Starry Trek - Indentify Aquatic Invasive Species

To date, Starry Trek volunteers have been responsible for the discovery of 4 previously unrecorded populations of starry stonewort, a new zebra mussel population, three new locations with Eurasian watermilfoil and more.

You will meet at a local training site hosted by one of our local partners where you will receive a brief training on how to identify starry stonewort and other target aquatic invasive species and how to follow the search protocols. Groups are then sent out to nearby priority lakes to follow the protocols and bring back any suspicious organisms. Starry Trek is a free event and no experience or special equipment is required.

• Do I have to be an expert in identification to participate?

• Can my children/grandchildren participate too?

• Will I need a vehicle to participate?

Maybe. Once you arrive at the local training site you will be put into teams and be given monitoring routes to follow. A vehicle will be required to visit those monitoring routes, however if you are comfortable riding with another participant you may not need to drive your own.