To conclude the Symposium, Lynne Dominy delivers a challenge to you, no matter what your relationship to the national lakeshore may be.
Category Archives: 2021 Symposium Day 2
Symposium closing remarks
Under the surface and Zaaga’igan Ma’iinganag (lakewolves): creating immersive life-long and life-saving connections between teens and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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.
Through the eyes of 4th graders
Through the Eyes of Fourth Graders is a book written and illustrated by students about their experiences in the natural environments of the area.
Resiliency and vulnerability of Apostle Islands coastal wetlands
We investigated wetland hydrology, geomorphology, vegetation, macro-invertebrates, and fish to identify communities or wetland types that are most at risk of climate-related impacts.
Not-so-great expectations: a vulnerability assessment for terrestrial ecosystems in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
How might climate change affect Apostle Islands National Lakeshore? It’s a simple question with lots of potential answers!
Are the Apostle Islands a refugia for a recently re-colonized forest carnivore? American martens on the Apostle Islands
Our findings suggest that the Apostle Islands were naturally recolonized by progeny of translocated individuals and now act as a source back to the reintroduction sites on the mainland.
Longitudinal trends and ecology of the small mammal community of the Apostle Islands NL
Long-term changes in small mammal populations across the archipelago likely reflect reduction of human extractive activities following the establishment of the national lakeshore and the corresponding succession of vegetative communities.
New insights into the dynamics of Apostle Islands carnivore communities
To determine how human activity and footprint affect the spatiotemporal activity of wildlife on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, we monitored the carnivore community for five years (2014-2018) using camera traps.
Amphibians of the Apostle Islands
The Apostles support 6 species of salamanders and 7-9 species of frogs.
Past, present, and future of piping plovers in the Apostle Islands
Partnerships with tribal, state, and federal officials have been key to monitoring piping plovers in the islands.