Control season for problem plants starts in June

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 variety of insects and mites. 

BY KONNIE LEMAY OCTOBER 24, 2024

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.

Hon. Murray Sinclair

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.

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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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.