another Huge waste of taxpayer dollars. pair up a department biologist with some volunteers with boats - Done !
Heck I would bet there are a few guides that would join in if the cause was to help gather information.
And you just saved a bunch of money. Genius. But of course that would mean the department would actually be working With the citizens who pay for their salary instead of fighting against them.
Not in this Tyrannical overlord state government we have now.