{"id":1477,"date":"2025-09-30T01:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invasivesfree.org\/ambassadors\/?page_id=1477"},"modified":"2025-12-14T17:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:51:44","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/invasivesfree.org\/ambassadors\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1477\" class=\"elementor elementor-1477\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d51c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d51c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf8010a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"5cf8010a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-69ed5b8e217fd\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-77ca73569ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-77ca73569ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-77ca73569ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Who should apply to be an Ambassador?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-77ca73569ed5b8e217fd\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-5cf8010a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ed5b8e217fd\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Anyone involved in managing or stewarding land where invasive species are a concern is encouraged to apply. This can include volunteers, landowners, or land managers working at local, regional, state, tribal, or national levels\u2014on both public and private lands.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-f08cf2169ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-f08cf2169ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-f08cf2169ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Will I learn about invasive species biology or management?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-f08cf2169ed5b8e217fd\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-5cf8010a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ed5b8e217fd\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>No. The training focuses on leadership, outreach, and community engagement\u2014not invasive species identification or management techniques. Wild Spotter is a citizen science campaign built to empower communities to detect and report invasive species.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-fd2711069ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-fd2711069ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-fd2711069ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What skills will I gain at the training?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div 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public<\/p><\/li><li><p>How to integrate Wild Spotter into your Wild Place<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p>Collaboration skills to work across groups and stakeholders<\/p><\/li><li><p>Tools to lead community-based management efforts<\/p><\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-02265f069ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-02265f069ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-02265f069ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Are travel grants available?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                       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<p>Travel grants are not available at this time.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-f82959869ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-f82959869ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-f82959869ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How is Wild Spotter different from apps like iNaturalist or eBird?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                     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users.<\/p><\/li><li><p>All reports go through a <strong>verification process<\/strong> using EDDMapS, ensuring managers don\u2019t need to verify reports themselves.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Managers can create <strong>custom species lists<\/strong> for their Wild Place so participants only report species that matter most locally.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-5-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-754f65269ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-754f65269ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-754f65269ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Does Wild Spotter depend on users correctly identifying species?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-754f65269ed5b8e217fd\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-5-5cf8010a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ed5b8e217fd\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Wild Spotter provides built-in support. The app\u2019s <strong>Species Information section<\/strong> works like a field guide, with photos and details to help users in the field. Unlike some AI-driven tools that may misidentify species, every Wild Spotter report is reviewed by expert verifiers.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-6-5cf8010a\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-06f9fdb69ed5b8e217fd\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-06f9fdb69ed5b8e217fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-06f9fdb69ed5b8e217fd\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Why was Wild Spotter created and how does it help?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-06f9fdb69ed5b8e217fd\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-6-5cf8010a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ed5b8e217fd\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Land managers face overwhelming responsibilities. Wild Spotter was designed to provide the <strong>\u201cboots on the ground\u201d<\/strong> needed for regular monitoring. 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