Apostle Islands Stewardship Symposium

50th Anniversary

The Apostle Islands are an important place of sustenance for people, plants, wildlife, and more. Throughout the years and continuing today, people experience the dynamic landscape and ask questions to understand what makes this a special place.

Presenters share the rich story of the Apostle Islands—from water quality, fisheries, and underwater landscapes; to wetlands, plants, birds, and mammals; to the cultural heritage, Ojibwe culture and fire, and traditional ecological knowledge.

Questions may be directed to the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute.

Example Topics

A Retrospective: Research and Resource Management at Apostle Islands NL
Julie Van Stappen, Apostle Islands NL
Fifty Years of Cultural Resource Research at Apostle Islands
Dave Cooper, Apostle Islands NL
Human Presence on the Landscape: 50 Years of Archeology at the Apostle Islands
Dawn Bringelson, Midwest Archeological Center
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Dylan Jennings, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Flora of the Apostle Islands
Sarah Johnson, Northland College
Past, Present and Future of Fire in the Apostle Islands
Damon Panek, Apostle Islands NL and Kurt Kipfmueller, University of Minnesota
Our Changing Lake: Emerging Water Resource Issues in the Apostle Islands
Brenda Lafrancois, National Park Service
The Earth is Not Flat—and Neither is the Lake! Underwater landscapes of The Apostle Islands
Jay Glase, National Park Service
Past, Present, and Future of Fisheries in the Apostle Islands
Brad Ray, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Gaylord Nelson and Creation of Apostle Islands NL
Bob Mackreth, Retired National Park Service, Apostle Islands NL
A Singing Wilderness: Songbirds of the Apostle Islands
Ted Gostomski, NPS Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network
Past, Present, and Future of Piping Plovers in the Apostle Islands
Sumner Matteson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Amphibians of the Apostle Islands
Gary Casper, Great Lakes Ecological Services
New Insights into the Dynamics of Apostle Islands Carnivore Communities
Tim Vandeelen and Morgan Farmer, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ecology of the Small Mammal Community of the Apostle Islands Archipelago
Erik Olson, Northland College
Reconstructing an Unexpected Carnivore Recolonization: American Martens on the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior
Matt Smith, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Not-so-Great Expectations: A vulnerability assessment for terrestrial ecosystems in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Steve Handler, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and Peggy Burkman, Apostle Islands NL
Resiliency and Vulnerability of Apostle Islands Coastal Wetlands
Sarah Johnson and Matt Cooper, Northland College
Through the Eyes of 4th Graders
Steve Ballou, Apostle Islands NL
Under the Surface and Zaaga’igan Ma’iinganag (Lakewolves)
Toben Lafrancois, Northland College and Northwest Passage Ltd. and Ian Karl, Northwest Passage Ltd.

Apostle Islands Stewardship Symposium

50th Anniversary

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