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

Wis. state parks and trails update

Pursuant to a recently filed Stipulation with the federal court, Treaty access to Wisconsin state parks and trails has been expanded for Tribal members. For no-cost access to state parks and trails within Wisconsin Ceded Territory, members shall display a GLIFWC Hang Tag validated with the member's unique NAGFA ID, visible through the front windshield. Read the full article in… Read More

New Resource!

The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) announce the release of Ganawenindiwa: Working with plant relatives to heal and protect Gichigami shorelines.

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St. Croix Ojibwe leader walks on

Ojibwe treaty rights ogichidaa and longtime Bikoganoogan community leader Lewis Zhinawise Taylor passed away Saturday, September 28 at age 80. Taylor was elected to the St. Croix Band tribal council after the 1983 LCO Voigt Decision and was reelected many times over the following decades—often serving as tribal chairman. Affectionately known by his nickname Peewee, Taylor represented the St Croix Tribe on both the Voigt Intertribal Task Force and GLIFWC Board of Commissioners.