NEWS FROM ISLE ROYALE:
Decarbonize the parks: National Parks on Lake Superior move towards net-zero emissions
National parks around Lake Superior have executed long-term, sustainable options against carbon emissions. Recently, the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation (NPLSF), in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) took bold steps against climate issues. Grand Portage National Monument and Isle Royale National Park are two of the locations implementing changes.
Isle Royale releases wilderness plan for public input
The National Park Service proposes options for how to handle group sizes, campgrounds, structures, and more on the island wilderness in Lake Superior.
Isle Royale fire fully contained, closures lifted
Blaze burns small area on northeastern end of National Park, leading to evacuations and temporary closures.
Lessons from the Wilderness: K-12 students learn from Isle Royale wolf reintroduction
New materials help teachers share challenges and hopes of restoring wolves to unique National Park in Lake Superior.
Harmful algae blooms in Voyageurs, Isle Royale focus of new study
Federal agencies conducting research to understand threat of toxins produced by cyanobacteria
Researchers to track human impacts on Isle Royale wildlife
Citizen science opportunity lets hikers share data that will help scientists understand how people affect animals.
Incredible journey of collared wolf that left Isle Royale
GPS collar let scientists see where a wolf that was brought to Isle Royale as part of reintroduction effort went after crossing ice back to mainland.
Copper mines many millennia old on Isle Royale designated as National Historic Landmark
Site used for thousands of years and during recent centuries played an important role in metal trade over huge spans of time.
Book Review: Wolf Island – Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal
L. David Mech draws us into daily life as a graduate student on Isle Royale with wolves, moose, bush pilots, wilderness neighbors and his family. His groundbreaking research kickstarted one of the world’s longest ecological studies of wolves…
Ojibwe woven mats continue link between North Shore and Isle Royale
Historic items help tell the story of indigenous relationship to Lake Superior landscapes.