Tweet mob?

Photo: Brynne Morrice

It's time to tweet, says the organizer of a splash mob event that took place on Kalamalka Lake in July.

Brynne Morrice of Protect Our Freshwater succeeded in getting 170 paddlers, boaters and kayakers to take part in the splash mob in an effort to raise awareness of the threat of quagga and zebra mussels invading Okanagan lakes.

The event was shot from above by a camera mounted on a drone.

“So what do we do next?” Morrice asks. “For starters, we need our B.C. government officials to be hyper aware of this event and the large number of people who attended.”

Morrice has been sending tweets to Environment Minister Mary Polak and hopes for a reply.

In one, he asks: "What R U doing next to protect BC @maryforbc? Inspecting only 10 hours/day? What about the other 14 hours? ALL BOATS need to be checked."

In a note to his supporters, Morrice asks them to add to the tweets to the minister. 

“Let her know that you took part in splash mob, and you want more action. Keep it short, keep it strong.”

Morrice says that ironically, the photos shot of the splash mob on the lake show “our entire group hovering above a thick bed of milfoil, the last aquatic invasive species that we failed to keep out of our lakes.”

“Milfoil is bad, but comparing it to zebra and quagga mussels is like comparing dandelions to the western pine beetle. One is a nuisance, the other is a biblical plague.”