Educating boaters and anglers at boat landings through watercraft inspection has been a vital part of Wisconsin’s aquatic invasive species prevention efforts since 2004. With so many waterbodies and so few state resources, the success and continuation of our watercraft inspection program has been very reliant upon our enthusiastic, highly motivated citizens! Since the inception of the Clean Boats, Clean Waters program, thousands of citizens have attended inspection trainings on how to initiate boater education efforts at their local boat landings. These inspectors have educational conversations with boaters and anglers about how to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. By engaging citizens and local governments, providing education to boaters and anglers, and accumulating valuable data, watercraft inspections are a very beneficial tool in preventing and containing the spread of aquatic invasives.