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Commander Ben Talks about Invasive Species and Dyslexia at Rockdale Intermediate School

invasivehunter wrote 1 month ago: Commander Ben talks to 350 enthusiastic students about invasive species and dyslexia at Rockdale Int … more →

Tags: Amazing Invasive Hunter Man, Dyslexia, In an Ecesis Far Far Away, Invasive Hunter, Invasive Hunter Academy, Invasive Plants, Invasive species, John Pruett, Joyce Dalley

Invasive Species vs Texas Invaders iPhone App

invasivehunter wrote 3 months ago: For too long, invasive species have crowded out native plants and chased away citizen scientists see … more →

Tags: City of Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, citizen scientist, Invasive species, android, Mobile App, Austin Invasive Species Corps, Invasive Plants, Wildflower Center

How to Succeed in Hunting Invasive Species Without Really Trying

invasivehunter wrote 3 months ago: The video concerns a young, ambitious native plant defender who, with the help of the smartphone app … more →

Tags: android, Apple, iPad, Iphone / Apple, How to succeed in hunting invasive species without real, St. Michael's Catholic Academy, st michaels academy, How to succeed in business without even trying, iSEE

Ghosts of Invasive Species Past, Present, and Future in A Christmas Carol

invasivehunter wrote 5 months ago: This Christmas Carol tale begins on Christmas Eve with Ebenezer Scrooge, a man with a stingy heart, … more →

Tags: giant reed, redtip photinia, A Christmas Carol, Texas Live Oak, Christmas, Invasive species, Invasive Plants, An Invasive Species Carol, Charles Dickens

Invasive Species Hunter Teams Up: Commander Ben and Science Weekly4 comments

invasivehunter wrote 6 months ago: Commander Ben battles invasive species on the cover of Science WeeklyImage credit: Science Weekly I … more →

Tags: Golden Bamboo, A Christmas Carol, Zebra Mussel, heavenly bamboo, Invasive Hunter Academy, Invasive species, Invasive Hunter, Science Weekly, k-6 math

"Lights. Camera. Help." Film Festival Selects "Native Plant Avengers" Video

invasivehunter wrote 10 months ago: A few months ago, I submitted one of my “Battles with Invasive Species” videos to the … more →

Tags: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Native Plant Avengers, Invasive species, Lights Camera Help Annual Nonprofit Film Festival, Spirit of Texas Theater, Scottish Rite Theater, nonprofit organization, Lights.Camera.Help., Texas State History Museum

Kids Learn about Invasive Species and Become Invasive Hunters at the Wildflower Center1 comment

invasivehunter wrote 11 months ago: Commander Ben with future Invasive Hunters during Nature Nights at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower … more →

Tags: giant reed, English Ivy, elephant ear, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Invasive Hunter Academy, Invasive species, Nature Nights, Ms. Alice Nance, Wildflower Center

The Amazing Invasive Hunter Man

invasivehunter wrote 11 months ago: An accidental encounter with a plant grafting experiment transforms a geeky biology student into the … more →

Tags: giant reed, Texas Live Oak, King Ranch Bluestem, KR Bluestem, Texas mountain laurel, Texas bluebonnets, Invasive species, Invasive Hunter, Spider-Man

DNA sequencing with the Shadow a Scientist program at UT Austin

invasivehunter wrote 11 months ago: Today, I had a great time at UT Austin with their Shadow a Scientist program, part of the College of … more →

Tags: University of Texas, Dr. Gregory Clark, College of Natural Sciences, Shadow a Scientist, DNA Sequencing, Genome, UT Austin, Freshman Research Initiative, Mr. Peter Enyeart

Behind the Scenes of the Native Plant Avengers Movie Trailer

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: The Avenger’s movie opened this weekend, and it was great! I saw it in IMAX 3D and can’t … more →

Tags: Texas Invasives, bastard cabbage, Texas bluebonnets, Texas Wildflowers, bitterweed, indian paintbrush, Avengers #2, invasive species, aliens

Native Plant Avengers - Ecosystem’s Mightiest Heroes

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Although hopelessly outnumbered by the invasive species Bastard Cabbage, Texas wildflowers assemble … more →

Tags: monoculture, Texas Invasives, bastard cabbage, Texas bluebonnets, Texas Wildflowers, bitterweed, indian paintbrush, Avengers #2, invasive species

Commander Ben Leads Young Invasive Hunters during National Invasive Species Awareness Week

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Learn how future invasive hunters trained at Commander Ben’s Invasive Hunter Academy at Kid … more →

Tags: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Damon Waitt, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Invasive Hunter Academy, U.S. Botanic Garden, giant reed, English Ivy, elephant ear, invasive species

Invasive Hunter Academy launches during National Invasive Species Awareness Week3 comments

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Learn how to become an invasive species hunter at Commander Ben’s Invasive Hunter Academy at Kid’s D … more →

Tags: giant reed, Invasive Hunter Academy, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, U.S. Botanic Garden, invasive species, NISAW, botanic garden, U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington D C

Commander Ben Selected by Austin Family Magazine2 comments

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this month, I was in the library looking for some new audiobooks. I really liked Christopher … more →

Tags: Austin Family Magazine, Christopher Paolini, Tae Kwon-Do, invasive species, austin family

Commander Ben’s "An Invasive Carol" Video Featured in the iWire Invasive Species Newsletter

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Wow! What a nice surprise on New Year’s Eve to receive the December 2011 issue of iWire, the monthly … more →

Tags: 2011 Texas Invasive Plant Conference, A Christmas Carol, Christmas, giant reed, iWire Texas Invasives Newsletter, redtip photinia, Texas Live Oak, invasive species, invasive plant

An Invasive Carol (Battles with Invasive Species Video Series - Christmas Special)3 comments

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: This Christmas Carol tale begins on Christmas Eve with Ebenezer Scrooge, a man with a stingy heart, … more →

Tags: giant reed, Video, Chinese Privet, redtip photinia, A Christmas Carol, Ashe Juniper, Texas Live Oak

The Man with the Golden Bamboo

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Commander Ben corners his invasive loving nemesis, Baron Neb, to put an end to his vile plan to take … more →

Tags: Golden Bamboo, Texas Invasives, invasive species, Texas invasives

The Boy Who Cried Invasives

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Greetings fellow invasive hunters, Join a young sheepherder and Doctor Benjamin in this a cautionary … more →

Tags: giant reed, Texas Live Oak, Texas Invasives, Texas mountain laurel, invasive species, Texas invasives

In an Ecesis Far Far Away...1 comment

invasivehunter wrote 1 year ago: Before the non-native times, learn about Commander Ben’s ultimately doomed attempt to teach Elephant … more →

Tags: elephant ear, colorado river, Texas Invasives


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