[Watersheds] Please share volunteer boat greeter training on social media!

[Zwarg, Jonathan (DEM)]

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Help Protect Rhode Island's Lakes and Ponds!
DEM is hosting four trainings to instruct volunteers on how to educate and encourage boaters at state boat ramps to clean off plant debris from their boat, trailer, and gear before and after launching their boat. Volunteers will also collect data on boat traffic, how often plants are found on boats, and the most common areas where weeds are recorded

Our Communications Team at RIDEM has kindly prepared both a website, and 4 separate facebook events, to more easily share and invite folks to come to the volunteer trainings, so please share on your socials. I have attached a flyer in both pdf format, as well as a jpg picture file for ease of sharing. Note: regardless of how its shared, volunteers should still register online<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://register*20online__;JQ!!KKphUJtCzQ!PBHBKTYXL8FLdDf93NwUXnhrc_JkXsz6LbDGAOrJaTA-iaC6z0xHho7b_UylnyRz50j-LkU0U3Mlo_QC31SJYdoxFDVxbDtP3IP0$ [register%20online]> for the trainings to make sure we have enough materials for everyone. You can check facebook for on the "Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management" page and share from there, use the links below, or send folks directly to our website:
https://dem.ri.gov/events/sign-training-opportunity-volunteers-boat-ramps-prevent-spread-aquatic-invasive-species 

Volunteer training is a free two-hour, in-person event that will be held at 4 locations on 4 separate dates, and participants will need to both sign a waiver, and bring their own tablet or smartphone to collect data.


 Training 1, May 21 (South Kingstown Library): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/events/1246259300420032/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PBHBKTYXL8FLdDf93NwUXnhrc_JkXsz6LbDGAOrJaTA-iaC6z0xHho7b_UylnyRz50j-LkU0U3Mlo_QC31SJYdoxFDVxbDNVNJD2$ [facebook[.]com]





Training 2, May 29 (Charlestown/ Kettle Pond Visitor Center): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/events/716732704364749/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PBHBKTYXL8FLdDf93NwUXnhrc_JkXsz6LbDGAOrJaTA-iaC6z0xHho7b_UylnyRz50j-LkU0U3Mlo_QC31SJYdoxFDVxbDASYP6B$ [facebook[.]com]





Training 3, June 4 (Coventry Senior Center): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/events/538380239345645/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PBHBKTYXL8FLdDf93NwUXnhrc_JkXsz6LbDGAOrJaTA-iaC6z0xHho7b_UylnyRz50j-LkU0U3Mlo_QC31SJYdoxFDVxbOGEPGmX$ [facebook[.]com]





Training 4, June 10 (Burrillville JMS Library) : https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/events/1115525833932092/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PBHBKTYXL8FLdDf93NwUXnhrc_JkXsz6LbDGAOrJaTA-iaC6z0xHho7b_UylnyRz50j-LkU0U3Mlo_QC31SJYdoxFDVxbEn7lf1X$ [facebook[.]com]




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Katie DeGoosh-DiMarzio (she/her/hers)

Environmental Scientist III



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(for updates on lakes in Rhode Island and volunteer opportunities)





Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Office of Water Resources

Room 200, 235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908

Office: (401) 537- 4217 (direct, no extension) available Monday, Tuesday & Thursday





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http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/quality/surface-water/aquatic-invasive-species.php 

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