What does it look like to bring the Wild Spotter Detection Campaign to life in your own organization?
Join us for Bugwood Office Hours on July 24 and hear directly from Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Cameron Bailey Oldham, Cultivated Areas Supervisor at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.
Cameron will share her journey of discovering Wild Spotter, becoming an Invasive Species Ambassador, and integrating the program into outreach and stewardship efforts at the Garden. Whether you’re curious about Wild Spotter, considering the Ambassador Training, or looking for new ways to engage your community in invasive species detection, this session offers a unique opportunity to learn from someone who’s done it.
Following Cameron’s presentation, you’ll have the chance to participate in a live Q&A with Cameron and members of the Wild Spotter team.
If Cameron’s story inspires you, the next step is right around the corner.
graduated as an Invasive Species Ambassador upon completion of the Class of 2025 Training.
Invasive Species Ambassador Training 2027
Applications are now open for the Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training – Class of 2027. This three-day professional development program is designed for natural resource managers, land managers, outreach and education coordinators, volunteer organizations, and others who lead or support invasive species programs.
Rather than focusing on species identification or management techniques, the training prepares participants to successfully implement the Wild Spotter Detection Campaign, strengthen community outreach, engage volunteers, and build lasting invasive species awareness efforts.
The Ambassador network now includes 117 trained Ambassadors from across the country who are helping expand community-based invasive species detection and stewardship.
"Invasive Species Ambassador Training is a 'how to work with invasive species AND people 101' because we all know we can't do this alone. Come check it out next spring!"
Here's How To Get Involved
We hope you’ll join us to hear Cameron’s story—and perhaps begin writing your own.