By Robert Hirschfeld A highly-anticipated report clearly demonstrates that it is possible to separate the artificial connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins and prevent the transfer of invasive species through the Chicago River system. Authored by the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, “Restoring the Natural Divide” re-envisions […]
Invasive Species
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2012
It is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. For the past hundred years, man-made canals in the Chicago area have connected Lake Michigan to the Illinois River, creating a connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins. This connection has allowed unwanted aquatic plants and animals to quickly spread between North America’s two greatest […]
Press Release: Study Presents Options for Restoring Chicago River & Protecting Lake Michigan
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED: January 31, 2012 River, Lake Advocates Praise New Path Toward Better Flood Control, Cleaner Water, and Keeping Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes A highly-anticipated report released today clearly demonstrates that it is possible to separate the artificial connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins and prevent the transfer […]
Eating Asian carp is a great idea, but nothing like a “solution.”
Robert Hirschfeld Coalition Organizer – Invasive Species Prairie Rivers Network by Robert Hirschfeld, Coalition Organizer – Invasive Species In the three weeks since the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced its plan to fight hunger and Asian carp in one fell swoop, my Asian carp twitter feed has seen more action than in the previous two […]
Army Corps Strategy Puts Great Lakes at Risk
Prairie Rivers Network board member Clark Bullard has written op-eds for the Detroit Free Press and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Dr. Bullard characterizes the failure of the Army Corps of Engineers to deal with the threat of Asian carp as “playing biological Russian roulette with the Great Lakes.” From the Detroit Free Press, published July […]
