New Video Series Tests Minnesota Waters Knowledge While Teaching Preservation and Conservation

(KNSI) — Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates and counties throughout the state are looking to test water enthusiasts’ knowledge of the lakes and rivers and teach how to protect them.

The new five month long PSA video series running between May and September is produced by Leighton Media, LB Video Productions and Leighton Engage. It’s called How Well Do You Know Minnesota. It’s a collaborative effort to present a new monthly video that aims to teach about preserving and conserving our lakes, streams and rivers. May’s video, which can be seen here, concerns releasing critters and plants into lakes and rivers. The video for June, which can be seen here, identifies aquatic invasive species.

Executive Director of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates Jeff Forester explained, “There are so many water quality issues for which there is no simple solution. But the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species has a simple solution – if everyone thoroughly cleaned, drained and dried their boats and water related equipment after each use, and then inspected it prior to each use in a new water body, AIS would not spread. This is why education is the cornerstone of all efforts to protect our lakes and rivers from aquatic invasive species.”

The series is also presented by 16 counties, including Benton and Stearns.

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