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Feature: Protecting the Great Lakes from Asian Carp

Protecting the Great Lakes from Asian Carp

If invasive giant Asian carp make it into Lake Michigan, these voracious predators could wreak havoc on the entire Great Lakes ecosystem, home to 1/5 of the world’s fresh water. Bighead and silver carp can quickly take over habitat, out-eating and out-breeding native fish. Re-establishing barriers between the Great Lakes basin and Mississippi River watershed is the most effective way to stop the carp’s advance, as well as preventing future invasive species advances.

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Posted January 31, 2012 by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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Reverse Effect: A Genius Solution for the Chicago River and Asian Carp from Jeanne Gang

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This week sees the release of a very important book by visionary architect Jeanne Gang, Reverse Effect: Renewing Chicago’s Waterways. The book sprouts from the collaboration between Jeanne Gang, her excellent colleagues at Studio Gang, very smart students at Harvard’sGraduate School of...continued

Army Corps: "Your Comments Are Important To Us. We'll Get Back To You in Four Years."

Posted September 9, 2011 by Thom Cmar in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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Army Corps Peer Review Should Put eDNA Skepticism To Rest

Posted September 9, 2011 by Thom Cmar in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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Grading Senator Kirk's Lake Michigan Report Card

Posted August 12, 2011 by Henry Henderson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming

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Fishing for an Asian Carp Needle in a Haystack

Posted August 3, 2011 by Thom Cmar in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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Posted July 28, 2011 by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

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Army Corps Posts New Positive eDNA Results for Asian Carp Near Lake Michigan

Posted July 20, 2011 by Thom Cmar in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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Today I discovered that the Army Corps this week posted on its web site new environmental DNA (or “eDNA”) test results detecting the presence of Asian carp near Lake Michigan.  The results reported are from eDNA tests done this summer,...continued

The Chicago River is Broken

Posted May 31, 2011 by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

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In recent weeks a couple of high profile boat rides have been used to highlight giant problems facing this region. The first, a cruise taken by Illinois Senators Durbin and Kirk to see dilapidated water infrastructure that threatens public health...continued

Army Corps Releases Draft Asian Carp Report: Why Was It Kept A Secret For So Long?

Posted May 11, 2011 by Thom Cmar in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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Last week the Army Corps finally released the original draft of its report showing that its electric fish fence does not appear to stop small Asian carp from swimming past it and into the Chicago waterway system – and,...continued

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