Rapid Response Plan

The invasive plant Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) has yet to grip Michigan waterways, but the potential is there. In response to the possible threat, the Aquatic Nuisance Species Council organized a Hydrilla Task Force in 2004. The Task Force, including Sea Grant representatives, created the Michigan’s first aquatic invasive species rapid response plan.

Michigan Sea Grant developed a volunteer Hydrilla Hunt program, including an identification card, to enlist citizen participation in detecting this invasive plant to prevent it from entering the state’s waterways. So far, it has been kept at bay.

Task Force Partners include: Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, Great Lakes National Program Office, Michigan State University (inland lake specialist) and Michigan Office of the Great Lakes – MDEQ.

For more information about Hydrilla, see AIS plants

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