Asian carp are perilously close to getting
into Lake Michigan through Chicago-area rivers and canals.
We all know this is an urgent threat. The carp are an invasive species,
and they're huge -- they can grow to be four feet long and weigh 100
pounds. If they get into the lake, they'll devastate the ecosystem and
push out native species, irrevocably changing our fishing, swimming and
sailing habits.
We need to act now to stop the Asian carp before it's too late.
To stop them, the locks in Chicago need to be immediately closed, and
we need a long-term plan to prevent the carp from invading the lake.
Now is the time to write to our elected officials everywhere to stop the
carp. A sample letter is a click away, just click on the Take Action
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Welcome to The Door County Environmental Council
The
Door County Environmental Council, Inc., informally known as "DCEC", was
founded in 1969 and incorporated as a Federal 501c3 educational
nonprofit organization in 1971. Even then, caring citizens could see
looming threats to the county's waters, bays, wild shores, bluffs, sand
dunes, woodlands, wetlands, farms, orchards and fields.
Realizing
that unrestrained commercial development and suburbanization would be
disastrous for this beautiful section of the Niagara Escarpment, DCEC
became an active force for preservation and protection.
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