In the news: Fish poisoning begins on Little Calumet River in search for Asian carp

Posted May 21st, 2010 in Aquatic Invasive Species, News

From the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel:

Thursday was a rough day to be a fish in the Little Calumet River south of downtown Chicago.

Dozens of fishery crews took to the murky waters with barrels of fish poison in the latest effort to keep Asian carp from swimming up the heavily plumbed Chicago waterway system and into Lake Michigan.

“We’re going to be able to kill damn near everything in here,” said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deputy regional director Charlie Wooley at the beginning of a five-day, $1.5 million fish eradication program on a two-mile stretch of river.

Federal officials are hoping to confirm what environmental DNA testing has been telling them for the better part of a year: At least a tiny number of the voracious invasive carp have breached an electric barrier about 25 miles downstream from Lake Michigan.

“If there are Asian carp here, we should get confirmation of that this week,” said John Rogner of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Read more.

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Exciting news! Our new aquaponics curriculum is here! Designed for 9-12th grade classrooms with operating aquaponics systems, this curriculum, created by educators for educators, teaches STEM concepts through the lens of aquaponics, aligning with NGSS and Great Lakes Literacy Principles. Learn more via the link in bio. @seagrant_noaa@ilextension@purduefnr@noaaeducation@environmental_ed_of_il@eeaindiana

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🚨🚨 New episode alert! 🚨🚨 Teach Me About the Great Lakes episode 106 is out!Growing up with multiple newspapers delivered to her home and spending a lot of time outside in Michigan, maybe it was inevitable that Kelly House would become an environmental journalist extraordinaire. She joins TMATGL to talk about her work, why journalism matters, and what gives her hope for the future of her profession and the natural world.Tune in via the link in bio.

We are here at the Hoosier Association for Science Teachers Inc (HASTI) annual conference in Noblesville, Indiana today and tomorrow, as we share resources for educators looking to implement some hands-on learning opportunities about Lake Michigan, natural resources, and aquaponics into their classrooms.

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We are here at the Hoosier Association for Science Teachers Inc (HASTI) annual conference in Noblesville, Indiana today and tomorrow, as we share resources for educators looking to implement some hands-on learning opportunities about Lake Michigan, natural resources, and aquaponics into their classrooms. Don't miss Megan Gunn's presentation “Empowering Future Environmental Stewards: Resources and Strategies for Educators" during Monday's afternoon breakout session at 2 pm in Room 2074. Stop by the booth to say hi and learn more!
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