Invasive species

Once invasive species are established in the Great Lakes, it is nearly impossible to remove them. Preventing them from ever entering is the best way to protect the Great Lakes.

Visit our campaign page to learn more about preventing invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. See the latest news about invasive species below.

Press Release

December 8, 2017

Advocates set the record straight on Asian carp threat to Great Lakes

Joint press release from: Alliance for the Great Lakes; Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter; Natural Resources Defense Council; Prairie Rivers Network; Healing Our Waters Coalition December 8, 2017 (Chicago) – Advocates today set […]

Press Release

November 8, 2017

Great Lakes advocates slam Michigan plan to weaken ballast water standards

LANSING—On Wednesday, November 8, leading advocates for the the Great Lakes and Michigan’s natural resources denounced an effort by Michigan legislators to lower the state’s standards for ballast water treatment […]

Standpoint Series

October 13, 2017

On Shipping: Stop Fighting and Start Doing

This is the second of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. This time of year, there is a […]

BLOG

August 31, 2017

Asian Carp Threat

This summer has been full of news about Asian carp. Some good and some bad. But the underlying issue hasn’t changed. This invasive species poses a serious and urgent threat […]

press release

August 18, 2017

New Data Puts All Options on the Table to Protect Great Lakes from Asian Carp Threat

Chicago, IL (August 18, 2017) – The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) officials today announced that an autopsy of the Asian carp caught just nine miles from Lake Michigan […]

Press Release

August 7, 2017

Groups applaud release of Asian carp study, urge swift action to move from study to construction

Joint Media Statement from Alliance for the Great Lakes, Natural Resources Defense Council, Prairie Rivers Network, Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter Chicago, IL (August 7, 2017) – After much delay, the U.S. […]

PRESS RELEASE

July 10, 2017

Wake-Up Call on Asian Carp Met with a Collective Yawn by Administration and Agencies

Chicago, IL (July 7, 2017) – The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) officials today announced the results of a two-week intensive monitoring effort triggered by the June 23 finding […]

PRESS STATEMENT

June 23, 2017

Asian carp found closer to Lake Michigan

Chicago, IL (June 23, 2017) – Agency officials today announced that an adult Asian carp was found north of the electric barrier in Illinois. The Alliance for the Great Lakes […]

BLOG

May 18, 2017

Hard-Fought Great Lakes Protections Under Attack

Invasive species, like zebra mussels and round gobies, have wreaked havoc on the Great Lakes. Brought in via ballast water tanks on ocean-going ships, invasive species out-compete native species and […]

Press Release

January 14, 2015

New data show multiple hits of Asian carp DNA just yards from Lake Michigan

Joint press release from Alliance for the Great Lakes • Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition • Milwaukee Riverkeeper Natural Resources Defense Council • National Wildlife Federation • Ohio Environmental Council […]