Welcome to the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Message Gallery. These collections provide visual and audio resources that you may find helpful for use in your own AIS prevention education and outreach activities. These products in the collections were developed as part of a research project at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center called Beyond the Sign: Influencing Recreational Boaters Required Behaviors. This project designed and tested innovative and engaging education messaging in augmented reality and evaluated their ability to influence recreational boaters’ intentions to perform behaviors that prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. We will soon be adding more about the results of this project and access to a best practices resource guide if you are interested in learning more about implementing augmented reality or developing your own messages.
This project was built under the direction of Megan Weber (University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center) and Dr. Ingrid Schneider (University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources). The project was supported by the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Center with funding provided by the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources.
The materials in these collections are publicly available under a CC BY-NC license. Recognizable persons appearing in the media within these collections agreed to be a part of this project and have a signed release on file with the University of Minnesota. License and suggested attributions are listed under each file.
Please direct questions or requests for support to Megan Weber (mmweber@umn.edu).
The following citations will bring you to the publications resulting from this research project and may provide additional context and inspiration as to how you might like to incorporate the media in these collections