 People wanting to help protect rivers and lakes receive training today at Bemidji High School to become aquatic invasive species detectors. Aquatic invasive species have been spreading throughout lakes and rivers in Minnesota for the past decade. Volunteers work to identify the different types of aquatic species and once the workshop is complete, detectors will be able to help in their own community. They can help local DNR AIS specialists respond to reports of aquatic invasive species. So as a specialist gets reported in that perhaps doesn't have a great picture or is lacking in a picture, they can use the detectors to go do the identification, make a really great document and help that specialist. Another session will be held in Brainerd on actually June 16th. For more information you can visit their website at aisdetectors.org. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.