Facilitate the establishment Additional partnerships among Leadership and IV-3-b local organizations will increase Coordination - of local organizations such as County Coalitions of Lake the county’s capacity to Local Associations to create implement its AIS prevention partners in implementing the plan. county’s AIS prevention plan. Establish a grant program to By leveraging existing capacity of Leadership and IV-3-c support local efforts to local organizations, the Coordination - prevent the spread of AIS. county can maximize the Local effectiveness of its AIS prevention funds. Broaden knowledge of and participation in detection and rapid response activities Obtain and distribute Watch Finding new infestations of AIS Early Detection, II-1-b ID cards from the Minnesota early is key to preventing further Rapid Response, Sea Grant Program. spread, and ensuring that many and Containment people who use water resources Detection – know what AIS to look for maximizes the chance of early detection. Encourage county staff, The county can support early Early Detection, II-1-d businesses, and individuals to detection and prevention efforts Rapid Response, submit samples of suspected by helping the MNDNR to and Containment quickly confirm new infestations Detection AIS to the MNDNR. – of AIS. Approve an early detection This program will ensure that Early Detection, II-1-d and rapid response program new infestations are properly Rapid Response, with county acting in a reported and rapid response is and Containment resource support agreement deployed, if required. Detection – with the MNDNR. Augment communication and Ensuring that local discoveries of Early Detection, II-1-j reporting mechanisms for AIS are quickly communicated to Rapid Response, citizen monitoring of lakes the right people will maximize and Containment and rivers. prevention efforts related to new Detection – infestations.
Facilitate the establishment of local organizations such as County Coalitions of Lake Associations to create partners in implementing the county’s AIS prevention plan. Additional partnerships among local organizations will increase the county’s capacity to implement its AIS prevention plan. Leadership and Coordination - Local IV-3-b Establish a grant program to support local efforts to prevent the spread of AIS. By leveraging existing capacity of local organizations, the county can maximize the effectiveness of its AIS prevention funds. Leadership and Coordination - Local IV-3-c Broaden knowledge of and participation in detection and rapid response activities Obtain and distribute Watch ID cards from the Minnesota Sea Grant Program. Finding new infestations of AIS early is key to preventing further spread, and ensuring that many people who use water resources know what AIS to look for maximizes the chance of early detection. Early Detection, Rapid Response, and Containment – Detection II-1-b Encourage county staff, businesses, and individuals to submit samples of suspected AIS to the MNDNR. The county can support early detection and prevention efforts by helping the MNDNR to quickly confirm new infestations of AIS. Early Detection, Rapid Response, and Containment – Detection II-1-d Approve an early detection and rapid response program with county acting in a resource support agreement with the MNDNR. This program will ensure that new infestations are properly reported and rapid response is deployed, if required. Early Detection, Rapid Response, and Containment – Detection II-1-d Augment communication and reporting mechanisms for citizen monitoring of lakes and rivers. Ensuring that local discoveries of AIS are quickly communicated to the right people will maximize prevention efforts related to new infestations. Early Detection, Rapid Response, and Containment – Detection II-1-j