Clean Boats Clean Waters (CBCW)

Written By Laurel Haak
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You may have noticed Clean Boats, Clean Waters boat inspectors checking boats at the Oughton Park boat landing, or maybe you are a volunteer or are interested in learning more. Clean Boats, Clean Waters is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources program implemented locally at lakes across the state. Here at the Pickerel Chain Lake, we have been running a CBCW program since 2021. Trained boat inspectors perform voluntary boat and trailer checks, hand out informational brochures and educate boaters on how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.  The program operates from May to September. 

PCLA has received DNR grants in 2022 and 2023 and 2024 to support our program.  We pay inspectors $15/hr.  Thanks to Pari Schilz for coordinating inspectors and Laure Haak for managing the WDNR paperwork! 

If you are interested in participating, please contact us! 

You can learn more about cleaning your boat in this great post (thanks to the students at Lakeville Nature for sharing the article!)

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Laurel Haak

Founder and CEO of Mighty Red Barn, enjoys exploring and testing new ideas. She uses her experiences as a biomedical researcher, policy wonk, company leader, and non-profit Board member to support impact-based organizations building digital infrastructure. She takes a collaborative approach to align growth with social benefit, experiment and refine value-adding products, and evaluate mission success. Laure has created and contributed to several tech start-ups, pioneered and scaled virtual teams and companies, and built communities of practice and collaborative work environments across government, academic, non-profit, and corporate sectors.

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