Webcast Available 3-6 pm

Jumping Asian CarpFederal agencies will hold a public hearing today (Friday, February 12) on Asian carp in Chicago, from 3-6pm. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee will discuss plans and get recommendations on Asian carp control efforts. The committee will answer questions and listen to comments from the public.

Prairie Rivers Network staffer Traci Barkley and board member Clark Bullard will be there in person to urge the committee to act quickly to stop the spread of Asian carp and other invaders between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems. They will also be arguing against serious consideration of a proposal to stop the spread of carp by creating a toxic zone in the Chicago shipping canals with pollution from sewage treatment plants and industrial facilities.

The meeting also will be available via live web stream at: http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/live

Those who cannot attend the meeting in person can submit questions on the website.

Visit PRN’s Asian carp posts for background information.