Upcoming Webinar: Invasive Crayfish and SGCN

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Invasive Crayfish Collaborators,

We are hosting a webinar next Thursday, March 14th at 1:00pm CT/ 2:00pm ET! We look forward to the seminar titled "The Threat of Invasive Crayfish on Crayfish of Greatest Conservation Need in Illinois: Habitat Associations and Conservation Implications", presented by Dusty Swedberg from the Illinois Natural History Survey. Please review the attached flyer for more information.

Description: Illinois has seven crayfish species on the IL Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) list, four of which are considered state-threatened or endangered. Currently, invasive crayfish species do not occur in the aquatic systems that support these SGCN species. Since 1995, invasive species ranges have been broadening in Illinois and spreading south toward these unique systems while displacing native species. Dusty Swedberg from the Illinois Natural History Survey will discuss the habitat associations of these SGCN species and use data collected in Illinois to show the adverse effects that introduced crayfish species can have on native crayfish—discussing a link to why invasive species are one of the most significant threats to SGCN crayfish species in Illinois.

Register for this webinar here. After doing so, a confirmation email with the webinar viewing link will be sent to you. 

• Can't make it to the live broadcast? We will post the video with captions shortly afterwards, and will share that link here.
• Know someone else who would like to join the webinar? They are welcome to join, but please be sure to share the registration link with them, not your viewing link from the confirmation email. Your viewing link is unique to you.

Feel free to share this with others who may be interested! If you have any questions, please contact me at szkl...@illinois.edu.

Best,

Natalia