Snapshot Day is a statewide, one-day event connecting volunteers, water lovers, and local groups in a search for aquatic invasive species (AIS). You can help protect Wisconsin’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands from these invasive plants and animals that negatively impact habitat, wildlife, recreation and health. This event is coordinated in partnership with UW-Madison Division of Extension, River Alliance of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, local partners, and YOU!

Volunteers will look for invasive species at critical monitoring sites, and potential invasive species will be verified and cataloged with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to guide species control and conservation management plans. No experience is necessary and training is provided virtually prior to the event. Some volunteers will wade into the water, but this isn't required.

Volunteers will meet at Warner Park for a brief training and travel in teams to the monitoring sites. Using rakes, nets, waders, plastic bags, and cameras, volunteers will search for problem plants and invertebrates at the assigned sites and on completing the search, return to the staging area to drop off equipment and samples. Specimens gathered by volunteers around the state are sent to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and shared on the Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System (SWIMS) database.

The event is coordinated in partnership with UW-Madison Division of Extension, River Alliance of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, local partners, and YOU!

Bring the family! This event is recommended for ages 8 and up and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

LOCATION: Warner Park, 2930 N Sherman Ave. Meet at the picnic shelter near the rainbow shelter. (Look for signs directing you to the location.)

See Snapshot Day to learn more and register.