GLIN==> Public Seminar: The Rise of Aquatic Invasive Species in Lake Michigan, May 12 in Michigan City, Indiana

Lake Michigan Forum to Host Public Seminar on Aquatic Invasive Species

Forum hopes to leverage the public’s interest in the arrival of Asian carp
and re-focus the attention on the broader issue and impacts from all aquatic
invasive species.  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				

Chicago, April 29, 2010: The Lake Michigan Forum is hosting a public
seminar, titled “The Rise of Aquatic Invasive Species in the Lake Michigan
Basin.”  The seminar will provide an historic overview of aquatic invasive
species in Lake Michigan, a discussion of the economic, social, and
ecological impacts, and a look at the impact of climate change on the spread
of aquatic invasive species. 

The seminar is being held in Sam’s Town Ballroom A at the Blue Chip Hotel &
Conference Center in Michigan City, Indiana on May 12, from 6 to 7:30 pm.
There is no cost to attend the event, although an RSVP is appreciated. 

The seminar will feature Phil Moy, aquatic invasive species specialist at
the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, and Doug Keller, aquatic
invasive species coordinator for the Indiana Department of Natural
Resources. 

Aquatic invasive species are one of the leading causes of degraded
ecological condition and ecosystem services in the Lake Michigan basin.
Although Asian carp has dominated the headlines recently, it is just another
species amongst the long list of aquatic invasive species that have impacted
the Lake Michigan basin over the last 50 years.  Adding to the problem is
climate change, which has the potential to exacerbate the impacts of
invasive species on native ecosystems.  Thus, the objective of this seminar
is to leverage the public’s interest in the arrival of Asian carp and
re-focus the public’s attention on the broader issue and impacts from all
aquatic invasive species.  
The Lake Michigan Forum is a medium for direct involvement in the Lake
Michigan Lakewide Management Plan process from representative stakeholders
of the Lake Michigan basin and provides public input to U.S. EPA on the
Lakewide Management Plan.

For more information on the seminar, please contact Todd Parker, Associate
with the Delta Institute, 517.482.8810 or tparker at delta-institute.org.  To
RSVP, please contact Vanessa Roanhorse at 312.554.0900 x10 or
vroanhorse at delta-institute.org. 
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