February 2018

Caribou, The Sequel: – “Skylift 2”, Features Superior’s Most Remote Island

Insurance Policy Indications are that the January caribou relocation from Michipicoten Island to the Slate Islands, near Terrace Bay, was successful but Michipicoten First Nation wants an insurance policy.  For the second time, Michipicoten Island caribou will be relocated; this time, the destination will be the most remote island on Lake Superior, Caribou Island. Lake Superior

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The Dragonfly Mercury Project

A new continent-wide initiative is underway to better  understand varying mercury levels in the environment. The Dragonfly Mercury Project is a “citizen science” initiative and a collaboration between the University of Maine, the United States Geological Survey, Dartmouth College, the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, and the National Park Service. Mercury is an element that is widely distributed

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2018 Great Lakes Water Levels Assessment

The Great Lakes Water Levels Integrated Assessment Report has been released by the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute and Water Center. The goal of the report is to help decision-makers address the challenges and opportunities posed by Great Lakes water level variability. The project combined multidisciplinary technical analysis with stakeholder engagement to identify potential

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1927 Lake Superior Health Report

Thank goodness that times change. While all major cities on the shores of Superior now have state of the art water pollution control plants, the document referenced below points out that this wasn’t always the case. “The residents of the United States and Canada possess, in the splendid immensity of the series of waterways through

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February 21st Terrace Bay Presentation: Lake Superior Caribou

  Seeking Refuge on the Slate Islands A caribou on the Slate Islands walks away from a helicopter after being transported from Michipicoten Island, January, 2018.   Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources photo Powered by Zedity Michipicoten Island Caribou have made headlines recently on Minnesota Public Radio, Sault online, CBC’s “As it Happens” and the New

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Mercury Cleanups Happen

A recently completed project at Onondaga Lake in New York State’s Finger Lakes proves that mercury cleanups actually do happen, even if it takes decades. Though the lake is sacred to the Onondaga Nation, severe degradation led to ice harvesting being banned as early as 1901. In 1940 swimming was banned and in 1970 fishing

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Wiring Up the Great Lakes

  The Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (REAON) project will receive a total sum of $15.9 million from Ontario’s Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth. The REAON project is led by Dr. Aaron Fisk of the University of Windsor along with a team of researchers from Carleton,

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New Great Lakes Protection Initiative Seeks Funding Applications

On February 1st, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced a call for applications to eight Environmental Funding Programs, including funding under the Great Lakes Protection Initiative which includes the fund to Restore Areas of Concern, formerly known as the “Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.” Through the Great Lakes Protection Initiative, Environment and Climate Change Canada takes

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