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

On Saturday, October 9, we took in our dock. Before storing I noticed a jellylike blob on one of the feet of a post. I jumped to the...

On the weekend of Sept 18-19, perhaps some of the most lovely days of 2021, I did a “light“ patrol of Zones 8, 9, and 14 while out for a...

On Sept 25th I ventured on what is probably the last patrol outside zone 7 where my home is located. I wanted to take on what Don had...

On Sept 12, I met with Gloria Brennan and Sheila Drinkwater, 2 new patrollers this season, for their first water-training. We met at...

Patrolled all of Paige Brook this morning and, while underwater visibility was not great with the sun in and out, I saw nothing unusual....

The last few days have been beautiful on the lake and I did my usual route in zone 2 same grid so I won't post the numbers again....

Hello, I forgot to post that Sue and I checks our areas in zone 2 and 3 in the channel 3626-3627, 3585-3587, 3545-3547, and 3626-3627,...

I am posting these notes for Sue West. On Aug 24 or thereabouts, she patrolled from her dock (grid #3911) east into the Conway Lake boat...

Christie and I met at So Cove’s put-in on 8/26. We found the turbid water that was flowing in from Snow Brook (after the storm earlier in...

Late in the day on August 27, I took the paddleboard to Zones 12 and 13. First I surveyed Zone 12, grids 646, 605, 606, 565, 566, 525....

Beautiful morning to survey Zone 17! Nothing unusual to report. Covered grids 2773 through 3251. Earlier this summer, I patrolled the...

What a summer of weird weather, family swarms, distractions of every kind with house and car …. Like I said, weird, but nothing...

Hello all, no pictures to share, but Richie and I made the mighty effort to paddle across the lake to Picnic Island. We checked out the...

On July 18th My family found this plant specimen floating near our dock (Zone 7, grid 1833) and it made me pause. Thank goodness (!) for...

On July 11th, Zone 7, grid #1751 (Wiley Brook,) I found a growing clump of Native milfoil and realized that many had green translucent...

I paddled all of the north shore (Zone 2) and both sides of the Channel from Scribner Point to the town beach (Zone 3) today. I saw a...

Today Rose and Dean patrolled all of Dolloff Cove and Otter Cove. Everything looked quite normal. We did find 2 suspicious naiads on the...

We were so happy to host our first "annual" BBQ for our fellow weed watchers. We have been patrolling from the middle of Zone 7-the...

Thank you to Christie and Richie Girouard for hosting our first AIS Patrol BBQ and sharing their beautiful property for the event. ...