Anishinaabe Insights: A closer look at TEK - Indigenous knowledge finds its way into science & policy.

By Michael Waasegiizhig Price, GLIFWC TEK Specialist

In November 2021, the President of the United States issued an Executive Memorandum ordering all federal agencies to integrate Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) into federal decision-making. This memorandum is meant to strengthen relations between federally recognized tribal nations and the federal government, as well as tap into the rich wisdom that Indigenous people possess about the landscape. But what does this… Read More

The word is out on Ganawenindiwag agamiing (They take care of each other on the shore)

By Rob Croll, GLIFWC  Climate Change Program Coordinator 

Copperwood project updates A funding shortfall & GLIFWC report details potential mining waste threat

By John Coleman GLIFWC Environmental Section Leader 

Protecting and restoring Buffalo Reef Final Alternatives Analysis released

By Esteban Chiriboga & Jennifer Vanator GLIFWC Staff

20th Anniversary Celebration for the purchase of the Crandon Mine

On November 29th, 2023, the Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Forest County Potawatomi hosted their 20th Anniversary Celebration for the purchase of the Crandon Mine. 

Molinia moves in

At least 232 species of grasses occur outside cultivation in Wisconsin. About 60% of these are native to the state, with the other 40% arriving since European settlement. One of the more recent arrivals is purple moorgrass. It probably was brought over as an ornamental grass, due to it’s clumping (“cespitose”) habit and attractive purplish seed stalks in late summer. Purple moorgrass (Molinia caerulea) is a perennial grass native to Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus region and Siberia. It… Read More

Control season for problem plants starts in June

Control season for problem plants starts in June

For the love of Hemlocks tiny insects target mighty Gaagaagimizhiin

For the love of hemlocks Tiny insects target mighty gaagaagimizhiin 

By GLIFWC Invasive Species Coordinator, Steve Garske 

Everyone loves gaagaagimizh, or eastern hemlock tree. White-tailed deer (waawaashkeshi) love gaagaagimizhiin (hemlock trees) for the food and cover they provide in winter. Gaagwag (porcupines) love the salty taste of their branches. Hermit thrushes, Acadian flycatchers and several species of warblers love them for their dense canopies that support a… Read More

2024 Achievement Award Winner: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

BY KONNIE LEMAY OCTOBER 24, 2024

Partnerships ignite new conversations about ishkode management

Partnerships ignite new conversations about ishkode management By Jenny Van Sickle, GLIFWC Outreach Specialist Over a decade of collaboration among researchers, tribal communities, state, and federal land managers put Nimaawanji’idimin giiwitaashkodeng: “We are all gathering around the fire” into motion. Damon Panek, Fond du Lac Band wildland fire operations specialist, and Evan Larson, professor at UW-Platteville, welcomed a crowd (in person and virtual) of nearly 200 people to January’s… Read More