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[QUOTE]Pointerpride102 - 8/28/2014  6:37 PM

[QUOTE]Propster - 8/28/2014  4:40 PM

I don't know that I agree with that premise (that a sticker will make them think they can get away with it), but it's exactly my point - it's already against the law!  Maybe we need to put this money into enforcement of the law, rather than another sticker.  If the argument is then "well this will educate people better", I say if they aren't already aware of what they need to do with invasives, this isn't going to suddenly make them aware.  Heck, how are they going to be made aware they need this class and sticker? Cause whatever efforts we made to make them aware of all the other rules already in place obviously ain't working if we feel it's an education thing.[/QUOTE]

It's another facet of education. There are lots of people out there that think they know all about AIS but in reality it's a mix of facts and opinions based on a lack of information.

There is a lot more to the entire AIS program than just people at ramps and a sticker program. There is a great deal of research being done, both in the DNR and at U of M. I'll be involved with a treatment next week that is part if a study being confucted by U of M.

I think if you polled people within the DNR and others groups that work closely with AIS, I think you'd hear a different opinion about the sticker program than you'd expect. I've defended the sticker, but I don't consider it to be a full blown solution. There are a ton of other ideas out there that take some extra pushing that some of us are working on. And believe it or not, some of us support and defend boaters/anglers ability for public access. Personally, I have had various people of authority telling me we need to close public accesses. I vehemently tell them that the DNR does not and will not support the idea of closing public accesses.

I am always open to suggestions/ideas and I encourage people to call me and discuss them. We do work for the public. I do try and keep my professional opinions off of here, as I like to have a life outside of work. Yes, I actually have a life!

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Propster - 8/28/2014 4:40 PM

I don't know that I agree with that premise (that a sticker will make them think they can get away with it), but it's exactly my point - it's already against the law! Maybe we need to put this money into enforcement of the law, rather than another sticker. If the argument is then "well this will educate people better", I say if they aren't already aware of what they need to do with invasives, this isn't going to suddenly make them aware. Heck, how are they going to be made aware they need this class and sticker? Cause whatever efforts we made to make them aware of all the other rules already in place obviously ain't working if we feel it's an education thing.

It's another facet of education. There are lots of people out there that think they know all about AIS but in reality it's a mix of facts and opinions based on a lack of information.

There is a lot more to the entire AIS program than just people at ramps and a sticker program. There is a great deal of research being done, both in the DNR and at U of M. I'll be involved with a treatment next week that is part if a study being confucted by U of M.

I think if you polled people within the DNR and others groups that work closely with AIS, I think you'd hear a different opinion about the sticker program than you'd expect. I've defended the sticker, but I don't consider it to be a full blown solution. There are a ton of other ideas out there that take some extra pushing that some of us are working on. And believe it or not, some of us support and defend boaters/anglers ability for public access. Personally, I have had various people of authority telling me we need to close public accesses. I vehemently tell them that the DNR does not and will not support the idea of closing public accesses.

I am always open to suggestions/ideas and I encourage people to call me and discuss them. We do work for the public. I do try and keep my professional opinions off of here, as I like to have a life outside of work. Yes, I actually have a life!