Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2025 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2025 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2025 events.

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2025 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time periodCheck out and download our 2025 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2025 events.

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2024 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2024 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2024 events, and our 2024 grant awardee fact sheet for information about our small grants program!

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2024 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2024 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2024 events, and our 2024 grant awardee fact sheet for information about our small grants program

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2023 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2023 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2023 events, and our 2023 grant awardee fact sheet for information about our small grants program!

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2023 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2023 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2023 events, and our 2023 grant awardee fact sheet for information about our small grants program!

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2022 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2022 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2022 events, and our 2022 awardee fact sheet for information about our small grants program!

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2022 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our 2022 event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2022 events, and our 2022 awardee fact sheet for information about our small grants program!

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2021 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2021 events!

Click the icons on the map below to learn more about the 2021 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz events! This map only shows locations of in-person Landing Blitz events – many of our partners also hosted virtual events throughout the same time period. Check out and download our event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2021 events!

Check out our social media story map, below, for more information about our virtual events, and download our event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2020 events!

 Check out our social media story map, above, for more information about our virtual events, and download our event fact sheet for information about the full scope of 2020 events!

In 2019, the two week Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz event brought together hundreds of partners to support education efforts and watercraft inspections to reduce the risk of moving AIS between water bodies.​ Check out our fact sheet for even more information about the regional impact of this event!

In 2019, the two week Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz event brought together hundreds of partners to support education efforts and watercraft inspections to reduce the risk of moving AIS between water bodies.​  Check out our fact sheet for even more information about the regional impact of this event!

Boater removing plants from equipment after leaving the water. Credit: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Previous survey and outreach efforts at Illinois boat launch. Credit: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Boat decontamination at Adirondack Welcome Center. Credit: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

NYS watercraft inspection steward in action. Credit: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Ohio Sea Grant and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources are participating in the Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz by hosting virtual education events on ways you can help prevent the spread of invasive species in Ohio – such as by practicing the Clean, Drain, Dry method when leaving a boat ramp. Credit: Sarah Orlando, Ohio Sea Grant

Paddle with aquatic plants attached. Credit: Cleveland Metroparks

Educating boaters about aquatic invasive species prevention. Credit: Wisconsin Sea Grant

Boat being cleaned to remove aquatic invasive species. Credit: Wisconsin Sea Grant

Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!  •  Be a Hero Transport Zero  •  Clean Drain Dry •  Clean Boats Clean Waters (MI)  •  Clean Boats Clean Waters (WI)​

Listen to this episode of the Introduced podcast to hear about Clean Boats, Clean Waters, a program that was a predecessor to the Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz!

Listen here for episode extras from WVUM – Milwaukee, WI.