The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS) has personally impacted the lives of people across the nation. Lake Superior permeates nearly every aspect of Park visitor experience, forming the bonds between ecological, cultural, and deeply personal dimensions of the Park.
Connections between our well-being and the protected waters of the Park are important but not always easy to access, maintain or articulate for all people.
Under the Surface and Zaaga’igan Ma’iinganag (Lakewolves) are sister programs that provide literally immersive experiences to teens in the Apostle Islands.
Northwest Passage, Ltd. is a youth mental health center devoted to outdoor experiences as one pillar among other traditional treatment modalities.
Under the Surface is one of its signature programs, and has shared photographs of APIS throughout the nation. Zaaga’igan Ma’iinganag is a partnership between Bayfield High School and Northwest Passage.
This program provides local teens the opportunity to explore their waters, their culture and themselves using the tools developed by Under the Surface. Together the programs are a unique and powerful realization of National Park Service goals to integrate personal connections, environmental education, and artistic expression into life-long relationships.
Both programs have produced galleries that re-connect viewers to their own experiences in the Park. In this presentation, program directors Ian Karl and Toben Lafrançois highlight the photos and reflections from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore’s next generation of water protectors in celebration of it’s 50th anniversary.
Presenter biographies: Ian Karl, Northwest Passage Ltd. and Toben Lafrançois, Northland College and Northwest Passage Ltd.
Ian Karl is the Experiential Programming Coordinator for Northwest Passage Ltd. Toben Lafrançois is a Research Associate at Northland College and the Associate Programming Coordinator for Northwest Passage Ltd.
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50 Years of Archeology at the Apostle Islands
A Retrospective – Research and Resource Management at Apostle Islands NL
A singing wilderness: Songbirds of the Apostle Islands
A Vulnerability Assessment for Terrestrial Ecosystems
American Martens on the Apostle Islands
Amphibians of the Apostle Islands
Apostle Islands Flora
Emerging Water Resource Issues in the Apostle Islands
Fifty Years of Cultural Resource Research at Apostle Islands NL
Gaylord Nelson: mover, shaker, deal-maker
Longitudinal Trends and Ecology of the Small Mammal Community
New Insights Into the Dynamics of Apostle Islands Carnivore Communities
Past, Present and Future of Fire in the Apostle Islands
Past, present and future of fisheries management in the Apostle Islands
Past, present, and future of piping plovers in the Apostle Islands
Resiliency and vulnerability of Apostle Islands coastal wetlands
Through the eyes of 4th graders
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Under the surface and Zaaga’igan Ma’iinganag (lakewolves)
