This learning resource is designed for students to explore the concepts of exponential and logistic growth models through a practical simulation focusing on Nutria populations in the Louisiana marshlands. The objective is for students to understand how limiting factors, such as resource availability, impact population growth and establish carrying capacity. Activities include recording population data, visualizing growth trends, analyzing growth models, and identifying density-dependent limiting factors. Students will engage in critical thinking regarding the potential environmental consequences of population overshoot on biodiversity.