Zip, Zap, Zop? What about Clean, Drain, Dry? Learning about invasive species at Camp Bearnstow

30 Mile staff visited Camp Bearnstow’s Day Camp on Parker Pond for a fun and engaging afternoon teaching campers about aquatic invasive species (AIS). From interactive games like “Zip, Zap, Zop” (but using “Clean, Drain, Dry” instead) to emphasize the importance of inspecting boats, to “Sharks and Minnows” (but using native and invasive plants) to emphasize how fast AIS can spread once introduced, campers learned how important it is to protect our lakes. Campers also went through stations that included hands-on observation and sketching of native and invasive plants and of course, we finished with a couple games of Watershed BINGO!