Invasive Species
Glimmers of hope in the Asian carp battle
As data emerges that suggests that only a small number of Asian carp have made it into the Lake Michigan watershed, Great Lakes Senators are calling upon the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a full analysis of how to achieve hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins.
Capitol Hill Hears Call for Asian carp and invasive screening protections
On May 10th,11th and 12th Great Lakes United staff and Great Lakes Fishery Commission staff and advisors hit the Hill in Washington DC to advocate for protection of the Great Lakes from an Asian carp invasion, to modernize the Lacey Act and ensure that another damaging invasive species like the Asian carp is never imported into the United States again.
A review of the Asian carp plan
An emergency summit between the Obama Administration and several Great Lakes states produces a new framework in dealing with the Asian Carp crisis, but falls short of pulling all the stops to necessary protect the lakes.
Wanted! Invasive plants
The Invasive Plant Monitoring Network aims to document and map the distribution of unwanted species in Quebec and around the Great Lakes. The Network was created following an awareness campaign on invasive plants (2006-2008) led by Great Lakes United in collaboration with Nature-Action Québec.
It also complements the implementation of an educational program for horticultural [...]
What’s it take to make the break?
The Chicago Waterway System, engineered in 1900 to reverse the flow of the Chicago River, is a complex system of rivers and canals diverting Chicago’s wastewater from Lake Michigan to the Illinois River.
It also creates an artificial connection between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, a superhighway for organisms – such as the zebra [...]
At long last, Coast Guard proposes new rule on ballast water
Public comments on the rule wraps up December 4, and citizens from across the region are making it clear what works in this rule, and what could still be strengthened.
Asian carp knocking on the back door
New DNA testing finds the invasive carp just miles from the electric barrier that protects the Great Lakes from these ravenous fish.
State of the Lakes? Not that Great
After decades of monitoring the Great Lakes ecosystem, the Canadian and U.S governments still have only limited knowledge of the status of human and wildlife health in the Great Lakes and do not know whether that status is improving or getting worse.
Meetings detail restoration spending plan
At community meetings across the region, representatives of the EPA explained how funds from the $475 million will be distributed.
Who is hitching a ride on your boat?
With the boating and fishing season underway, your boat and equipment could be ferrying more than just you and your family and friends. You may have on board hidden invasive plants or small creatures.
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