Clean Boats Clean Waters
Clean Boats, Clean Waters
Volunteer Watercraft Inspection Program
Wisconsin: A Gathering of Waters
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11 190 square miles of water
11,190 square miles of water
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15,081 lakes
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43,000 miles of rivers and streams
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5.3 million acres of wetlands
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6.4 million acres of Great Lakes
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Estimated 1 million boats on waters each year!
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Welcome to the Challenge!
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to know about AIS…
Volunteers DO make a difference!
Why watercraft inspection?
Getting Started: Volunteer Duties
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Inform and educate boaters
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Perform watercraft inspections
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Collect and report watercraft data
Recruiting Volunteers
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Commit volunteers with: newsletters, phone call, personal visits
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Develop a recruiting/training packet
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Appoint a coordinator to schedule and organize
schedule and organize volunteer hours
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Select optimum days and high S l t ti
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use landing sites
Manitowoc Co. Lakes Council
Retaining Volunteers
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Generous thank‐you!
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Offer supplies
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T‐shirt & hat
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Sun tan lotion
Bug spray
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Publish volunteer names
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Advertise accomplishments
Advertise accomplishments
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Awards and certificates
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Celebrate!
Waupaca Chain Of Lakes
Materials Needed
9 CBCW T‐shirt or sticker
9 Clipboard & pencil
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9 Boat landing script
9 Watercraft Inspection form & Check Point List
Check Point
9 Tool kit 9 List of lakes identified with AIS List of lakes identified with AIS
9 Plastic bags & marker
9 Cell phone & local contacts
Cell phone & local contacts
9 Camera and Violation form
Boat Landing Message
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Discuss prevention steps:
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Inspect and remove aquatic plants and animals
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Drain all water from boat and equipment
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Dispose of unwanted bait in trash
of unwanted bait in trash
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Rinse boat and equipment with hot/high pressure water OR
Dryy boat for at least 5 days
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Boat Landing Message
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law ‐ Wisconsin Statute 30.715(2)(3)
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Perform a watercraft check –
Involve boater!
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Offer a decal‐commitment and prompt
and prompt
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Repeat boaters?
Three Step Approach
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The SOFT touch:
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Discuss the prevention steps
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An assertive approach:
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The STRONGEST approach:
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Collecting Data
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Efforts for 2008:
12,200 volunteer hours
54,115 boat inspections
113,601 people contacted
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Gather information on Gather
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patterns of recreational users Inventory boater knowledge of invasive species
Useful data for lake planning grants, local ordinance reviews
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Boaters Who Reported Taking
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Percentt of Boa
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91%
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Boaters Aware of WI Stat. 30.715(2)(3) 2004‐2008
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91%
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2008
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ent of Boatters
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40%
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20%
0%
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Prevention Steps Taken by Boaters in 2008
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(After Their Last Boating Trip)
(After Their Last Boating Trip)
93%
91%
Percent of Bo
oaters
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Inspected and Removed Plants
Removed Plants
Drained Water
Disposed of Bait
Did Not Leave Washed Landing with Live Equipment
Landing with Live Equipment or Let or Let
Fish
Dry for 5 Days
Prevention Steps
Handling a Violation
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Do your homework before…
How to Change Boater Behavior
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Educational materials
Educational materials
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Prompts (decals, stickers)
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Personal contacts
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Modeling behavior
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Social diffusion
Steps for an Effective Watercraft Inspection Program
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Determine boat landing ownership
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Maintain effective inspection hours
Maintain effective inspection hours
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Develop a plan to recruit, train, & retain volunteers
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Wear Clean Boats, Clean Waters t‐shirts or stickers
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Develop an accurate and concise message
Develop an accurate and concise message
Steps for an Effective Watercraft Inspection Program
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Know what educational materials are available and who to contact
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Keep and report watercraft inspection records
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Report
any suspect specimens
Report any suspect specimens
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Encourage others!
The major influence on our attitudes and
and behavior is not the media, but behavior is not the media but
rather our contact with other people.
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“Fostering Sustainable Behavior” Doug McKenzie‐
“Fostering Sustainable Behavior” Doug McKenzie
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CBCW Resources & Gear
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Watercraft Inspection Manual
Tool kit
DVDs
Web site: www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/CBCW
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Aprons
Hats
Stickers
Please Contact Us!
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For more information contact: EErin Henegar i H
715‐346‐4978 ehenegar@uwsp.edu
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To order t‐shirts, kits, handbooks, aprons, or hats, contact Erin.
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To download materials & presentations, search d
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for volunteers, etc., visit our web site: www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/CBCW
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Interactive Training
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