How to Clean, Drain and Dry Your Boat

Want to know how you can Leave No Trace while recreating on the water? Check out these quick tips on how you can mitigate the spread of aquatic hitchhikers, also known as Aquatic Invasive Species. The introduction of aquatic hitchhikers to a new ecosystem can lead to widespread loss of habitat, threatening everyone who depends on healthy habitats for survival. Learn how take care of waterways and minimize your impacts by cleaning, draining and drying your boat.

Leave No Trace’s Monika Baumgart and David LeMay are part of the 2019 Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainer Program that provides free, mobile education to communities across the country. Proud partners of this program include Subaru of America, REI, Eagles Nest Outfitters, Deuter, Thule, Fjällräven and Klean Kanteen