Agenda

Training & Mentoring in Key Topics

Partnership Building & Stakeholder Engagement
Learn strategies to foster strong partnerships and engage key stakeholders in your programs.
Branding & Marketing Expertise
Gain insights on effectively branding and promoting your programs to increase awareness and support.
Innovative Tools & Technologies
Discover cutting-edge tools and technologies, including the Wild Spotter mobile app, to amplify your impact.
Volunteer Citizen-Science Coordination
Learn how to recruit, retain, and coordinate volunteers through citizen-science initiatives.
Leadership & Community Action
Develop leadership skills that empower you to engage your community for impactful, sustainable change.
Networking with Experts & Peers
Connect with a skilled team of experts and like-minded individuals to share ideas, foster collaborations, and grow your network.

The Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training Class of 2027 is set for February 2-4, 2027, at the Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge in Alabama.

The Invasive Species Ambassador Training – is just one of the many components of the nationwide Wild Spotter Program.  Those applicants selected for this unique training will experience a fast-paced and fun-filled week learning special skills and techniques for volunteer coordination, recruitment, and retention; increasing community engagement, building partnerships and engaging stakeholders; branding and marketing invasive species programs; and using innovative detection and reporting tools and technologies to find and map invasive species in America’s Wild Places. As a trained Invasive Species Ambassador, you’ll learn from experts to expand your capacity-building efforts, connect with your community, and collaborate with others who share a passion for invasive species and native biodiversity conservation.

The broader Wild Spotter Program is a nationwide effort that supports Invasives Free USA and is structured to help engage communities and build local capacity to manage aquatic and terrestrial invasive species better and expand the use of citizen science to find and report invasive species in America’s Wild Places—any lands or waters at the local community, regional, state, tribal, or national level, including public lands and private property where management of invasive species is essential. 

"The goal of the Invasive Species Ambassador Training is to energize people and affect change at the ground level."

During this 3-day workshop, gain needed skills and tools to help you achieve on-the-ground action for your local natural resources management programming!

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