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So Great, So Fragile: Partnerships seek solutions to protect majesty of Great Lakes, Lake Michigan

So Great, So Fragile: Partnerships seek solutions to protect majesty of Great Lakes, Lake Michigan
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CHICAGO (WLS) The Great Lakes, while beautiful, are a fragile freshwater ecosystem that needs to be protected. The mission is to save North America s most valuable resource.
Climate change and extreme weather are becoming more frequent. High lake levels and erosion is causing millions of dollars of damage to the prized shoreline. Pollution is causing toxic algal blooms and an abundance of plastic contamination in the water and along the shore. Invasive species are wreaking havoc on the natural ecosystem.
The cities that surround the Great Lakes wouldn t be what they are today without that breathtaking natural resource, and while many factors are at play there is one common goal: saving, protecting and preserving the glorious bodies of water and our cities that we call home. ....

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So Great, So Fragile: Great Lakes, Lake Michigan health depend on keeping invasive species out

So Great, So Fragile: Great Lakes, Lake Michigan health depend on keeping invasive species out
Asian carp, zebra mussels, quagga mussels among threats to biodiversity
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CHICAGO (WLS) On the surface of Lake Michigan, glistening water rushes over sandy beaches. But underneath the waves is a fragile ecosystem that interconnects a complex food web critical to the overall health of the Great Lakes.
Disruption to that system can have dire consequences to its inhabitants, and that means paying attention not only to what is living in the water but on keeping unwelcome predators out.
So one of the things that we know about invasive species is that they, they tend to get into an ecosystem, such as the Great Lakes. And they, they wreak havoc, said Jeffrey Zuercher, project manager at the US Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District. It causes a lot of damage to the ecosystem, things that we don t want to have happen over time. And we want to ma ....

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