As an interpreter who has delivered public programming in parks across Canada, I am no stranger to invasive species messaging' I have written newsletter articles and designed interpretive panels informing visitors to "buy where you burn" to protect black ash trees from emerald ash borers. I have handed out pamphlets containing frightening photographs informing visitors that "the battle continues" against aquatic invasive species. I have also trained staff on how to deliver the Clean, Dry, Drain initiative, educating visitors on how to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species into lakes and rivers. However, therewas something that concerned me about the invasive species discourse that I just couldn't put my finger on.

It wasn't until my Master of Education program that I had a chance to think about this topic more critically. At Lakehead University,I was enrolled in two courses that made me teexamine my attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours about invasive species. …