Lake Superior Restoration Workshop Scheduled

June 16, 2004

The public is invited to a free Lake Superior Restoration and Protection Priorities Workshop, to be held June 30 from 12:30 p.m.–5 p.m. at the Kirby Student Center Ballroom on the University of Minnesota Duluth Campus. The Great Lakes Commission, Council of Great Lakes Governors, and the Sea Grant Programs from Minnesota and Wisconsin need input from Minnesota and Wisconsin residents, businesses, and private and public organizations on restoration and protection priorities developed by the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

Nancy Costa, water projects coordinator with the Fond du Lac Reservation, and Chuck Ledin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, will provide an overview of issues in the keynote addresses. The proceedings will be documented and shared with Great Lakes leaders to work toward one voice across the eight Great Lakes States and advocate for long-term, large-scale federal funding to protect and restore the Great Lakes.

For more information about the forum, contact Cindy Hagley or Diane Desotelle with Minnesota Sea Grant at chagley@umn.edu or (218) 726-8106.