Old Lyme – The state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is offering training for those interested in volunteering to monitor local boat launches for the presence of invasive plants and animals, such as zebra mussels.

The training will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Rogers Lake West Shores Association Clubhouse on Rogers Lake Trail.

The training will educate volunteers on how to identify and detect invasive species and how to instruct boaters on how to prevent the spread of invasive species. Volunteers will receive a handbook, supplies and a T-shirt that identifies them as volunteers.

For information, call Gwendolynn Flynn at DEEP at (860) 447-4339 or at: gwendolynn.flynn@ct.gov.

For information on zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species, visit: www.ct.gov/deep/invasivespecies.