Invasive Plant Patrollers start out at the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program’s Introductory Invasive Plant Patrol training workshops. Below are instructions and field sheets used by Invasive Plant Patrol monitors.
Invasive Plant Patrol Monitor Certification 
The goal of the IPP Certification Program is to encourage and support individual and group commitment to annual collection and submission of invasive aquatic plant screening survey data. To become a Certified Plant Patroller you must have participated in at least one Introductory IPP workshop (or equivalent training), complete the questionnaire (only the portions that apply) and sign the statement of commitment. The VLMP Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants will provide all certified patrollers with standardized field sheets, and an ID card.
Instructions for Invasive Plant Patrol Surveys
IAP Screening Survey Procedures
Survey Field Sheets
Notice: Do Not Print Field Sheets on Inkjet Printers. There is a good chance your forms will get wet and inkjet printing runs when wet. Please use a laser printer or contact the VLMP office and we will gladly mail you extra data forms.
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Screening Survey Field Form - Common Names
Screening Survey Field Form - Scientific Names
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Screening Survey Field Form Instructions
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Mapping Survey Field Form Instructions
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Plant Patrol Handbook
The Invasive Plant Patroller’s Handbook Online is filled with useful resources for Plant Patrollers interested in keeping their notebooks up-to-date and accurate. It has all the latest information, new resources, and the year’s updated forms for submitting plant or organism specimens, conducting a survey, or becoming a certified monitor.
Plant Identification Pages – used by Courtesy Boat Inspectors
Click here for these helpful pages on plant identification; they show the “11 most unwanted” invasives, and common look-alikes
Lake Pages
Looking for your QA Certification # or Lake MIDAS#?
How about your lake report or depth maps? Check out your individual Lake Page.
You’ll find information about your lake, including water quality data, maps, volunteer lists, past plant surveys and a link to local weather.
Additional Resources
Water Quality and Invasive Plant Patrol Workshop Schedule for 2012
New initiatives for Invasive Plant Patrollers in 2011. Updates on the First Responder and Sustainability initiatives underway.
Identify plants using our online tool the Interactive Field Guide
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Stay current with Publications including The Water Column and the Maine Lakes Report online.
Volunteers – Please consider making this appeal letter available to your lake association. A contribution from your association helps the VLMP to continue to provide you with training, technical support and equipment.
Volunteer Contribution Tracking Sheet
Please help us estimate the value of the contribution made by VLMP Water Quality Monitors and Invasive Plant Patrollers to the monitoring and protection of Maine waters. Use this sheet (front and back) to track any time and expenses related to your monitoring and lake stewardship activity in 2011.
Post your story or read about other volunteers at the Meet the Monitor pages.
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