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UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

EXCESS SEDIMENTATION IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE LARGEST NONPOINT SOURCE OF POLLUTION THREATENING AQUATIC HABITAT AND NEARSHORE WATER QUALITY IN THE CHEQUAMEGON BAY REGION OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE FISH CREEK WATERSHED IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF EXCESS SEDIMENTATION DIRECTLY TO CHEQUAMEGON BAY. NORTH FISH CREEK IS DESIGNATED A CLASS I TROUT STREAM BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. IT HAS IMPORTANT COLD-WATER HABITAT FOR NATIVE BROOK TROUT THAT IS CURRENTLY LIMITED BY EXCESS SEDIMENTATION.THE PRIMARY GOAL AND PURPOSE FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE SEDIMENT DELIVERY AND IMPROVE AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT FOR NATIVE BROOK TROUT AND OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE IN NORTH FISH CREEK. A SECONDARY GOAL IS TO REDUCE SEDIMENT DELIVERY TO CHEQUAMEGON BAY OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY STABILIZING A 480-FOOT TERRACE AND 540-FOOT UNSTABLE BLUFF THAT WILL SAVE AN ESTIMATED 1,544 TONS OF SEDIMENT ANNUALLY. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROTECT APPROXIMATELY 1,700 FEET (0.32 MILES) OF STREAM RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND ENHANCE BROOK TROUT AND OTHER FISH HABITAT BY USING LARGE WOOD STRUCTURES TO ADD HABITAT COMPLEXITY AND ROUGHNESS TO A STREAM REACH SEVERELY DEGRADED FOLLOWING A FLOOD EVENT IN 2018.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. NORTHLAND CO

THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN A REMOTE RURAL REGION AND TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FOR SMALL FARMS, BY LINKING PRODUCERS AND HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. LOCAL FOOD ECONOMIES IN RURAL REGIONS FACE DEMAND-SIDE CHALLENGES DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ADJACENT TO OR WITHIN METROPOLITAN AREAS, SUCH AS GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF THE POPULATION AND LOW PURCHASING POWER. BECAUSE OF THESE CHALLENGES, PRODUCERS OFTEN EXPORT FOOD, RESULTING IN FEWER HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES IN THE REGION, AND CONSUMERS PURCHASE CHEAPER FOOD IMPORTS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGES OUT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. WE AIM TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY UNDERTAKING IN-DEPTH SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH OF THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY IN TWO COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. WE WILL DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL MODEL IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY LEVERAGE POINTS FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE. THE MODEL WILL BE BASED ON REPRESENTATIVE FINDINGS FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS AND EXPENDITUREAND CONSUMPTION DIARIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH PRODUCERS AND INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. WE WILL USE THE MODEL TO OUTLINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASING AND MULTI-FACETED MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES THAT BOTH MEET THE NEEDS OF RURAL RESIDENTS ACROSS DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND ACHIEVE SMALL FARM ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. IN ADDITION TO THE MODEL, WE WILL MODIFY BLS "AT HOME" FOOD EXPENDITURES TO CALCULATE A MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE ECONOMIC LEAKAGE DUE TO FOOD IMPORTS. THE RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH A COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP, A REPORT OF PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXTENSION AGENCIES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONAL PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND JOURNAL ARTICLE PUBLICATIONS. BY EXPANDING THE LOCAL FOOD CONSUMER MARKET TO INCLUDE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, PROMOTING IMPORT SUBSTITUTION, AND IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SMALL FARMS, THISPROJECT CONFRONTS ISSUES OF RURAL POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY AND INEQUALITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY FOOD. IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE OVERALL RESILIENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY WILL BE TRANSFERRABLE TO REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SHARE KEY CHARACTERISTICS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: RUTHENIUM CATALYZED REACTIONS LEADING TO NEW POLYMER ARCHITECTURES AND IMPROVED CHEMICAL RECYCLABILITY OF PLASTICS

MONITORING BATS IN NATIONAL PARKS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST - GLKN

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT UNDER PUBLIC LAW 111-88. IN THIS PROJ

INFLUENCE OF THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT ON VEGETATION AT FIVE NATIONAL PARKS - GLKN

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. NORTHLAND CO

P19AC00256, NORTHLAND COLLEGE, CESU GLNF: EARLY DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INVASIVE MUSSELS - APIS, FY19, $50,820.40

THE NORTHLAND COLLEGE WILL CONDUCT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO LAKE SUPERIOR LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL

P13AC00425, NORTHLAND COLLEGE ASIAN CARP DETECTION AND MITIGATION, FY 13 INITIAL FUNDING

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. THE LAKE SU

THIS COMMUNITY-BASED SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING SKILLS

PHASE 2: NORTH FISH CREEK BLUFF STABILIZATION AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-6. NORTHLAND CO

NORTH CREEK FISH WATERSHED RESTORATION

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO A) CONTINUE TO QUANTIFY DENSITY AND BIOMASS OF ZEBRA MUSSELS ON SHOALS SURROUNDING AND WITHIN THE PARK, WHICH WE HAVE SHOWN TO ACT AS SENTINEL SYSTEMS B) SEARCH, QUANTIFY, AND REMOVE ZEBRA MUSSELS FROM CRITICAL PARK INFRASTRUCTURE OR RELATED AREAS PRIMARILY INCLUDING DOCKS AND MOORING AREAS C) WORK WITH LOCAL YOUTH TO INCREASE AWARENESS THROUGH UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

ASSESSING CLIMATE VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR APOSTLE ISLANDS WETLANDS

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTHLAND COLLEGE AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY-GREAT LAKES NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE WILL PROVIDE FUNDS

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. OVERABUNDANT WHITE-TAILED DEER ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS CAN HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF IMPACTS ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. MANAGEMENT OF OVERABUNDANT WHITE-TAILED DEER POPULATIONS TO ACHIEVE BROADER ECOSYSTEM GOALS CAN BE CHALLENGING, ESPECIALLY ON ISLAND SYSTEMS WHERE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ARE MORE LOGISTICALLY CHALLENGING. NORTH MANITOU ISLAND OF THE SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE HAS A HISTORY OF DEER MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE ECOSYSTEM GOALS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ASSESS SUCH EFFORTS TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF MANAGEMENT AND TO HELP GUIDE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS TO MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

PROJECT PERIOD: 1 30 24-1 29 25PROJECT TITLE: DEVELOP A SLOW-RELEASE FORMULATION OF SELECT MOLLUSCICIDES FOR DREISSENID MUSSEL CONTROLPURPOSE: INVASIVE ZEBRA AND QUAGGA MUSSELS HAVE COLONIZED THE GREAT LAKES AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE HABITATS OF NATIVE SPECIES. WHITEFISH USE REEFS AND SHOALS AS SPAWNING GROUNDS, BUT THESE REGIONS HAVE BECOME INFESTED WITH MUSSELS, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A POPULATION DECLINE OF THIS IMPORTANT SPECIES. TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN CONTROLLABLY DELIVER A TARGETED DOSE OF MOLLUSCICIDE TO THE BOTTOM REGION OF A WATER BODY ARE LACKING. SUCH A SYSTEM COULD BE USED TO CLEAR THESE HIGH VALUE HABITATS OF INVASIVE MUSSELS, WHILE MINIMIZING SECONDARY IMPACTS TO OTHER SPECIES, AND ENABLE NATIVE SPECIES TO BE REINTRODUCED TO THESE REGIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: RESEARCH EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A GRANULAR FORMULATION OF NICLOSAMIDE THAT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SUSTAINED LOCALIZED LOW-LEVEL CONCENTRATIONS. FORMULATIONS WILL BE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RELEASE RATES TO MAXIMIZE TREATMENT EFFICACY WHILE OPTIMIZING DENSITY AND FORMULATION HARDNESS TO MINIMIZE APPLICATION HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH DUST.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: RESEARCHERS AT NORTHLAND COLLEGE WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS AT THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER WITH SUFFICIENT GRANULAR FORMULATION FOR FURTHER TESTING AND FIELD TRIALS. SITES IN LAKES MICHIGAN AND HURON WILL BE SELECTED FOR TESTING THE EFFICACY OF THE OPTIMIZED FORMULATION.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS GOALS WILL PROVIDE LAKE MANAGERS, SUCH AS THE GREAT LAKES FISHERIES COMMISSION, WITH BETTER TOOLS FOR HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS. FURTHERMORE, AN EFFECTIVE SPOT TREATMENT FORMULATION WOULD ALSO BENEFIT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, SUCH AS HYDROELECTRIC DAMS, MUNICIPAL WATER INTAKE STATIONS, AND POWER GENERATING FACILITIES THAT USE LAKE OR RIVER WATER FOR COOLING PURPOSES.

P19AC00041 GLNF CESU: DETERMINE STATUS AND TRENDS OF RARE PLANTS WITH IN APIS FY19 $28,496.66

DRAGONFLY-MERCURY MONITORING - GLKN

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF EXOTIC INVASIVE ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THE PARK, INCLUDING WORKING CLOSELY WITH A TRIBE TO SURVEY AREAS OF CONCERN WITHIN COASTAL AREAS OF THE RESERVATION, THREATS TO NATIVE MUSSEL POPULATIONS AND PILOT MANUAL CONTROL EFFORTS ZEBRA AND QUAGGA MUSSELS HAVE DRASTIC IMPACTS ON THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF FRESHWATER SYSTEMS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT UNABLE TO ESTABLISH IN MOST OF LAKE SUPERIOR, IN 2015 ZEBRA MUSSELS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

STUDENT INTERNSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

ASSESSING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ROLE OF CANADA YEW IN FIRE DYNAMICS ON THE APOSTLE ISLANDS

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS WITH U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

NORTHLAND COLLEGE INTERNS HEADER TEXT: FUNDS UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ARE TO BE USED TO PROVIDE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS FROM NORTHLAND COLLEGE TO ASSIST THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. PLEASE SEND COPY OF AGREEMENT TO LAURA CHARETTE AND MARK BROUDER. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO PROVIDE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS FROM NORTHLAND COLLEGE. STUDENT INTERNS WILL COMPLETE A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS RANGING FROM FISH SAMPLING, MEASURING, WEIGHING, AND RECORDING DATA, DATA ENTRY, BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE SAMPLING, HABITAT RESTORATION ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER VARIOUS FISHERY-RELATED ACTIVITIES.

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

TO DEVELOP DATA MANAGEMENT SYSSTEMS FOR LAKE SUPERIOR STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

PROVIDE PARK ACCESS TO UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS FOR APOSTLE ISLAND SCHOOL - APIS

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A PHENOLOGY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND CHANGES OCCURRING TO FLORA AND FAUNA THROUGHOUT THE PARK. RECENTLY OBSERVED CHANGES IN WEATHER PARAMETERS, ASSOCIATED IMPACTS ON VEGETATION, AND PREDICTIONS OF CONTINUED CHANGE ARE COUPLED WITH A LACK OF BASELINE PHENOLOGY DATA AND CREATE A CRITICAL NEED FOR THIS INFORMATION.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.