Making a Great Lake Superior 2007
Presentation Topics
Areas of Concern
Achieving Integrated Habitat Enhancement Objectives
in Lake Superior Areas of Concern- Ken Cullis, Ontario MNR
- Application of Michigan’s Statewide Delisting Criteria
for Removing Beneficial Use Impairments
- Julie A. Sims, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Co-author: Roger Eberhardt
- Canada-Ontario Decision Making Framework:
Assessment of Great Lakes Contaminated Sites
- Roger Santiago, Environment Canada
- Cleanup of Newton Creek and Hog Island Inlet,
A Partnership in Success
- John H. Robinson, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Co-authors: Mark Broses, Scott Ireland, James Hosch,
Duane Lahti, Nancy Larson
- Delisting Habitat-Related Beneficial Use Impairments
- Karen M. Rodriguez, U.S. EPA Great Lakes
Co-author: Danielle Green
- Great Lakes Legacy Act: Program Overview and Status
of Lake Superior Projects
- Scott Ireland, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
Co-author: Marc Tuchman
- Public Involvement and Leadership for the St. Louis River AOC
- Julene L. Boe, St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee
Co-authors: Phil Monson, Ted Smith
- Public Participation in the St. Marys River Remedial
Action Plan
- Mike Ripley, St. Marys Binational Program Advisory Council
- Remedial Action Plans for Lake Superior Areas of Concern:
Status, Current Issues and Delisting Outlook
- John Marsden, Environment Canada; Mark Elster, U.S. EPA
- State of Wisconsin Approach to Review of Restoration
Goals and Development of Delisting Criteria for the St.
Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior
- John C. Jereczek, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Co-authors: Mark J. Broses, Duane Lahti, Charlene
Johnson, Roy E. Schrameck, Sanjiv K. Sinha
- Thunder Bay AOC Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Public
Advisory Committee (PAC)
- Bob Hartley, Thunder Bay PAC
Climate Change
- Assessing Vulnerability and Developing Adaptation Strategies at the Municipal Level
- Allan Douglas, Laurentian University
- How Will Climate Change Affect Phytoplankton
Photosynthesis in Lake Superior?
- Stephanie J. Guildford, UMD Large Lakes Observatory
Co-authors: Rebecca L. North, David C. Depew, Greg M.
Silsbe, Ralph E.H. Smith
- From Global to Local: Climate Change in the Lake Superior Basin
- Linda Mortsch, Environment Canada
- Not-So-Early Worries About Climate Change
- Bob Krumenaker, NPS Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Rapid Warming of Lake Superior Surface Waters: The Role of Ice
- Jay A. Austin, UMD Large Lakes Observatory
Co-author: Steven S. Colman
- Thunder Bay: Enhancing and Protecting our
Environment
- Darrell Matson, Sarah Kerton, City of Thunder Bay
- Trends and Variability for Ice Cover on Inland Lakes
- John Magnuson, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-author: Barbara J. Benson
- Vessel-Based Climate Change Education: An Example
Program
- Cynthia Hagley, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
Co-authors: Jesse Schomberg, Sue O-Halloran, Amy Eliot
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology
- Ecological Interactions of the Offshore Fish Community
in Lake Superior
- Jason D. Stockwell, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Co-authors: Daniel L. Yule, Thomas R. Hrabik, Michael E.
Sierszen, Mary T. Negus, Owen T. Gorman, Donald R.
Schreiner, Mark P. Ebener
- Fisheries Management Plan for the Minnesota Waters
of Lake Superior: A Model for Public Participation in
Resource Management
- Don R. Schreiner, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
- The Future of Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment for Lake Superior
- Carl Richards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN
- Lake Superior’s Lower Trophic Levels
- Mary Balcer, Univ. of Wisconsin-Superior
- Nearshore Ecological Interactions in Lake Superior
- Owen T. Gorman, U.S. Geological Survey
Co-authors: Jason D. Stockwell, Daniel L. Yule, Thomas
R. Hrabik, Mark P. Ebener, Thomas Pratt
- Nearshore Native Fish Rehabilitation
- Henry R. Quinlan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Co-authors: Steve Schram, Pat Furlong, Mike Friday, Tom
Pratt, Marilee Chase, Bill Mattes, Mike Seider, Casey Huckins
- Sea Lamprey in Lake Superior and Their Effects on the
Fish Community
- Mark P. Ebener, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority
Co-authors: Todd B. Steeves, Chris J. Harvey, Carolyn K.
White, Timothy E. Essington
- Tribal Involvement in Lake Superior Fisheries
- Reggie Cadotte, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Understanding the Canadian Species-At-Risk Act
- Thomas C. Pratt, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Use of Hydroacoustics as a Tool to Assess Pelagic Prey
Fish in Lake Superior
- Dan. L. Yule, USGS-GLSC Lake Superior Biological Station
Co-authors: Thomas Hrabik, Matt Balge, Jason Stockwell,
Jared Meyers
GIS, Great Lakes Observing System & Information Management
- Environmental Monitoring of Lake Superior Using
CoastWatch Data and JAVA GIS
- George Leshkevich, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental
Research Laboratory
Co-author: Songzhi Liu
- GIS and the Internet: OGC and Interoperability
- Tom Kralidis, Environment Canada
- The Lake Superior GIS: A Habitat-Based Decision
Support System for the Great Lakes Basin
- Christine A. Geddes, Univ. of Michigan Institute for Fisheries Research
Co-author: Edward S. Rutherford
- Linking Watershed-Scale Stressor Gradient to Nearshore
Habitat Types for Setting Restoration Targets
- George Host, Univ. of Minnesota Natural Resources
Research Institute
Co-authors: Tom Hollenhorst, Marc Hershfield
- Recent Trends in Great Lakes Research: How Does Lake
Superior Stack Up?
- Stephen A. Bortone, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
Co-authors: Sharon Moen, Danielle Scheuer
- Using Internet GIS to Empower Cooperative Management
of Invasive Species: www.glifwc-maps.org
- Miles Falck, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Co-author: Dara Olson
- Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Circle Tour Coastal Access Guide:
Using Web Mapping to Support Coastal Cultural Tourism
- David Hart, Univ. of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Co-authors: Matthew Purdy, Jennifer Zeisloft, Sam
Johnson, Stephen Ventura
Habitat Conservation and Species Management
- An Assessment of the Applied Research, Management,
and Outreach Needs Associated with Wisconsin’s Great
Lakes Freshwater Estuaries
- Patrick Robinson, Univ. of Wisconsin Extension
Co-author: Robin Shepard
- Development of a Lake Superior Basin Herp Monitoring
Program
- Gary S. Casper, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Co-authors: Stephen Hecnar, Ashley Spenceley
- Establishing An Invasive-Free Zone
- Michael J. Mlynarek, Darienne McNamara, U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service
- Getting the Message Out: Two Efforts to Educate the
Public About Current Lake Superior Research and
Management Programs
- Molly A. Thompson, Sugarloaf: The North Shore
Stewardship Association
Co-author: Andrew Slade
- Great Lakes Environmental Indicators (GLEI) Project in
Lake Superior
- Gerald J. Niemi, U of MN Natural Resources Research Institute
Co-authors: Richard Axler, Valerie Brady, John Brazner,
Jan H. Ciborowski, JoAnn Hanowski, George Host,
Robert Howe, Lucinda Johnson
- The Hog Island and Newton Creek Ecological Restoration
Master Plan: A Template for Restoration in a Lake Superior Area of Concern
- Keith Bowers, Ivette Bolender, Biohabitats, Inc.
- How MNR, Through the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, Supports
the Lake Superior LaMP
- Marilee Chase, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Co-authors: Barbara Mabee, Dawn Walsh
- Natural History of Coastal Wetlands in the Greater
Chequamegon Bay Area
- James E. Meeker, Northland College
- Stream Stewardship: Linking Science With Action
- Lucie Lavoie, EcoSuperior Environmental Programs
Human Health
- Assessing Beach User’s Knowledge of Rip Currents in
Lake Superior
- Jesse Schomberg, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
- Beach Sanitary Surveys and Beach Monitoring Program
- Heidi Bauman, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- "Eat Fish But Choose Wisely" Outreach to Vulnerable Populations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- Mike Ripley, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority
Co-authors: Rick Haverkate, John Dellinger, Jennifer
Dale, Gera Simpkins
- Fish Consumption Advisories Topics
- Patricia McCann, Minnesota Dept. of Health
- From Reserve Mining to Today: Amphibole Mineral
Fiber Issues on the Mesabi Range
- Hillary M. Carpenter, Minnesota Dept. of Health
- Identifying Seasonal Sources of Escherichia coli at
Beaches in the Duluth-Superior Harbor
- Dennis L. Hansen, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth
Co-authors: Satoshi Ishii, Michael Sadowsky, Randall Hicks
- Tribal Assessment of PBT Contaminant Concentrations
Across Size Ranges of Four Commonly Harvested Lake
Superior Fish
- Matt Hudson, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Invasive Species
- Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species on the Lake
Superior Fishery
- Jeffrey L. Gunderson, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant
Program
- The Invading Species Awareness Program for Ontario
- Francine MacDonald, Ontario Federation of Anglers
and Hunters
Co-author: Beth Brownson
- Moving to Ballast Treatment: The Great Ships Initiative
- Allegra Cangelosi, Northeast-Midwest Institute
Co-authors: Mary Balcer, Matt TenEyck, Steven Fisher, Nicole Mays
- Overview of Non-Native Species Introductions into the
Lake Superior Basin, 1883-2006
- Douglas A. Jensen, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
Co-author: Jeffrey L. Gunderson
- The Role of Governments: Changing Policy, Legislation,
and Actions to Address Aquatic Invasive Species
- Roger Eberhardt, Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes
- Successes in Public Education to Prevent the Spread of
AIS: Partnerships That Work!
- Douglas A. Jensen, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
Non-Point Source Pollution/Stormwater Runoff
- A Blooming Good Time: Building Rain Gardens as
Stormwater Education Tools
- Amber Westerbur, City of Superior, WI Environmental
Services Division
Co-author: Diane Thompson
- Assessing the Impacts of Field Days for Youth
- Wayne R. Seidel, Univ. of Minnesota Extension
and Cook and Lake Counties
Co-authors: Barbara W. Liukkonen, Nathan J. Meyer
- Developing a Storm Water Assessment Program
- John S. Gulliver, Univ. of Minnesota
Co-authors: A.J. Erickson, P.T. Weiss, R.M. Hozalski
- Interactive Web-Based Data Visualization for Discovery and Decision-Making: LakeSuperiorStreams.org
- Richard Axler, U of MN Natural Resources Research Institute
Co-authors: George Host, Norm Will, Cynthia Hagley,
Jesse Schomberg, Jerry Henneck, Elaine Ruzycki,
Gerry Sjerven, Todd Carlson, Jane Reed, Marnie Lonsdale
- The Lake Superior Basin Partner Team’s "Guide to Understanding
the Hydrologic Condition of Wisconsin's Lake
Superior Watersheds" and “Marengo River Watershed
Test Case”
- Sandra Dee Schultz-Nass, Stable Solutions LLC
- Long Term Trends in Atmospheric Deposition and the
Nitrification of Lake Superior
- Robert E. Hecky, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth
Co-authors: Michael Stainton, Ken Beaty, Doug Guss
- Managing Woodlands on Lake Superior’s Red Clay Plain
- Kristin E. Shy, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Co-author: Carmen Wagner
Sustainability
- A Sustainability Framework for the Lake Superior Basin
- Martin Nantel, Environment Canada
- Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Efforts of the Bad River Tribe
- Tom A. Wojciechowski, Univ. of Wisconsin Extension
- Enhancing and Protecting Our Environment
- Lynn Peterson, Mayor of Thunder Bay
- Introduction to the Lake Superior Binational Program and the Lakewide Management
Plan
- Glen Dale and Bruce Lindgren, Lake Superior Binational Forum
- Making A Great Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin
- Larry MacDonald, Mayor, Bayfield, Wisconsin
- Sustainability SPaRK (Superior Paradigm for Reframing
Knowledge) Track Title: Eco-Industrial Development–A
Path Toward Sustainability in the Lake Superior Region
- Timothy M. Nolan, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- The Sustainable Chequamegon Initiative
- Steve Sandstrom, Alliance for Sustainability
- Using Indicators to Empower Protection of the International
Puget Sound and Georgia Basin Ecosystem
- Sarah Brace, Puget Sound Partnership
Co-authors: Gevan Mattu, Heidi Siegelbaum, Michael Rylko
Toxic Pollutants
- Contaminants Past, Contaminants Future: The Unique Story of Lake Superior
- Deborah Swackhamer, University of Minnesota
- Lake Superior Chemical Inventory and Reduction Strategies
- Carri Lohse-Hanson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Co-author: Kate Taillon
- Community Based Pollution Prevention Programs:
The Road to Sustainability
- Jim F. Bailey, EcoSuperior Environmental Programs
- Hi Ho Silver, Heave Ho Quicksilver!
- Jane Edwards, City of Superior, WI
- The Impact of Long Range Atmospheric Transport from
Out-of-Basin Sources of PBTs on the Great Lakes Basin
and Implications for Lake Superior
- Srinivasan Venkatesh, Environment Canada
Co-authors: Jianmin Ma, Ashu P. Dastoor, Sunling Gong,
Yi-Fan Li, Cindy Yang
- Mercury Concentration in Participants' Hair at the Making A Great Lake Superior Conference
- Carri Lohse-Hanson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Methylmercury Production and Incorporation into the
Lower Food Web of Contrasting Nearshore Environments
of Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin
- Jacob Ogorek, Univ. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Co-authors: Kristofer Rolfhus, Roger Haro, James Wiener
- Monitoring Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics in
National Parks
- Bill Route, National Park Service
Co-authors: Ulf Gafvert, Ted Gostomski
- New and Emerging Chemical Threats to the Lake
Superior Ecosystem
- Matt Hudson, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
Commission
Water Levels and Withdrawals
- The International Upper Great Lakes Study
- William Werick
Co-author: Anthony J. Eberhardt
- Lower Lake Levels: Issues in Dredging
- Richard Stewart, Univ. of Wisconsin-Superior/Great
Lakes Maritime Research Institute
- Reconstructing Past Lake Levels in the Lake Superior Basin
- Todd A. Thompson, Indiana Geological Survey
- Regulation of Lake Superior Outflows
- Robert J. Caldwell, Environment Canada, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region
Co-author: Scott J. Thieme
- Water Availability in the Great Lakes Basin
- Norman G. Grannemann, U.S. Geological Survey
Co-author: Howard Reeves
- Water-Level Fluctuations: Driving Force Behind Great
Lakes Coastal Wetlands
- Douglas A. Wilcox, U.S. Geological Survey
Watershed Stewardship
- A View From the Lake: Providing Coastal Communities
with a New Perspective on Natural Resource Issues
- Susan O’Halloran, Univ. of Wisconsin-Superior
Co-authors: Cindy Hagley, Jesse Schomberg, Amy Elliot
- The City of Superior Special Area Management Plan
(SAMP): Urban Natural Resource Management
- Charlene Johnson, SEH, Inc.
Co-authors: Jeff Vito, Mary Morgan, Jason Serck
- Developing a Lake Superior Freshwater Estuary Center
Through a National Estuarine Research Reserve Designation
- Becky Sapper, Univ. of Wisconsin Extension
Co-authors: Patrick Robinson, Cathy Techtmann, Travis Olson
- Greatest of the Great Lakes: A Medley of Model Lessons
- Cynthia A. Hagley, Univ. of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
Co-authors: Robin Goettel, Terri Hallesy
- The Lake Superior Youth Symposium (1995-Present)
- Joan S. Chadde, Michigan Technological University
Co-author: Doug Jones
- The Need for an Organization to Link and Integrate
Education, Research, and Management Activities
within the Lake Superior Ecoregion
- Ronald C. Sundell, Northern Michigan University
Co-author: Carl Lindquist
- Preliminary Needs Assessment for the Bad River
Watershed Culvert Project
- Michele C. Wheeler, Bad River Watershed Association
Co-author: Dorothy Lagerroos
- Simple Suggestions for Improving Current Great Lakes
Programs and Why the Northwest Territories Act of
1787 Still Matters
- Carl Lindquist, Superior Watershed Partnership
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