Making Waves: Great Lakes documentary on invasives unveiled
When Bill Kurtis arrived from Kansas in 1966, he did not realize he was only a block from Lake Michigan in Rogers Park. When daylight came, he saw water that did not end to the east and smelled dead...
View ArticleEditorial: Batten down hatches vs. more invasive species in lake
Follow @csteditorials Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes require constant surveillance to prevent invasive species from sneaking in and disrupting the ecosystem. Now, it’s time to move the surveillance...
View ArticleAlligator gar, eagles, invasives, grouse: Notes on Chicago outdoors
Notes from around Chicago outdoors. FIELD NOTES WILD OF THE WEEK John Cuculich has been tracking a successful eagle’s nest in Cook County. ‘‘It is very cool for a city boy like me to see these huge...
View ArticleCarpe diem to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes — environmentalists
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Environmental groups say a new federal report makes clear that urgent action is needed to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, with scientists saying that if the...
View ArticleTime’s running out from stopping Asian carp from invading our Great Lakes
In the Great Lakes region, there is no greater threat to our fisheries and wetland habitats than the four species of invasive fish collectively called Asian carp: silver, bighead, grass and black carp....
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Time for Chicago to bring back the Department of the Environment
Eight years ago, Chicago disbanded its Department of the Environment. At a time when the Trump administration is systematically undermining environmental protections across the country, it’s time to...
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