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Walworth County updates aquatic invasive species outreach after eDNA detects New Zealand mud snail DNA upstream on Turtle Creek
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Walworth County Land Conservation Committee received updates on aquatic invasive species outreach, volunteer trainings and 2024 environmental DNA sampling that detected New Zealand mud snail genetic material upstream on Turtle Creek; staff and DNR plan follow-up monitoring and continued outreach.
Walworth County Land Conservation Committee members on May 19 heard county staff and a new intern describe this year’s aquatic invasive species (AIS) outreach and monitoring, including 2024 environmental DNA (eDNA) testing that detected New Zealand mud snail genetic material upstream on Turtle Creek.
The update, delivered to the committee during its regular meeting, covered volunteer training events such as Clean Boats Clean Waters sessions, a statewide “snapshot day” of volunteer monitoring (the county’s third year), a state-aligned “drain campaign” planned for the first week in June, and results from a 2024 eDNA sampling effort led in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "This sampling technique ... is a means of collecting DNA from, in this case, water ... to identify the presence of a species in…
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