Mountain Middle School 8th Grade Science 

Adaptation and Collaboration Project

 
Action Plan 
Based off of students’ presentations, pick 1-2 of the most pressing issues to address as a committee (if possible, 
combine topics). Fill out the follow action plan with a realistic, achievable goal to help improve the issue(s) selected by 
the committee. This action plan will be published on our webpage to educate our local community. 
 
Prepared by (list all names): B
​ rad, Marti, Marcel, Kyle, Seneca, Sage, Ian, Drwst, Nizhoni, Joe​ o​n Wednesday, 
May 15 2019. 
 
Goal: ​Reduce/stop the number of invasive species in the Durango area. Increase measurable biodiversity.
 
Results (How will you know when you have reached the goal? What does success look like?): Increase 
measurable biodiversity. 
 

Individual Action Steps: ​What should individuals in our  List resources needed: 
community do to help reach this goal?  Posters/committees  
 
Spread the word, Educate the community, research and have hard
data. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Community Organizations Steps:​What should local organizations  List resources needed: 

do to help meet this goal (think local businesses, schools, companies,  Create a small organization (not very 
etc.?)   easy but..) or have a person who 
  applies for grants. Have an 
 Mountain Middle School 8th Grade Science 
Adaptation and Collaboration Project

Research and apply for grants, Volunteer to have your investigation/research committee 
organization remove specific invasive species by hand, investigate within some local organizations.   
what other communities are doing regarding this issue. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

National and Global Steps:​What should governments both  List resources needed: 
nationally and worldwide do to help meet this goal?  In larger nation wide organizations 
Nationwide organizations should volunteer out people to help with  create committees that will be for 
removing invasive species by hand, do research worldwide, create an  research, or removing invasive species 
“invasive species day” that would entail picking invasive species.  around the world. I don’t know how 
  to make a national holiday, but 
  whatever resources that takes.