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Did you know that it is illegal to launch a boat in Michigan that has aquatic plant materials attached to the boat or trailer? Learn how to properly clean your boat and protect lakes and rivers from unwanted aquatic invasive species Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the boathouses of Groveland Oaks, Addison Oaks and Independence Oaks county parks.
Visitors can enter a drawing to win a copy of "A Michigan Boater's Guide to Selected Invasive Aquatic Plants," a Michigan State University Extension Publication.
Independence Oaks County Park will also host the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Mobile Boat Washing Station that same day from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Independence Oaks Boat Launch. This event is part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Free Fishing Weekend and the Clinton River Watershed Council's River Day.
A daily or annual vehicle park pass is required for park entry.
Independence Oaks, 9501 Sashabaw Road in Clarkston.*
Addison Oaks, 1480 West Romeo Road in Leonard.
Groveland Oaks, 14555 Dixie Highway in Holly.
*There is major construction at Sashabaw and I-&75. Click here for more information.
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