TONIGHT! Crossroads at Big Creek – Great Lakes Asian Carp Threat

Posted on 19. May, 2010 by in Conservation

At Crossroads at Big Creek,  we often carp about invasive species. But usually, our concern relates to plants or animals which are already here.

Now we turn our attention to a fish which may or may not have already invaded Lake Michigan —Asian Carp. Many folks have seen the video clip of Asian Carp in the Mississippi  River.

Fish leap out of the water and careen into the anglers in a motorboat. You can’t help laughing. But Asian Carp are not a laughing matter. They are rapacious feeders and we simply do not know what could happen, should the Asian Carp get into Lake Michigan . The media has reported that carp DNA was found near the O’Brian Lock near Calumet Harbor (in the Chicago area.)

On Wednesday, May 19, at 7:00 PM, the Door County Environmental Council will bring  Phil Moy, PhD, of the UW Seagrant Institute to the Collins Learning Center present the lecture: “Great Lakes Asian Carp Threat.” Dr. Moy will provide a timely update of information, concerns, and research results.  The presentation is free and open to the public.

During the next two weekends, the Collins Learning Center will be closed to the public. Thursday, the Nursing Program from NWTC will hold their Pinning Ceremony at Crossroads.

This weekend, Crossroads at Big Creek will host the 71st Annual Convention of the Wisconsin Society of Ornithology. This is the premiere birding organization in the state and we are thrilled that our learning center is the venue for their  educational programs.

Crossroads is also a proud partner (with The Ridges Sanctuary, The Land Trust, The Clearing, The Nature Conservancy, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) to present  the  Door County Festival of Nature. Several of the field trips, programs, and the  Night Sky Viewing Experience will be offered at Crossroads,  but field trips will celebrate the “Year of the Escarpment” throughout the full length of the peninsula. Catalogs for the Festival are available at Crossroads or you can register electronically at www.RidgesSanctuary.org/festival.aspx

Crossroad at Big Creek is a learning preserve welcoming learners of all ages to programs in science, history and the environment. The Collins Learning Center is open daily 2:00-5:00,  but will be closed to the public during the Thursday-Saturday this coming week.

Wednesday, May 19, 7:00 PM
“Great Lakes Asian Carp Threat”

Phil Moy, PhD, of the UW Seagrant Institute  will provide a timely update of information, concerns, and research results concerning this potentially invasive fish species.   The presentation is free and open to the public. Lecture Hall of the Collins Learning Center.

Sunday, May 23, 1:00
Nature Hike

Join the naturalist in a leisurely visit to Big Creek and the surrounding forest. Free and open to the public. About an hour. Meet at the Collins Learning Center.

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