Where the River Meets the Lake - Spring 2025 Newsletter
Puppet lantern enters the 15th Annual St. Louis River Summit (credit: Michael Anderson)
Smelt are running upstream and birds are winging their way north. On the home front, a particularly combative robin has taken up a fight with a reflection of himself, despite my efforts to broker peace. Spring is full of motion and commotion as it should be.
What makes this spring different, however, is the commotion happening federally. Changes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ... happening and proposed ... underscore the urgency of the following two asks:
ASK 1:
Today, please contact your U.S. elected officials and ask them to support NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System, of which the Lake Superior Reserve is a part. The Reserve System is on the chopping block and may struggle to keep the lights on beyond November 2025. Among other exceptional qualities, the Lake Superior Reserve is a trusted source for local water health information and an award-winning leader for delivering resources and place-based education programs to coastal communities.
ASK 2:
Volunteer to be a Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve board member. We need you. The Lake Superior Reserve needs you. The board meets monthly to organize events; to make decisions about spending, communications and logistics; and to strategize about volunteer recruitment and how best to support the Lake Superior Reserve. If interested, please send your contact information and a brief summary of your background to: outreach@FOLSR.org.
Thank you for your time and attention. Please check out our website:
We hope to see you around the Lake Superior Reserve this season.
Your Friend,
Sharon, FOLSR Board Chair