Train county field staff (e.g., County staff can take simple steps Prevention I-7-d – zoning, septic system, land to prevent AIS spread or new Research and department) on practices to introductions, and can also set an Technologies avoid spreading invasive example for businesses and individuals in the county. species. Ensure that local businesses The day-to-day operations of Prevention I-7-d – are reducing the risk of AIS some businesses, whether Research and spread in their operations; regulated or not, can pose a risk Technologies for example, lake service of AIS spread. providers are now required to be certified by the MNDNR. Develop methods and local The county will help prevent AIS Prevention I-7-d – training sessions to reduce spread by developing and sharing Research and risk of invasive species new risk-reduction methods and Technologies by identifying actions and introduction through government and business operations that could contribute to operations. AIS spread. Develop curricula for schools Young people can help prevent Prevention I-8-g – and informal education the spread of AIS through their Public Awareness own actions and by modeling materials for events such as county fairs to support youth their knowledge and actions to education about AIS. their families. Develop and distribute AIS Many watercraft enter lakes and Prevention I-8-a & – prevention messages rivers from private residential Public Awareness e targeting riparian property and are not reached by landowners who launch education and prevention efforts watercraft from their own directed at public accesses and cooperating private private residential access accesses Collaborate with other Because AIS and the individuals Prevention I-9-a – who could transport them do not Regional counties, watershed groups, and/or jurisdictions whose stay inside county borders, Approaches water bodies connect to the effective coordination is county’s to develop a necessary to prevent AIS spread. regional approach to AIS prevention.
Train county field staff (e.g., zoning, septic system, land department) on practices to avoid spreading invasive species. County staff can take simple steps to prevent AIS spread or new introductions, and can also set an example for businesses and individuals in the county. Prevention – Research and Technologies I-7-d Ensure that local businesses are reducing the risk of AIS spread in their operations; for example, lake service providers are now required to be certified by the MNDNR. The day-to-day operations of some businesses, whether regulated or not, can pose a risk of AIS spread. Prevention – Research and Technologies I-7-d Develop methods and local training sessions to reduce risk of invasive species introduction through government and business operations. The county will help prevent AIS spread by developing and sharing new risk-reduction methods and by identifying actions and operations that could contribute to AIS spread. Prevention – Research and Technologies I-7-d Develop curricula for schools and informal education materials for events such as county fairs to support youth education about AIS. Young people can help prevent the spread of AIS through their own actions and by modeling their knowledge and actions to their families. Prevention – Public Awareness I-8-g Develop and distribute AIS prevention messages targeting riparian landowners who launch watercraft from their own private residential access Many watercraft enter lakes and rivers from private residential property and are not reached by education and prevention efforts directed at public accesses and cooperating private accesses Prevention – Public Awareness I-8-a & e Collaborate with other counties, watershed groups, and/or jurisdictions whose water bodies connect to the county’s to develop a regional approach to AIS prevention. Because AIS and the individuals who could transport them do not stay inside county borders, effective coordination is necessary to prevent AIS spread. Prevention – Regional Approaches I-9-a