Make no mistake, we have the means and ability to stop invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. It is simply a matter of political will. Current efforts are being stalled for narrow and short-sighted political reasons. Right now, the US Army Corps of Engineers has a plan to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. But that plan has been delayed by the White House. We need you to tell your member of Congress to demand release of the Brandon Road Tentatively Selected Plan. This is our best chance to prevent a catastrophic loss to the Great Lakes.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO STOP ASIAN CARP
What is at stake?
In the summer of 2016, PRN staffer Robert Hirschfeld traveled around the Great Lakes in order to document those whose way of life and livelihoods would be devastated if Asian carp were allowed into the Great Lakes. From this trip, Prairie Rivers Network is producing a series of short videos spotlighting those who are in the best position to demand protection of our nation’s greatest fresh water resources.
Brian Kozminksi, True North Trout
Brian Kozminski is a fishing guide with True North Trout. Known as “Koz” by his piscatorial pals, he has been plying trout from Michigan waters for over 30 years. Originally from Grand Rapids where the Rogue River and Grand River were his home waters, his frequent trips to Grayling to fish the Holy Waters were not enough. Over a decade ago, he and his wife, Lesley, daughters, Simone and Camille, and labs, Moose and Bella, made ‘Up North’ a permanent way of life. Rooted in Petoskey, the Bear and Maple Rivers were his primary destinations. A recent transplant to Boyne City now allows the Jordan and Boyne Rivers to become his backyard home waters.
I wish to express my deepest thanks to Koz for being so generous with his time and taking me out on the Jordan River to talk about how special the Great Lakes and its many beautiful and fish-filled tributaries are. The introduction of Asian carp would be a disaster for the rivers and lakes of northern Michigan and the thousands of jobs that depend on healthy, carp-free waters.
– Robert Hirschfeld
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