Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Course
AIS Awareness Course Old
Question 1 of 10

The goal of the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program is to protect Whatcom County's natural resources, infrastructure, recreation, wildlife, and economy from the impacts of aquatic invasive species by:

Question 2 of 10

How many New Zealand mudsnails does it take to reproduce?

Question 3 of 10

Zebra and quagga mussels are freshwater mussels in North America capable of attaching themselves to hard substrates using hundreds of tiny little byssal threads.

Question 4 of 10

By educating all Whatcom County boaters and residents, the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program aims to protect:

Question 5 of 10

If you get a wire seal attached to your boat and trailer when leaving Lake Whatcom, and then come back to Lake Whatcom another day with the tether still intact, will you need to stop at a staffed inspection station?

Question 6 of 10

The goal of decontamination is to kill and remove all evidence of aquatic invasive species using high-pressure, hot water.

Question 7 of 10

In the state of Washington you can be fined for towing a boat/trailer on the road with plant fragments attached.

Question 8 of 10

It only takes one plant fragment to start a new population of Eurasian watermilfoil.

Question 9 of 10

People who live on Lake Whatcom or Lake Samish and keep their boat on the lake and never take it anywhere else do not need to buy an AIS Permit or get their watercraft inspected.

Question 10 of 10

Zebra and Quagga mussels are already present in Whatcom County lakes?