The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Patrol is a dedicated group of volunteers who patrol Conway Lake in kayaks, canoes and on paddle...

Summary Notes 2025 AIS Patrol Roundup Meeting October 5   Proposed 2026 KICKOFF -  JULY 11 TH  @ 9:00 place TBD.   Attendees:  Maria Gross, Tom Gross, Tim Keith, Bette Jacques, Cindy Hall, Tim Lohe, Thia Siegel, Christie and Richie Girouard, Gloria Brennan, Don Yurewicz     1. Opening and Attendance The meeting opened with informal sharing among patrollers about late-season lake conditions, new plant observations, and experiences learning to identify aquatic species. Several

Thanks for all your patrol updates. The map above shows the status of AIS patrols through the end of September. The blank grids  are...

I tracked my patrol this morning and noted no changes other than more die back. I have unofficially been patrolling over the past few...

Found this on my last patrol in the channel & surprised to see it working! Found near Scribner Point.

Took advantage of the bright sun and still morning waters to venture out into zones that few people have been able to patrol this summer....

Delayed post. When we were out on the pontoon boat on September 16th, we noticed large patches of native milfoil in Paige Brook in Grid...

Beautiful sunny warm day for my last South Cove patrol this season. Lots of usual suspects, most in senescence. Bladderworts,...

Sunny calm morning was perfect for a long paddle through Zones 2, 4, and 5. Not a lot of plant growth except in a few of the sheltered...

I headed down from where I had stopped 2 days ago, on 9/18, and patrolled down the west side of each of the above zones to grids 300 and...

It was a beautiful calm, sunny day, perfect for a long patrol from the south end of Zone 1, through Zone 17, and down through the...

Sept 18 th was picture perfect and the lake’s surface like glass. Although the preponderance of particles floating in the still water...

What a beautiful day to patrol. Water was clear & plants are dying down. The low lake level made it difficult to access some areas, but...

Somewhat less light in Paige Brooke as the sun gets lower. Very low water level as well. Still thick with plants and most are beginning...

Took advantage of the calm, sunny weather to patrol zone 4. As we know with the change of seasons, this weather can’t last forever! ...

Thanks for all your patrol updates. The map above shows the status of AIS patrols through September 12th. The blank grids are those...

Only coves have some remaining growth from earlier patrols but very reassuring to see some new and deeper parts of the littoral zone due...

I boated close to shore from the southern half of Zone 7, through Zone 8, and across the north-east side of Zone 9. The lake was...

Paddled Zone 2 today and all looked good!

Lots of bladderworts, native elodea, native milfoil, eel grass, white water lily, bur-reed, several Potamogeton spp., watershield...