Study: Asian carp could live in all 5 Great Lakes

Just like the purple loosestrife I see flowering in roadside ditches and wetlands here in Vermont, so is this Asian carp debacle a bad invasive species threat. The conservation community’s stance is summarized in this piece.

Anglers call for even more drastic action to save salmon

It’s pretty damn obvious, this article relates, that something is not right.

How to keep voracious Asian carp out of Great Lakes

There are no easy lessons, as this article outlines. The list of non-native invasive species – both plant and animal species – continues growing.

Gore links climate change and Great Lakes problems

The Nobel Prize winner and former veep is, again, on the mark with recent comments he made to a joint aU.S.-Canadian advisory organization. The problems are only going to continue worsening if society – we – don’t do something to curb our greenhouse gas emissions.

Doom feared as Asian carp advances

Another invasive species, another huge trouble spot. Japanese honeysuckle, Norway maple, the Japanese beetle, etc. etc., are nothing compared to this guy. Read the latest.

Wildlife officials search for carp in Chicago area

Another invasive species tale continues to unfold

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011104551_apusasiancarpgreatlakes.html

Feds outline plans to nurse Great Lakes back to health

The NY Times offers this look.

The Great Lakes

Strange time, given this announcement, to be doing anything that might allow a major invasive species to infiltrate the Great Lakes watershed.

SUNDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Announce Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

Jackson, Great Lakes Governors to discuss Obama Administration’s Great Lakes restoration plan

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will unveil the Obama Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan at a press conference on Sunday, February 21. Administrator Jackson will be joined by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, co-chairs of the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

In February 2009, President Obama proposed $475 million for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.  The Action Plan, which covers the years 2010 through 2014, will outline the goals and key actions the administration believes are necessary to restore and protect this natural and economic treasure.

WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland

WHAT: Announcement of the Obama Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

WHEN: Sunday, February 21, 10:30 a.m. EST

WHERE: JW Marriott

The Congressional Room

1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20004

Feds pass on surest solution to Asian carp advance

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/11/business/AP-US-Asian-Carp-Great-Lakes.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=Asian%20carp&st=cse

U.S. to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp

Read a news story about the expenditure here. And learn more about this invasive species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at this link.