Heidi Keuler demonstrats the impacts of Invasive Species to the Environment. - FWS photo

The UW Extension out of the Trempealeau County Government Center hosted the 7^th Grade Environmental Sciences Day on September 21, 2007 at the Trempealeau County Fairgrounds in Galesville, WI.  

A total of 307 students that came from Whitehall, Galesville – Ettrick – Trempealeau, Arcadia, Independence, and Osseo, WI.  Some of the organizations that presented included the National Eagle Center, Trempealeau County UW Extension, USGS, Riverland Energy, USFWS, and Honda Motorwerks. 

Heidi Keuler from La Crosse NFWCO presented “Fishing for Energy” and spoke to the 7^th graders about the cost of invasive species to the environment and how the students could help save energy by not dumping bait buckets after fishing, not releasing pet fish or aquatic plants, and not transporting fish, water, or aquatic plants from one waterbody to the next.  

She finished her talk with a video of leaping silver carp to demonstrate the terrible affects of invasive species on the environment.