Great Lakes AIS Blitz – June 30 through July 13
Organizations across the Great Lakes region are coming together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the seventh annual Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz, to be held June 30 through July 13, 2025.
Volunteers will demonstrate to boaters how to prevent the spread of AIS, how to identify AIS, and how to report AIS, which are recognized as one of the most significant threats to the ecological and economic health of the Great Lakes.
This annual event is coordinated through an international partnership of Indigenous, federal, state, and provincial agencies with the support of the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) and other partner organizations.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant and partners have organized numerous opportunities for public participation for the blitz, in Crawford, Erie, Monroe, and Wayne counties, including:
CRAWFORD COUNTY, PA
Conneaut Lake at the PA Fish & Boat Launch
June 30 from 8:00 AM – NOON
July 2 & 3 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tamarack Lake at the PA Fish & Boat Launch
July 9 & 11 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pymatuning State Park
July 4 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Alcatraz and Manning boat launches
July 5 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Jamestown and Wilson boat launches
July 6 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Snodgrass and Espyville boat launches
July 9 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Linesville and 41 Bay boat launches
July 10 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Shenango River and Manning boat launches
July 11 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Wilson and Jamestown boat launches, and at Linesville beach
July 12 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at 41 Bay boat launch
July 13 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Jamestown boat launch
ERIE COUNTY, PA
Presque Isle State Park
July 1 from 8:00 AM – NOON at Lagoon boat launch
July 2 from 10:00 AM – NOON at Niagara boat ramp
Prince Gallitzin State Park
July 4 – 6 all day at Glendale Lake’s Beaver Valley marina
MONROE COUNTY, PA
Beltzville State Park
July 3 & 5 all day at Beltzville State Park boat launch
WAYNE COUNTY, PA
Lake Wallenpaupack
July 3 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Mangan Cove public boat launch
