▁make ▁their ▁land ▁available ▁to ▁M IT A ▁members ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Le ave ▁No ▁Trace ▁use ▁and ▁careful ▁ste ward ship . ▁All ▁sites ▁are ▁accessible ▁by ▁personal ▁water craft , ▁such ▁as ▁sea ▁k ay aks , ▁sail bo ats ▁or ▁power bo ats . ▁ ▁Many ▁sites ▁are ▁concentr ated ▁between ▁Cas co ▁Bay ▁and ▁Mount ▁Des ert ▁Island . ▁M IT A ▁encourag es ▁members ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁protect ▁and ▁enjoy ▁the ▁wild ▁islands ▁of ▁Maine . ▁ ▁Ste ward ship ▁services ▁include ▁island ▁clean ups , ▁work ▁projects , ▁monitoring , ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁invas ive ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁Japanese ▁K not we ed , ▁Black ▁Sw allow wort , ▁A si atic ▁Bit ters weet , ▁Japanese ▁Bar berry , ▁and ▁Bush ▁H one ys uck les . ▁ ▁The ▁annual ▁M IT A ▁Guide book , ▁distributed ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁to ▁M IT A ▁members , ▁offers ▁details ▁on ▁accessing ▁all ▁M IT A ▁sites . ▁Most ▁sites ▁require ▁no ▁additional ▁fe es ▁or ▁res erv ations ▁beyond ▁initial ▁membership ▁dues . ▁The ▁Guide book ▁out lines ▁basic ▁p add ling ▁and ▁bo ating ▁safety ▁gu idel ines , ▁Le ave ▁No ▁Trace ▁principles , ▁and ▁compreh ensive ▁site ▁descri ptions . ▁The ▁Guide ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁downloaded ▁as ▁a ▁mobile ▁app . ▁The ▁app ▁includes ▁photos , ▁anch orage ▁locations , ▁an ▁interactive ▁NO AA ▁chart , ▁launch es ▁& ▁p ump outs . ▁Anyone ▁can ▁download ▁the ▁app ▁and ▁access ▁content