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Established populations of invasive carp are only 50 miles from Chicago and Lake Michigan. But it’s not too late to prevent them from reaching the lakes.
Learn more below about efforts to keep invasive carp out of Lakes Michigan.
President's Message
December 16, 2024
I firmly believe in the power of the long view. Great Lakes problems often result from years of accumulated neglect and bad decisions. Righting the ship requires years of patience […]
Press Release
December 4, 2024
Chicago, IL (December 4, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announced they had awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project […]
President's Message
July 1, 2024
I write today with big news. For more than a decade, we’ve been working with scientists, advocates, federal agencies, and elected officials to prevent invasive carp in the Mississippi River […]
Press Release
July 1, 2024
Chicago, IL (July 1, 2024) – Today, a coalition of environmental, conservation, and advocacy groups celebrated the announcement that Illinois Governor Pritzker, Michigan Governor Whitmer and the U.S. Army Corps […]
Press Release
June 11, 2024
Chicago, IL (June 11, 2024) – A diverse group of stakeholders from the conservation and environmental community, labor, and local government held a press conference today to discuss the invasive […]
March 8, 2024
This opinion piece was first published by the Chicago Sun-Times. By Molly Flanagan, COO & Vice President for Programs While Illinois didn’t bring ecosystem-destroying invasive carp to the United States, […]
Diving Deep for Solutions
August 16, 2023
For our Diving Deep for Solutions series, we commissioned author and journalist Kari Lydersen to examine big issues facing the lakes today and how our expert team at the Alliance […]
Press Release
June 30, 2023
Chicago, IL (June 30, 2023) – This week the Michigan legislature approved $64 million in the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024 to help fund construction of the Brandon Road […]
Blog
December 16, 2022
Congress – on a bipartisan vote – has passed legislation that continues strong momentum to stop invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan. Invasive carp pose a serious threat to the […]
DC Update
July 24, 2022
At the beginning of the year we announced an ambitious federal policy agenda. We’re now just past the halfway mark of the year. So we’re asking: are we making progress, […]