InfoSuperior - February 1, 2018

February 1, 2018

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Photo: Thank you Sandra Updyke

View of a Lake Superior island from the Superior Hiking Trail halfway between Grand Marais and Hovland, Minnesota.

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Caribou Transport to the Slate Islands, January, 2018

February 21st Terrace Bay Presentation: Lake Superior Caribou

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Wiring Up the Great Lakes

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New Great Lakes Protection Initiative Seeks Funding Applications

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Mercury Cleanups Happen

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Flotsam and Jetsam...

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• Unanimous Thunder Bay City Council Support to Build Smelter

• Wisconsin Wetlands Science Conference FEB 20-22

• Copper-Nickel Mine Threatens Lake Superior, Opponents Say

• Stop Federal Land Swap for Copper-Nickel Sulfide Mine

• Phys.org: Data from the Elwha River shows how dam removal disperses sediment and affects near-shore ecosystems

• Certified Natural Shoreline Professional Training