09/30/20

Water levels: Erosion, wild rice and geese

Two speakers will offer virtual talks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, via Zoom to kick-off a new season of River Talks. Brandon Krumwiede, Great Lakes geospatial coordinator with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, will present, “Water Level Change Impacts in the St. Louis River Estuary.” Hannah Burgstaler, freshwater fellow at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, will present, “St. Louis River Estuary Water Level and Canada Geese Population Effect on Manoomin Survival Rate.”

04/29/20

Deterring geese on the St. Louis River to protect wild rice

The River Talk series is going online for the final talk for this academic year. On May 13, Sam Hansen, former undergraduate research fellow with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, will present a talk via Zoom.

03/30/20

River Talk series postponed

The River Talk series is postponed until further notice due to concerns to our speakers and guests related to the COVID-19 virus.

02/20/20

Akinomaage: Teaching From the Earth

At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, Vern Northrup, member of the Fond du Lac Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa, will present “Akinomaage: Teaching From the Earth.”

02/03/20

Promoting tribal health by protecting and restoring manoomin (wild rice) in the St. Louis River and beyond

The River Talk series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Nancy Schuldt, water protection coordinator with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, will be the presenter.

12/30/19

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority – A Career Journey

The River Talk series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Deb DeLuca, director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, will present, “The Duluth Seaway Port Authority – A Career Journey.”