Invasive Species and the Chicago Area Waterway System
Archived project materials
Category: Aquatic Invasive Species
2016 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Ballast Water Workshop Proceedings
In November 2016, the Great Lakes Commission convened a workshop to review the status of preventing aquatic invasive species introduction and spread through ballast water discharge. The GLC prepared this proceedings document to summarize the workshop.
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 18, No. 1
Download PDF | Published Fall 2014 Feature Article: Phragmites Collaborative Produces Positive Results; by Katherine Hollins, Heather Braun, and Elizabeth Lillard, Great Lakes Commission
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 17, No. 1
Download PDF | Published Fall/Winter 2012 Feature Article: Prevention Pays: Legislation Introduced to Stop the Next Generation of Imported Invaders; by Jennifer Nalbone, Great Lakes United
Halting the Invasion: Maintaining the Health of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins by Preventing Further Exchange of Aquatic Invasive Species
Download PDF | Published December 2010 This article provides a historical perspective and current status report on how Chicago waterways system has evolved as a primary vector for aquatic invasive species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River b …
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 16, No. 1
Download PDF | Published Fall/Winter 2010 Feature Article: News from the Battlefield: the Latest Developments in the War Against Asian Carp; by Anjali Patel, Erika Jensen, and Kathe Glassner-Shwayder, Great Lakes Commission
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 15, No. 1
Download PDF | Published Fall/Winter 2009 Feature Article: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funds Invasive Species Work; by Kristina Donnelly, Erika Jensen, and Kathe Glassner-Shwayder, Great Lakes Commission
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 14, No. 1
Download PDF | Published Spring/Summer 2008 Feature Article: Ballast Water and Saltwater Flushing: Closing a Gap in the Protection Framework for the Great Lakes; by David Reid, Ph.D., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration References
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 13, No. 2
Download PDF | Published Fall 2007 Feature Article: Workshop Series Provides a Catalyst for State ANS Management Plans; by Erika Jensen, Great Lakes Commission
ANS Update: News on Aquatic Invasions from the Great Lakes Commission – Volume 13, No. 1
Download PDF | Published Spring 2007 Feature Article: VHS – The Viral Invader; by Gary Whelan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Great Lakes Aquatic Invasions
Download PDF | Published March 2007
An Evaluation of the National Invasive Species Act (NISA) to Support its Reauthorization
Download PDF | Published November 2002 A proceedings document of the symposium Looking Forward, Looking Back: Assessing Aquatic Nuisance Species Prevention and Control, which took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan in May, 2001. Includes full symposium agend …
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act (NAISA)
Download PDF | Published 2002 A two page flyer highlighting the consensus-based recommendations of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species as addressed in NAISA. In offering these recommendations, the Panel welcomes passage of NAISA and full …
Great Lakes Action Plan
Download PDF | Published 2002 The Great Lakes Action Plan promotes a unified and aggressive regional agenda that will showcase and advance ongoing efforts to develop and implement comprehensive ANS state and provincial management plans.
Great Lakes Action Plan Addendum
Download PDF | Published 2002 Augmenting the Great Lakes Action Plan is an Addendum adopted by the Great Lakes Panel which presents several dozen specific objectives and strategic actions designed to realize the Action Plan goals.
Briefing Paper: Great Lakes Nonindigenous Invasive Species
This document is designed as an information resource in the development of regional policy on the prevention and control of Great Lakes nonindigenous invasive species (NIS).
Legislation, Regulation and Policy for the Prevention and Control of Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species: Model Guidance for Great Lakes Jurisdictions
Library Invasive Species and the Chicago Area Waterway System The model guidance is a tool kit from which states, provinces, tribal authorities and local entities can select the legislative, regulatory and policy provisions best suited to address aquat …
Ballast Water and Aquatic Nuisance Species: Setting a Research Agenda for the Great Lakes
Full proceedings, findings and recommendations.
Aquatic Nuisance Species Information and Education Materials Relevant to the Great Lakes Basin: Recommendations and Descriptive Inventory
A product of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, this comprehensive inventory highlights information and education materials on aquatic nuisance species in the Great Lakes Basin.
Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Relevant to the Great Lakes Basin: Research Guidance and Descriptive Inventory
A product of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, this comprehensive inventory highlights current and recently-completed research on aquatic nuisance species relevant in the Great Lakes Basin.