Young Sam Gribley tries to live in the woods with only his diary and a few animals for company. These animals include Frightful, the falcon; The Baron Weasel; and Jessie C James, a racoon. My Side of the Mountain is the story of how Sam survivies in the wilderness. Use the links provided and begin The My Side of Mountain Internet Scavanger Hunt. To begin the Scavanger Hunt, click the following link. Good Luck! If you have any questions or you have survived the Scavanger Hunt then please post your comments.

America's Least Wanted Creatures

Help!

The Most Wanted Invasive, Unwanted pest in Corning is the Olive Fruit Fly. The Olive Industry in Corning is trying to control this infestation. The Corning community depends on olive production and sales for a healthy economy. If we don't control this alien and other invaders, then our world,will turn into a nightmare.
It is your task to identify "America's Least Wanted Aliens". Who are they? How did they get here? What can we do about them? Here a few websites that will help you identify these least wanted invaders:

http://alic.arid.arizona.edu/invasive/sub7/index.shtml (teacher)

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/main.shtml

http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01507/

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00946/accounts/reptiles.htm#turtle