (a few samples)i. "The Economic Value of Ecological Services Provided by Insects"https://bioone.org/journals/bioscience/volume-56/issue-4/0006-3568(2006)56%5b311%3aTEVOES%5d2.0.CO%3b2/The-Economic-Value-of-Ecological-Services-Provided-by-Insects/10.1641/0006-3568(2006)56[311:TEVOES]2.0.CO;2.fullii. "Economic Value of Ecosystem Services from Agriculture"https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Swinton-et-al.-Ch-3-Economic-value-of-ecosystem-services-from-agriculture-KBS-long-term-ecological-research-LTER-site-volume-synthesis-book-2015.pdf?pdf=book-chapteriii. "Valuation of Ecosystem Services"https://www.moore.org/materials/white-papers/Ecosystem-Services-Seminar-3-Valuation.pdf21. zoosSpecies-appropriateHuman healthSpace travelgorillas22. Change: elephants, beavers, prairie dogs, wolvesGood vs. bad23. Biolphilia and E.O. Wilsoni. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/biophiliaii. https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/practice-biophilia/iii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilsoniv. https://eowilsonfoundation.org/e-o-wilson/24. Lady Bird Johnsoni. http://www.ladybirdjohnson.orgii. https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/resources/affiliated-collections/lady-bird-johnson-wildflower-center25. I-Treei. https://www.itreetools.orgii. https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/tool/i-treeBio and picture courtesy Teri MacArthur