Tag: invasive
Experts warn of devastating consequences after major cuts to Great Lakes program: ‘The impact is immediate’
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees fired in February were responsible for managing invasive sea lamprey. Without their control efforts, sea lamprey populations threaten the Great Lakes fishery. Read the […]
Illinois presses pause on ‘critical’ invasive carp project, cites federal funding concerns
Progress on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam is once again at a stalemate, and several local lawmakers are calling on state officials in Illinois to help end delays for […]
U.S. reps want Illinois to quit delaying project to block invasive carp from Great Lakes
Bipartisan members of Congress from Great Lakes states are urging the state of Illinois to “promptly” end its delay of a $1.15 billion project to prevent invasive carp from infiltrating […]
Frosty day? Invasive pest can tough it out
Canadian studies are finding the forest pest has much more cold tolerance than claimed