Refer to these rules for aquatic management: ontario.ca/page/remove-invasive-aquatic-plants guidance.
Do:
- Identify invasives using resources on the Aquatice Invasive Species page and the AIS Organizations page
- Report Invasives to
- Repot Invasives to
- Invite Invasive experts to your Lake events to educate your community, refer to the AIS Organization page
- Clean-Drain-Dry your watercraft upon exiting a waterbody, refer to the Clean-Drain-Dry page
Don’t:
- Transport Invasives out of your lake, refer to the Clean-Drain-Dry page
- Remove aquatic invasive plants without permits from the Ministry of Natural Resources (Invasive rules)
- Remove aquatice native plants without permits from the Ministry of Natural Resources (Native rules)
- Extract plants indiscriminately – you may be doing harm