Reserve News to Note

North Duck Hunter Bay in the upper estuary of the St. Louis River. (Photo credit: Deanna Erickson)

Manoomin success:  After five years of reseeding, study, collaboration, education and strategizing between Ojibwe First Nations, resource management agencies and the Reserve, wild rice may be finally seeding successfully in the upper bays of the St. Louis River Estuary. Some stands, including behind Clough Island, have been heavily browsed by Canada geese but Upper Estuary stands may be dense enough this season to prevent browse. 

Kirsten Rhude Hired as Reserve’s Stewardship Coordinator

Welcome aboard Kirsten! As the Reserve’s stewardship coordinator, Kirsten works to protect, restore, and connect people to the lands and waters included within the Reserve. Kirsten earned a master’s in Water Resources Science from the University of Minnesota Duluth and recently served as a Knauss Fellow working in environmental policy in Washington D.C. Read More

Staff change: Research Coordinator Dr. Dustin Haines departed the estuary for the classroom in August. The Reserve staff and Friends offer their congratulations to Dustin on his new role at the University of Minnesota Duluth and look forward to collaborating with him and his students in the future.

A River of Poems available

Enjoy a FREE download of poetry! A River of Poems is a juried collection of poems sponsored by The River Talks, a cooperative project of Wisconsin Sea Grant and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve. It was published in June 2021.

https://publications.aqua.wisc.edu/product/a-river-of-poems/