DULUTH 鈥� Volunteers are needed across Minnesota and Wisconsin to fan out across each state on Aug. 19 and search for aquatic invasive species in lakes and rivers.
In Wisconsin it鈥檚 called invasive species 鈥淪napshot Day.鈥� Minnesota has been holding 鈥淪tarry Trek鈥� since 2017, named after starry stonewort, a highly invasive algae that is spreading statewide.
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In Minnesota, the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center & University of Minnesota Extension are heading the Starry Trek effort. In Wisconsin, the Water Action Volunteers citizen stream monitoring program is an ongoing partnership between the University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison Extension and the Department of Natural Resources. Starry Trek training sites are located across the state and will be hosted by local agencies, organizations and individuals to search nearby locations. Participants will meet at a local training site and will be assigned sites to search upon arrival.
Participants under age 18 will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All monitoring is done from shore, so no boats are required. It's good to wear shoes that can get wet.
In Minnesota, go to to get more information and to sign up to participate. In Wisconsin, go to .
Minnesota youth clubs can contact Megan Weber at mmweber@umn.edu to learn how to participate as a club.
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