AGFC adds second boat-cleaning station in south Arkansas | KLRT [Video]

MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AGFC News) — Boaters and anglers have a new tool to help clean their boats of debris at Lake Columbia, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hopes it tips the scales in the fight against aquatic nuisance species. Last week, AGFC staff installed a waterless, solar-powered watercraft cleaning station at Beech Creek Access in Columbia County for boaters to use as they leave the lake to prevent the spread of giant salvinia or other invasive aquatic plants that may be trying to hitch a ride on their boats and trailers.

This is the second such cleaning station the AGFC has deployed in south Arkansas.

“Installing the self-service watercraft cleaning station at this access will allow anglers to help contain giant salvinia in the lake by providing free tools to remove water, weeds, and debris from their boats before leaving the access area,” Matt Horton, Aquatic Nuisance Species Program coordinator for …