The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality held a boat wash and Landing Blitz during Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week 2014 to remind boaters of the need to clean, drain and dry boats when moving between lakes. The Great Lakes and Michigan’s inland lakes are already dealing with more than 180 nonnative aquatic species, and these simple steps by all boaters and anglers can help prevent the introduction of Asian carp or other new species.

For more information, please visit http://michigan.gov/deq .