Clean Boats, Clean Waters
Citizen Lake Monitoring Network

The Clean Boats Clean Waters (CBCW) volunteer watercraft inspection program is an opportunity to take a front line defense against the spread of aquatic invasive species. Volunteers are trained to organize and conduct boater education programs in their community. Teams educate boaters on how and where invasive species are most likely to hitch a ride into water bodies. Volunteers perform boat and trailer checks for invasive species, distribute informational brochures and collect and report any new water body infestations.

Click here to obtain more information about the CBCW program from the University of Wisconsin Extension Lakes Program wesite.

CBCW watercraft inspections handbook and forms are available by clicking on the following links:

• Introduction and Table of Contents
• Section 1 - What the CBCW program is about
• Section 2 - Who is involved
• Section 3 - What volunteers need to know
• Section 4 - Where are the invasives
• Section 5 - What volunteers can do
• Section 6 - How a volunteer program is set up
• Section 7 - How volunteers share information
• Section 8 - How volunteers take care of boat landings
• Section 9 - What is the process for monitoring invasive species
• Section 10 - Where can volunteers get more information and materials

Click here for instructions on how to upload CBCW data to the WDNR website, SWIMS (Surface Waters Integrated Management System)

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