Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee to Hold a Media Event May 24
OutdoorHub 05.17.12
Members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) will hold a media event in Garfield Park (Chicago’s near west side) on Thursday May 24, 2012 at 11 A.M. CST. The purpose of the event is to announce details of the ACRCC’s 2012 Sampling and Monitoring Plan. During the event, Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists will use traditional electrofishing and netting methods at the Garfield Park Lagoon to look for and capture live Asian carp if they are present. The sampling is a piece of a larger effort to locate and remove any live Asian carp in Chicago area ponds and lagoons. Media is invited to attend the event and join ACRCC members to view sampling actions in progress.
WHO: John Rogner, Assistant Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Charlie Wooley, Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Col. Frederic A. Drummond, Jr., Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District
WHAT: Press Conference to announce and demonstrate projects within the 2012 Asian Carp Monitoring and Sampling Plan.
WHEN: Thursday May 24, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. CST.
WHERE: Garfield Park Lagoon- 100 N. Central Park, Chicago IL.
A map of the event site and adjacent public parking facilities can be found here.
WHY: The Asian Carp Monitoring and Sampling Plan outlines critical on-the-ground efforts to remove and track Asian carp and prevent this invasive species from establishing a self-sustaining population within Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes.
