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The goal of the conference is to provide a venue for sharing information on the St. Louis River Estuary among the
community, students, scientists, natural resource managers, and educators.
6th ANNUAL
St. Louis River SummitS H A R I N G O U R V I S I O N S
February 3-4, 2016 | University of Wisconsin-Superior, Yellowjacket Union
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TableofContentsOralPresentationListing……………………………………………………………………………………. 2-4PosterListing……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4-7OralPresentationAbstracts……………………………………………………………………………….. 8-25RiverTalk…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26PosterAbstracts………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27-50
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February3,2016–OralPresentationsBigWaterMinnesota:AnIntroductiontoMinnesota'sIntegratedApproachtoBuildingResiliencetoClimateChangeinDuluth,MinnesotaJodiSlick11Ecolibrium3intheLincolnParkNeighborhoodEnvironmentalContaminantsinNestingSwallowsAlongtheSt.LouisRiver,MinnesotaandWisconsinDr.ChristineCuster1,Dr.ThomasCuster1,Mr.PaulDummer11U.S.GeologicalSurveyDesignConsiderationstoReduceToxicityandBioaccumulationRiskatAquaticHabitatRestorationSitesintheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryJosephKreitinger1,DianeDesotelle2,DanBreneman21USArmyResearchandDevelopmentCenter,2MinnesotaPollutionControlAgencyGreatLakesDataIntegrationVisualization,ExplorationandReporting(GLDIVER)System:FutureofGreatLakesdatamanagementNOAAStaffAreaofConcern(AOC)
SharingOurVisionfortheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryKrisEilers
St.LouisRiverAlliance
ProgressonBUIsandOpportunitiesforEngagementMattSteigerWisconsinDNR
WildRiceRestorationTomHowesFondduLacResourceManagement
Minnesota’sRestorationProjectDanBrenemanMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency
Wisconsin’sRestorationProjectsMollyWickWisconsinDNR
ContaminatedSedimentManagementMikeBaresMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency
SedimentQualityinWisconsinJoeGrahamWisconsinDNR
SharingOurRolesinAchievingtheVisionofaHealthySt.LouisRiverEstuary
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JohnLindgrenMinnesotaDNR
February4,2016–OralPresentationsNOAA’sOfficeofCoastalManagementHabitatBlueprintandStakeholderEngagementHeatherStirratt11NOAAOfficeofCoastalManagementPeople&PlacesForum:BuildingaNetworkforCollaborationwiththoseintheSocialSciences,HumanitiesandHealthFieldErikaWashburn11LakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserveTappingintoCommunityWisdomandIntegratingLocalKnowledgeintoRevitalizationEffortsKathleen(Katie)Williams11USEPAOfficeofResearchandDevelopmentOneRiver,ManyStories:CommunityEngagementthroughMediaCollaborationDr.JenniferMoore1,JohnHatcher11UniversityofMinnesota-DuluthAmericanRiversMostEndangeredRiversof2015:HowtheSt.LouisMadetheList,WhythatMatters,andWhat'sNextAndrewSlade1,ToniaKittelson21MinnesotaEnvironmentalPartnership,2FriendsoftheBoundaryWatersWildernessWelcometotheDarkSide:AnIntroductiontoLightPollutionintheTwinPortsCindyHakala11IDADarkSkyDuluthAnEvaluationoftheRivers2LakeEducationProgramDeannaErickson1,Dr.J.Ernst21LakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserve,2UniversityofMinnesota-DuluthTheBuriedPast:WhyCulturalResourceswithintheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernMatterforEnvironmentalRestorationCurtisSedlacek11USArmyCorpsofEngineersVirtualBeach:UsingFreeDataandToolstoHelpInformBeachRemediationEffortsintheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernAdamMednick11UniversityofWisconsinSeaGrantInstitute
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AMethodforBallastWaterRisk-releaseAssessmentforProtistsMeaganAliff1,EuanReavie1,MatthewTenEyck2,DonnBranstrator3,TylerSchwerdt4,AllegraCangelosi51NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth,2LakeSuperiorResearchInstitute,UniversityofWisconsin-Superior,3DepartmentofBiology,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth,4AMIConsultingEngineers,5Northeast-MidwestInstituteLong-termDiatomRecordsSupportDelistingEffortsoftheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryElizabethE.Alexson1,Dr.EuanD.Reavie1,Dr.RichP.Axler11NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluthThePhragmitesPuzzle:TeamManagementofanAquaticInvasiveSpeciesintheSt.LouisRiverEstuarySarahGlesner11St.LouisRiverAllianceCameraandPlaneSurveysAssessingtheResponseofSemi-aquaticMammalstoRemediationoftheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernBrynEvans1,Dr.ShawnCrimmins1,2,Dr.TimothyVanDeelen1,Dr.NathanRoberts21UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,2WisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResources
February3,2016–PosterPresentationsADecadeofAquaticInvasiveSpeciesEarlyDetectionMethodDevelopmentintheLowerSt.LouisRiverSystemChelseaHatzenbuhler1,ChristyMeredith2,AnettTrebitz3,JoelHoffman3,JulieLietz1,GregPeterson3
1ORISEparticipant,USEPA,NHEERL/MED,2NRCfellow,USEPA,NHEERL/MED,3USEPA,NHEERL/MEDATemperedOptimism:NarrativesofwaterresourcerestorationintheSt.LouisRiverWatershedandimplicationsforclimatechangereadinessHollySaari1,JenniferShepard1,MaeDavenport11UniversityofMinnesotaCaffeineandP-XanthineintheSurfaceWatersoftheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryJasminFarmakes11UWSComparisonofinFieldTurbidityReadingstoLaboratoryAnalysesofSuspendedandDissolvedSolidsTraceyLedder1,JosephRipley21LakeSuperiorNERR,2UW-Superior
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ComparisonofWaterMonitoringProgramSondesMeasuringIn-vivoChlorophyllConcentrationsandLabChlorophyllaConcentrationEstimationbyFluorescenceTraceyLedder1,AdamLein21LakeSuperiorNERR,2UW-SuperiorEarthwormInvasionandAlternateUnderstoryPlantCommunitiesinNorthernHardwoodForestsPaulOjanen1
1UniversityofMinnesotaEnhancingtheLakeSuperiorNorthandSouthWatershedAssessments-RedClayBankAnalysisC.Little1,J.Jereczek11MinnesotaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesEnvironmentalSurveillanceandMonitoringatSt.LouisRiverAreasofConcern:Thenextfrontierforpathway-basedhighthroughputtoxicologyAnthonySchroeder1,BrettBlackwell2,KeithHouck3,GeraldAnkley4,CarlieLaLone4,DanielVilleneuve41UniversityofMinnesota,2ORISEResearchParticipationProgram,U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,3U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,4U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyIdentifyingMigrationandWinteringLocationsofCommonTerns(SternaHirundo)BreedingintheLaurentianGreatLakesUsingLight-levelGeolocationAnnieBracey1,2,DavidMoore3,SumnerMatteson4,FredStrand4,CynthiaPekarik5,JeffreyCosta3,GeraldNiemi1,FrancescaCuthbert21NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,2UniversityofMinnesota,3CanadianWildlifeService,EnvironmentCanada,4WisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResources,5CanadianWildlifeService,EnvironmentCanadaImpactofMicroplasticonDaphniaandAlgaeKanishkaWijesekera11UniversityofWisconsinSuperior,ChemistryDepartmentIncorporatingEcosystemServicesofaNaturalCapitaltoPerformRelativeValuationofHouseholds’Storm-inflictedHealthOutcomesunderOptimalPrivateDefensiveStrategies:AcasestudyanalysisofthecoastalBangladeshDr.SakibMahmud1,Dr.EdwardBarbier1UniversityofWisconsin-SuperiorLivePresentationofAquaticMacroinvertebratesRepresentativeofDegradedandNon-degradedEstuarySites:Whyis“thebenthos”soimportant?Dr.ValerieBrady1,JoshDumke1,KariHansen1,RobertHell1,MattSanto1,HollyWellardKelly11NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluthMarinasAssistUSFWSwithMonitoringforInvasiveMollusksGaryCzypinski1,HenryQuinlan1,RonaldNemec1,UtaKamantauskas11U.S.Fish&WildlifeService
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NewToolsandOpportunitiestoSupportCitizenScienceintheSaintLouisRiverTomHollenhorst1,KathleenWilliams1,RichAxler2,JesseSchomberg3,GeorgeHost2,DeannaErickson41EPA,2NRRI,UMD,3MNSeaGrant,4LakeSuperiorNERRRivers2Lake:FindingaplacewithstudentsofallagesintheLakeSuperiorWatershedArielJohnson1
1LakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserveSt.LouisRiverAlliance-AquaticInvasiveSpeciesSentryProgram:AddressingAquaticInvasiveSpecies(AIS)EducationandPublicAwarenessintheSt.LouisRiverincludingwatersofSt.LouisCountyJillDiDomenico
St.LouisRiverEstuaryBottomTrawlingSurveyNickBogyo1
11854TreatyAuthorityTheComplexitiesofSedimentRemediationofSlipsintheDuluthSuperiorHarborLaRaeLehto1,BryanMurdock1,ChadScott1,TedSmith1,DougOlson1
1AMIConsultingEngineersTheSocialScienceforBuildingCommunitySupporttoAchieveScientificandEconomicResultsintheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryKrisEilers11St.LouisRiverAllianceToxicBiologicalAccumulatesFoundinLakeSuperiorFreshwaterFish:SharedvisionsforhumansintheenvironmentKelseyGunvalson1
1PrograminEnvironmentandSustainability:UniversityofMinnesota,DuluthTurbidityReducingBestManagementPracticesforthe21stAvenueWestEmbaymentandBeyondMollieMahoney11USACEDetroitDistrictUrbanWetlandBasinforImprovedWaterQuality,WildlifeHabitatandPublicGreenSpaceAdaTse11CityofSuperiorESDWeather,Water,andPeople:Interactiveweb-baseddatavisualizationsfordiscoveryanddecision-makingRichardAxler1,NormWill1,GeorgeHost1,TerryBrown1,TomHollenhorst21UMN-Duluth,NRRI,2U.S.EPA,MidContinentEcologyLab
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WhenTeachingGetsRuffeinLakeSuperior:RufferesearchandoutreachMichelleGutsch1,Dr.JoelHoffman2,Mrs.CynthiaHagley6,Mrs.SamanthaSmingler5,Dr.RichardRicketts4,Mrs.NadineMeyer3,Mr.AaronSalmela71UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth,2EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,3FrontenacStatePark,4LargeLakeObservatory/UMD,5GreatLakesAquarium,6MinnesotaSeaGrant,7DuluthAreaPublicSchools
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OralPresentationAbstracts
BigWaterMinnesota:AnIntroductiontoMinnesota'sIntegratedApproachtoBuildingResiliencetoClimateChangeinDuluth,MinnesotaJodiSlick11Ecolibrium3
February3,2016,11:00AM-12:00PM
Resilienceisoneoftheframeworksusedtointegratehumanandenvironmentalconcernstoaddressthewickedproblemsthatfacesociety,includingvulnerabilitytonaturalhazardslikeflooding.Scholarsrecognizethatvulnerabilitytohazards,likeseverestormsandotherimpactsofclimatechange,isaboutmorethanthephysicalhazard;societalfactorscananddoincreasebothanindividual’sandcommunity’svulnerability.Recognizingtheneedtobothrespondtopastdisastersandpreparefornewones,theDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentcreatedaNationalDisasterResilienceCompetition(NDRC),anopportunityforcommunitiestoamelioratetheunmetneedsofpastdisastersandpreparefornewones.TheStateofMinnesota’sapplicationtotheNDRC,“RipplesofResilience,”isfocusedentirelyontheCityofDuluth,withaspecialfocusonSt.LouisRiverCorridorcommunities.Thegoalistocreateatransferabledemonstrationofhowintegratedhuman-environmentapproachesthatincorporateextensivecommunityconsultationcanreducemultiplevulnerabilitiesandhelpprepareacommunitytobounceforwardinthewakeofdisturbances.Theapplicationappliedresiliencetheorytodevelopacomprehensive,scientifically-informedplantoenhancephysicalandeconomicresiliencethroughenhancinginfrastructure,housing,communityconnectivity,andlocaleconomicinitiatives.Atthesametime,theapplicationactivelyacknowledgedtheAreaofConcernasasignificantfeatureofthelandscape.
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EnvironmentalContaminantsinNestingSwallowsAlongtheSt.LouisRiver,MinnesotaandWisconsinDr.ChristineCuster1,Dr.ThomasCuster1,Mr.PaulDummer11U.S.GeologicalSurvey
February3,2016,11:00AM-12:00PM
TheGreatLakesRestorationInitiative(GLRI)wasinitiatedbytheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andEnvironmentCanada(EC)in2010.Itprovidedfundsprimarilyforrestorationandclean-upprojectsacrosstheGreatLakes,butassessmentsofthestatusandbiologicaleffectsofbothlegacyandcontaminantsofemergingconcernwerealsoasignificantcomponentofGLRI.Treeswallows(Tachycinetabicolor),anaquaticpasserine,arebeingusedasasentinelspeciesbecausetheynestinhighlyindustrialandurbanlandscapesthatarecommonintheGreatLakesbutwherefewotherwaterbirdsconsistentlynest.Theirfoodhabits,aquaticinsects,provideanavenueforexposurefromsedimentcontaminantstomoveupthroughaquaticandintoterrestrialfoodchains.DatafromfourlocationsalongtheSt.LouisRiverAOCwillbepresentedandputincontextwithotherAOCs.Forpolychlorinatedbiphenyls(PCBs),themeanexposureintreeswalloweggsontheSt.LouisRiverasawhole,ranked18thlowestoutof27AOCs.Onasitebasis,thefoursitesranked24th(0.91mg/gwetwt.),44th(0.39mg/g),52nd(0.26mg/g)and62nd(0.15mg/g)outof69sites.Thelatterthreesites,MillerCreek,HogIsland,andStrykerBay,wereallatorbelowbackgroundforPCBsandsimilartoWildRiceLake,anearby‘reference’site.Bioindicatorsofcontaminantexposurewerecongruentwiththeexposuredataandalsoindicatedminimalphysiologicalresponses.Dataformercury,pesticides,PFCsandPBDEswillalsobepresented.
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DesignConsiderationstoReduceToxicityandBioaccumulationRiskatAquaticHabitatRestorationSitesintheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryJosephKreitinger1,DianeDesotelle2,DanBreneman21USArmyResearchandDevelopmentCenter,2MinnesotaPollutionControlAgency
February3,2016,11:00AM-12:00PM
TheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcern(SLRAOC)RemedialActionPlan(RAP)callsfortheremovalofbeneficialuseimpairments(BUIs)relatedtofishandwildlifehabitatthroughtherestorationof1,700acresatsitesspecifiedintheRAP.Inparticular,threelargesitesknownas21stAveW(350acres),40thAveW(332acres)andGrassyPoint(180acres)arebeingdesignedasshelteredbayhabitat,afeaturedintheestuarythathadbeenhighlyimpactedduringtheregion’sindustrialdevelopmentwhenverylittleregulationexistingtoprotecthabitat.Severalmetricsarebeingusedatthesesitestobetterunderstandtheexistinghabitatvalue,providefordesignsthatimprovehabitatvalue,andtomeasurechangeovertimeasweworktorestorethesesitestowardastable,highlyvaluedpartoftheecosystem.Severalmetricsarebeingusedtoevaluatesedimentqualitytodefinespatialareasweremanagementactionsaredesiredtoreducepotentialsiteriskstobenthicaquaticorganismsandimprovehabitatforfishandwildlife.Contaminantsassociatedwithtoxicitytothebenthicmacroinvertebratepopulationandbioaccumulationintothefoodwebhavebeenevaluated.TheSLRAOCisfortunatetohaveawealthofsedimentdatatoanalyze.Thispresentationwillexplainhowthevariouscontaminantswereanalyzedtomakekeydecisionsonhowbesttodesignforasuccessfulhabitatrestoration.
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GreatLakesDataIntegrationVisualization,ExplorationandReporting(GLDIVER)System:FutureofGreatLakesdatamanagementKateBarrett1DeepadeAlwis2,AnnieJohns31WisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResources,2MinnesotaPollutionControlAgency,3NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
February3,2016,12:30PM-1:30PM
Inthenextthreeyears,St.LouisRiverSLRAOCstaffplanstoremovefourBUIs.ReadyaccesstodataandtheabilitytovisualizeandanalyzethisdataiscriticaltotheAOCcoordinatorsandthescientistswhowillevaluatethescientificbasisforthejustificationofBUIremoval.AfterthepassageofGreatLakesLegacyActin2010,thechemicalandbiologicalinvestigationsacceleratedandcreatedalargevolumeofdata.TheSLRAOCcommunitysawtheneedforaweb-basedandGISenableddatasystemandtheneedforalong-termcuratorforthedata.In2014,NOAAsteppeduptobethatcurator,usingitsGreatLakesDataIntegration,Visualization,ExplorationandReporting(GLDIVER)application.NOAA’sGLDIVERdatabase,query,andmappingtoolswillprovidecustomizeddataexplorationandvisualizationtosupportdecisions.GLDIVERisdesignedtomanageandintegratelargeamountsofdatacollectedbydifferentsources.Dataareorganizedintoaconsistentandstandardizedstructure,whichimprovescommunicationanddatadeliveryandfacilitatesinterpretation,mapping,andanalysisthroughquery/visualizationtools.GLDIVERisbasedonNOAA’sexistingQueryManagerdatabaseandhastheadditionalbenefitoftheabilitytoabsorblargevarietyofbiologicaldatatypesandpowerfuldataanalyticscapabilities.ThepresentationwillincludealivedemonstrationandadescriptionofthedevelopmentscheduleofGLDIVER.Whenitisfullydeployed,GLDIVERwillbetheprimarydatamanagementtoolusedbySLRAOCstaff,scientistsandtheresearcherswhosupportAOCwork.
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AreaofConcern(AOC)February3,2016,1:30PM-4:00PM
AnnualupdateonthestatusofimplementationoftheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernRemedialActionPlan.LearnfromAOCstaffandpartnersaboutprogressbeingmadeonrestoringfishandwildlifehabitat,managementofcontaminatedsedimentsandoverallprogresstowardsremovingbeneficialuseimpairments.ThesessionwillconcludewithanactivitythatinvitessummitparticipantstoconsiderhowtheirroleswithprotectionoftheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryhasevolvedsinceitwaslistedin1987,andmovestodelistingby2025.
SharingOurVisionfortheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryKrisEilers
St.LouisRiverAlliance
ProgressonBUIsandOpportunitiesforEngagementMattSteigerWisconsinDNR
WildRiceRestorationTomHowesFondduLacResourceManagement
Minnesota’sRestorationProjectDanBrenemanMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency
Wisconsin’sRestorationProjectsMollyWickWisconsinDNR
ContaminatedSedimentManagementMikeBaresMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency
SedimentQualityinWisconsinJoeGrahamWisconsinDNR
SharingOurRolesinAchievingtheVisionofaHealthySt.LouisRiverEstuaryJohnLindgrenMinnesotaDNR
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NOAA’sOfficeofCoastalManagementHabitatBlueprintandStakeholderEngagementHeatherStirratt11NOAA
February4,2016,8:50AM-10:10AM
Since2012,aspartofitsHabitatBlueprint,NOAAhasbeenidentifyingHabitatFocusAreas(HFA).Thesefocusareasrepresenthighpriorityareasforlong-termhabitatscienceandconservation,andallowNOAAtomaximizethebenefitsofinvestmentsinmarineresourcesandcoastalcommunitieswithintargetedareas.In2014,NOAAselectedtheSt.LouisRiver(SLR)estuaryasoneoftwoHFAsinNOAA’sGreatLakesregion.AnImplementationPlan(Plan)fortheSLRisanticipatedforfinalizationinFebruary2016.StafffromNOAA’sSLRImplementationPlan(IP)TeamwillpresentonthefinalPlan’sthemes,activities,andevaluationmetricsforassessingprogressoverthenextthreetofiveyearperiodoftime.ThroughtheSLRHFA,NOAAwillstrengthenandexpanditsworkwithpartnersandlocalcommunities,andengagethewiderangeofofficesacrossNOAA,ontheseefforts.ScienceSummitparticipantswillhaveanopportunitytoaskquestionsoftheNOAAIPTeam,aswellasengageindiscussiononpartnershipopportunitiestomeetthePlan’sobjectivesthroughoutthemeeting.
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People&PlacesForum:BuildingaNetworkforCollaborationwiththoseintheSocialSciences,HumanitiesandHealthFieldErikaWashburn11LakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserve
February4,2016,8:50AM-10:10AM
InNovember2015,theTwinPorts-basedPeopleandPlacesWorkGroupcoordinatedaspecialgatheringtobringtogetherresearchersandscholarsfromdiversefieldstodiscussenvironment-humanresearchandcollaborationopportunities.HostedbytheEPA,thegroupinvitedparticipantsfromeightregionaluniversitiesandreachedouttoandinvitedover150individuals.Thegoalsweretolearnwhowasdoingorinterestedindoingappliedresearchonhuman-environmentinteractions,whomighthavestudentstoengageinwork,whomightpartnerwiththeReserve,theEPA,NRRI,SeaGrantandotherpartneringinstitutesandwhomightbeinterestedinecosystemservicesworkinparticular.Apre-gatheringsurveycollectedinitialinformationaboutthiscommunityandtheadapted,open-spacedesigngatheringallowedforevenmoredatacollectionaboutpotentialnewcolleaguestoengageintheworkofunderstandingpeopleandplaceinourregion.Thispresentationsummarizessomeofthefindingsandpresentswhatmaybeconsideredthebeginningofanetworkdirectorytoencourageandfacilitateinterdisciplinaryresearchandcollaboration.
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TappingintoCommunityWisdomandIntegratingLocalKnowledgeintoRevitalizationEffortsKathleen(Katie)Williams1,T.Angradi,D.Bolgrien,J.Hoffman
1USEPAOfficeofResearchandDevelopment
February4,2016,8:50AM-10:10AM
Localdecision-makingissometimesconsideredapuzzlebyresearchecologists,resourcemanagers,andpolicyresearchers.Theeternalhopeistofindthatmodelorconceptthatprovidesthe“right”informationtosupportlocalenvironmentaldecisions.Researchershavehypothesizedthatecosystemservicescouldbethatconcept.TheMid-ContinentEcologyLabiscurrentlyinvestigatingthathypothesisthroughasystematicinvestigationoflocalvaluesofecosystemservices,aswellasthedecisionmakingprocess.Wearguethat“local”decisionsaremulti-dimensionalandcomposedofoverlappingandsometimesoppositionalprocesses.Governmentalbodies,non-profitorganizations,andcitizensallhaveexpertiseandknowledgetocontributetotheprocess.Thisparticularpresentationwillfocusononeofthesedimensions–namelythecitizenmobilizationaroundtherevitalizationeffort.WepresentpreliminaryfindingsfromresearchonthediverseeffortsthatcitizenshaveundertakeninresponsetotherevitalizationeffortsintheSt.LouisRiverCorridorandtheecosystemservicesvaluesthatunderlietheiractivities.
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OneRiver,ManyStories:CommunityEngagementthroughMediaCollaborationDr.JenniferMoore1,JohnHatcher11UniversityofMinnesota-Duluth
February4,2016,8:50AM-10:10AM
JournalismfacultyattheUniversityofMinnesota-Duluthhaveembarkedonamediacollaborationprojecttitled,“OneRiver,ManyStories.”Fundedbya$47,000grantfromtheKnightFoundationFundoftheDuluthSuperiorAreaCommunityFoundation,theproject’sprimaryobjectiveistoencourageareamediaandlocalstorytellersintheTwinPortstoturntheirattentiontoonetopic:TheSt.LouisRiver.Thisprojectistestingwaysmediacollaborationcaninspireinnovationandnurtureengagementamongprofessionaljournalists,educatorsandcitizenstorytellers.Weareusingparticipatoryresearchmethodstostudythisproject.Wearetestingwhethertheuseofcommunityengagementstrategiescanstrengthenrelationshipsamongnewsorganizationsinonemediaecosystem.Weemployamixedmethodologicalapproach:We“mapped”theecosystem,weheldacommunitymediaforum,andweareconductingin-depthinterviewswithjournalistsandcommunitystorytellers.Preliminaryfindingssuggestawillingnesstocollaborate;however,legacymediamayhavemorereservationsaboutcollaborationthanjournalistsatcommunitynewspapers,publicbroadcastingstationsandentrepreneurialstartups.
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AmericanRiversMostEndangeredRiversof2015:HowtheSt.LouisMadetheList,WhythatMatters,andWhat'sNext?AndrewSlade1,ToniaKittelson2
1MinnesotaEnvironmentalPartnership,2FriendsoftheBoundaryWatersWilderness
February4,2016,11:20AM-12:40PM
TheSt.LouisRiverwasnamedbythenationalconservationgroupAmericanRiversasoneofthetenMostEndangeredRiversof2015.ThatdesignationwassoughtbylocalcommunitygroupsandtheFondduLacBand,todrawnationalattentiontothebeautyandecologicalimportanceoftheSt.Louis,andalsotothethreatfacingtheriver.TheprimarythreattotheSt.LouisRiver,organizersargued,istheproposedPolyMetNorthMetmineintheboggyheadwatersoftheriver.Infact,proposedmineswerethemainthreatposedtofourofthetenEndangeredRivers.AstheEPA’sToxicReleaseInventoryshowsus,already,metalminingaccountsfor38%oftotaltoxicsreleasedfrom1998-2010.Duringthecourseof2015,localriveradvocatesheldnumerouspubliceventsandtourshighlightingthedesignation,includingawell-attendedrallyindowntownDuluth.AcanoetriptoSevenBeaverLake,theheadwatersoftheriver,drewbroadattentiononsocialmedia.ThenationalattentionresultedinhundredsofcommentssubmittedtoMinnesotaGovernorMarkDaytonaskinghimtoopposeallpermitsrelatedtoPolyMet.HowmightfurthernationalattentionhelptheworkofrestoringandprotectingtheSt.LouisRiver?
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WelcometotheDarkSide:AnIntroductiontoLightPollutionintheTwinPortsCindyHakala11IDADarkSkyDuluth
February4,2016,11:20AM-12:40PM
DarkSkyDuluth,alocalChapteroftheInternationalDarkSkyAssociation,workstoeducatethepublicaboutthebenefitsofreducinglightpollution.Wedothisthroughoutreacheventsandreducingbarrierstotheadoptionofdarkskyfriendlypoliciesandlighting.WiththerestorationeffortsgoingonintheestuaryandtheworkthatisbeingdonetorevitalizeWestDuluth,thisisagreattimetobringattentiontotheissueoflightpollutioninourregion.Asweworktoimprovelocalecosystems,itisimportanttorememberthatlightpollutionisadetrimenttoqualityhabitat.Inaddition,withnewrecreationopportunitiesbeingcreated,careshouldbetakenthattheseopportunitiesenhancetheoutdoorexperience(includingatnight)andnothinderitwithmorelightpollution.Whenlightpollutionisreduced,wildlifebenefit,humansbenefit,glareisreducedandsafetyisimproved,andenergyisconserved.WeproposetointroduceourselvesattheSummittoencouragepeopletothinkaboutlightpollutionintheirdailyworkandintheirSt.LouisRiverEstuaryprojects.
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AnEvaluationoftheRivers2LakeEducationProgramDeannaErickson1,Dr.J.Ernst21LakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserve,2UniversityofMinnesota-Duluth
February4,2016,11:20AM-12:40PM
TheLakeSuperiorRivers2LakeprogramutilizestheLakeSuperiorwatershedandtheSt.LouisRiverasafoundationforeducatorandstudentlearning,increasedGreatLakesliteracy,andengagementinwatershedrestorationattheLakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserve(LSNERR).Theprogramsupportsteachersinintegratinginquiry-andoutdoor-basedlearningexperiencesintotheiracademiccurriculathroughextendedtrainingandmentoringduringtheschoolyear.Evaluationdatafromprioryearsofimplementationsuggestpositivestudentoutcomesintheareassuchasacademicengagement,senseofplace,understandingoftheLakeSuperiorWatershed,andwatershedstewardshipaction.DuringthethirdyearofRivers2Lakeprogramimplementation,theevaluationfocusedonteachers.Thepurposeoftheevaluationwastodeterminetheeffectivenessoftheproject’sprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesandtobetterunderstandtheroleofmentoringinpreparingandsupportingteachersinthisprogram.Resultssuggestteachers’useofLakeSuperiorWatershed-focusedlessonswassignificantlymorefrequentduringtheyearofRivers2Lakeimplementation,ascomparedtotheprioryear.Inadditiontoindicatinganintentiontocontinueusinginquiry-andoutdoor-basedlearningexperiencestosupportstudentsinlearningabouttheLakeSuperiorWatershed,teacherswereinstrongagreementwithanintentiontocontinueusingthisformofinstructionbeyondnextyearintofutureyears.Consequently,Rivers2LakesappearstocontinuetobeanoteworthyexampleofhowqualityprofessionaldevelopmentsupportstheattainmentofdesiredteacheroutcomesthatinturnsupporttheachievementofstudentlearningoutcomesthatareimportanttotheLakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineReserveandschools,aswellasthebroaderGreatLakesandenvironmentaleducationcommunity.TheevaluatoroftheRivers2Lakeprogram,alongwithseveralparticipatingteachersandstaff,willshareresultsfromtheRivers2Lakeprogramoverthelastthreeyears.
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TheBuriedPast:WhyCulturalResourcesWithintheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernMatterforEnvironmentalRestorationCurtisSedlacek11UnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers,DetroitDistrict
February4,2016,11:20AM-12:40PM
EnvironmentalrestorationoftheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcern(SLRAOC)callsfortheremovalofbeneficialuseimpairments(BUIs)whichcouldimpactculturalresourceswithinasite.TheSt.LouisRiversystemandinparticulartheDuluth-SuperiorHarborareahasbeenanareaofculturalimportancesince11,200B.C.EandcontinuestoplayasignificantroleforthepeopleoftheDuluth-SuperiorareaandtheGreatLakesRegionasawhole.Inordertounderstandtheeffectofenvironmentalworkonculturalresourceswemustknowwhathasbeenleftbehind.TobetterunderstandtheculturalresourcesoftheDuluth-SuperiorAreatheUnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE),onbehalfoftheMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency(MPCA),conductedaPhase1underwaterarcheologicalsurveyof809acresintheSt.LouisRiveratsitesidentifiedbytheSLRAOCforaquatichabitatrestoration.ThisincludedaPhase1terrestrialsurveyof311acresandaPhase2archeologicalsurveyof5knownarcheologicalsites.TheresultsofthesesurveysarebeingusedbySLRAOCpartnerstomakedesigndecisionsregardingtherestorationwhiletakingtheculturalenvironmentinaccount.Conflictbetweenculturalandenvironmentalissuescanoftenarisebutbyhavingdetaileddataavailable,thestakeholdersinvolvedcanengageinanopenandtransparentdialogueregardingtheseresources.ThispresentationwillcovertheinformationlearnedfromthesurveysaswellashowthatinformationwillbeincorporatedintofutureenvironmentalworkintheSLRAOC.
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VirtualBeach:UsingFreeDataandToolstoHelpInformBeachRemediationEffortsintheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernAdamMednick11UniversityofWisconsinSeaGrantInstitute
February4,2016,2:10PM-3:10PM
Beachclosuresandthepotentialforswimmercontactwithwater-bornepathogensareaBeneficialUseImpairment(BUI)withintheSt.LouisRiverAOC.SixbeacheslocatedwithintheAOCarelistedasimpairedandarethesubjectofanongoingstudytoidentifythesourcesandpathwaysofmicrobialcontamination–includinghumanversusnon-human,andpointversusnon-point.ThistypeofinformationiscrucialforremovingtheBUI;however,intensivesamplingandmolecularsource-trackingareexpensiveandmustbeemployedjudiciously.AcomplimentaryapproachistouseEPA’sVirtualBeach(VB)softwareinconcertwiththewealthoffreely-availabledataonfecal-indicatorbacteriaandcontributingnearshore,onshore,andhydro-meteorologicalconditionstoprovidescreening-levelinformationonwhentosampleeachbeach,aswellastherelativeinfluenceofdifferentpotentialsources.VBwasdevelopedtohelpbeachmanagersandappliedresearcherstoefficientlydevelopandoperatewater-quality“nowcast”modelstoinformdailydecisionsonwhethertoissueorliftswimadvisoriesandclosures.RecentenhancementstoVirtualBeachandtherelatedEnvironmentalDataDiscoveryandTransformation(EnDDaT)portalenableuserstodevelopnowcastmodelsthatcanestimatewaterqualityconditionsatanytime–withlittlemorethanawebconnection–inadditiontoanalyticalmodelsthatcanestimatethecomparativeinfluenceofdifferentpotentialsources,controllingforanynumberofdynamicenvironmentalfactors,suchasriverdischarge,waves,andcurrents.KeyfeaturesofVBandEnDDaTwillbeintroducedthroughacasestudyoftheirapplicationtoWisconsinPointBeach.
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AMethodforBallastWaterRisk-releaseAssessmentforProtistsMeaganAliff1,EuanReavie1,MatthewTenEyck2,DonnBranstrator3,TylerSchwerdt4,AllegraCangelosi51NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth,2LakeSuperiorResearchInstitute,UniversityofWisconsin-Superior,3DepartmentofBiology,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth,4AMIConsultingEngineers,5Northeast-MidwestInstitute
February4,2016,2:10PM-3:10PM
PMAquaticinvasivespeciescosttheUnitedStatesbillionsofdollarsannuallyandaremostoftenintroducedviaships’ballasttanks,ashasoccurrednumeroustimesintheportregionoftheSt.LouisRiverEstuary.TheInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO),amongotherregulatoryorganizations,adoptedasetofballastwaterperformancestandardsthatsetslimitsonthenumberofviableorganismsthatcanbedischargedwithballastwater.TheIMOlimitforthedischargeofprotists(suchasphytoplankton)is10viableorganismspermL.TheNationalResearchCouncil(NRC)hopestogroundtheproposedIMOlimitsinscientificresearchbydeterminingtherisk-releaserelationship(thenumberofpropagulesneededtopotentiallyleadtoaninvasion).Toexaminetherisk-releaserelationshipasurrogateinvader(aphytoplanktonicdiatom),wasused.Varyingdensitiesofthesurrogatewereaddedto19-LmesocosmsofwaterfromtheDuluth-SuperiorHarboratSuperior,Wisconsin.Eachmesocosmwassampledweeklyforfourweeksandtheresponseofthephytoplanktoncommunitywasmeasuredviaassessmentsofcelldensities,bothofthe“invader”andofthebackgroundcommunities.Populationresponsesvariedbystartingconditions(waterqualityandnaturalspeciesassemblages)butinsomecasesthesurrogatewasabletoestablishwithstartingdensitieshigherthan20cells/mL.Ourfindingssuggestthemesocosmmethodhaspotentialtoinformtherisk-releaserelationship.Additionalsurrogatesandenvironmentalconditionsshouldbeusedinmesocosmstoextendourunderstandingoforganismdischargelimits.
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Long-termDiatomRecordsSupportDelistingEffortsoftheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryElizabethE.Alexson1,Dr.EuanD.Reavie1,Dr.RichP.Axler11NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth
February4,2016,2:10PM-3:10PM
TheSt.LouisRiverEstuary(SLRE)hasalonghistoryofhumandevelopmentsinceEuro-Americansettlement~200yearsago.Duetodegradationfromlogging,hydrologicmodification,anduntreatedsewagefromtwomajorcities,theEPAdesignatedtheSLREasanAreaofConcernin1987.Sincethen,governmentandprivateentitiestookactiontorestorewaterqualityinhopestoeventuallyremovebeneficialuseimpairments.However,duetoalackofhistoricaldatatheextentofremediationisunknown,soapaleolimnologicalstudyoftheSLREwasinitiatedtoclosetheknowledgegap.Diatomassemblageswereanalyzedfromsixcorestakenthroughouttheestuary.Preliminaryresultstellacomplexstorybecauseofnaturalvariabilitythroughouttheestuary,recentmajorstormevents,andacontinuedindustrialpresence.ReductionsineutrophictaxalikeCyclotellameneghinianaandStephanodiscusspp.incertaincoressuggestarecoveryofwaterquality.Howeverinotherareas,persistenceofCyclostephanosdubiusandStephanodiscusbinderanus,alsoeutrophicindicators,indicatecontinuingeutrophication.Thediatomassemblages,integratedwithotherbiological,chemicalandphysicalindicatorsfromthesediments,willaidagenciesindeterminingwheretotargetresourcesanddelistingefforts.
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ThePhragmitesPuzzle:TeamManagementofanAquaticInvasiveSpeciesintheSt.LouisRiverEstuarySarahGlesner11St.LouisRiverAlliance
February4,2016,3:40PM-4:20PM
Non-nativePhragmitesaustralis,orCommonReed,isahardyinvasivespeciesthatoutcompetesnativeplantpopulationsbydominatingdisturbedsedimentsandsoils.Phragmitesisanimposingplant,growingover15feettallwiththickstalksanddensestands.ThisspecieshasmadeitswayintotheGreatLakesBasinandhasestablishedseriousmonoculturesthathavewreakedhavoconnativeplantpopulationsandshorelinesinportionsofthelowerGreatLakes.AsmallpopulationofPhragmiteshasbeenidentifiedintheSt.LouisRiverEstuary.ThroughfundingprovidedbytheSt.LouisCountyAquaticInvasiveSpeciesPreventionProgram,theSt.LouisRiverAlliancehasconvenedatechnicalteamofadvisors.ThetechnicalteamgoalistoestablishamanagementplantopreventthespreadofPhragmitesinthelowerSt.LouisRiver.Thisprojectaddressesthechallengesofworkingwithacomplexsystemoflandowners,stakeholders,andorganizationalpartnerstoachievemanagementgoalsinamulti-useenvironmentofgreatimportancetothecommunity.ThemanagementprocessdevelopedbythetechnicalteamwillhelpprotectthemanyrestorationprojectsinprogressandscheduledforthefuturefrompotentiallydamagingPhragmitescolonization.ThesuccessofthisprojectdependsonimmediatecommunityengagementinordertomanageexistingPhragmitesstandsandtopreventthespreadofthisrobustinvasiveplantthroughouttheSt.LouisRiverEstuary.
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CameraandPlaneSurveysAssessingtheResponseofSemi-aquaticMammalstoRemediationoftheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcernBrynEvans1,DrShawnCrimmins1,2,Dr.TimothyVanDeelen1,Dr.NathanRoberts21UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,2WisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResources
February4,2016,3:40PM-4:20PM
WhentheStLouisRiverEstuarywasdesignatedasanAreaofConcern,bothlossoffishandwildlifehabitatanddegradationoffishandwildlifepopulationswereincludedasBeneficialUseImpairments.Multipleremediationprojectshaveimprovedhabitatquality,andourstudyisassessingtheresponseofsemi-aquaticmammalstorestorationwithintheAOC.DatacollectionbeganinNovember2014,focusingontheoccurrenceoffourspeciesthataredependentonaquaticecosystems:riverotter(Lontracanadensis),beaver(Castorcanadensis),mink(Neovisonvison),andmuskrat(Ondatrazibethicus).Usingacombinationofmotiontriggeredcamerasandaerialsurveys,wearequantifyingpopulationsthroughouttheestuaryaswellasintwounimpairedreferencesites;BoulderLakeReservoirinnortheasternMinnesotaandtheStCroixRivernearDanburyinnorthwesternWisconsin.Thedataareanalyzedinanoccupancymodelingframeworktoassessdifferencesinabundancebetweentheestuaryandunimpairedsitesanddeterminehabitatrelationshipsforthesespecies.PreliminarydataanalysisindicatesspeciesrecoveryisoccurringintheAOC,andasoffall2015datacollectionisongoingbothviatrailcamerasandaerialsurveys.Wearealsointheprocessofobtainingtissuesamplestotestforresidualimpactofheavymetalcontamination.Ourfinalsynthesiswillfocusonanyremainingbarrierstofullrecovery,aswellasprovideameansofvalidatingcurrentaerialsurveymethodsforsemi-aquaticmammalsinthisregionbycomparingthoseresultstotheintensivefieldmonitoring.
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PosterPresentationAbstracts
ADecadeofAquaticInvasiveSpeciesEarlyDetectionMethodDevelopmentintheLowerSt.LouisRiverSystemChelseaHatzenbuhler1,ChristyMeredith2,AnettTrebitz3,JoelHoffman3,JulieLietz1,GregPeterson3
1ORISEparticipant,USEPA,NHEERL/MED,2NRCfellow,USEPA,NHEERL/MED,3USEPA,NHEERL/MED
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Asaninvasionpronelocation,thelowerSt.LouisRiversystem(SLR)hasbeenacasestudyforongoingresearchtodeveloptheframeworkforapracticalGreatLakesmonitoringnetworkforearlydetectionofaquaticinvasivespecies(AIS).Earlydetection,however,necessitatesfindingnewinvadersbeforetheyarecommon.Hereweoutlineourresearch(2005–present)approachandfindings,includingstrategiestoincreasedetectionefficiencybyoptimizingspecimencollectionandidentificationmethods.Initialsurveysweredesignedtoover-sampletoamassdataasthebasisfornumericalexperimentstoinvestigatetotheeffortrequiredforagivendetectionprobability.Latersurveystestedtheoutcomeofimplementingthesestrategies,examinedthepotentialbenefitsofsamplinglarvalfishinsteadofadultsandexploredtheprospectofusingadvancedDNAbasedmethodsasanalternativetotraditionaltaxonomy.Todatewehaveidentifiedseveralpreviouslyundetectedinvertebrateinvaders,developedsurveydesignandgearrecommendationsandhaverefinedthesearchstrategyforsystemsbeyondtheSLR.Inaddition,becausewe’veaccumulatedsuchalargebodyofdatawenowhavethebasistoshowspatial-temporaltrendsfornativeandnon-nativespeciesinthelowerSLRsystem.
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ATemperedOptimism:NarrativesofwaterresourcerestorationintheSt.LouisRiverWatershedandimplicationsforclimatechangereadinessHollySaari,JenniferShepard,MaeDavenport1UniversityofMinnesota
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
AgrowingbodyofevidenceshowsextremeweathereventsintheUpperMidwestareincreasing.Dramaticandunprecedentedswingsintemperatureandprecipitationcanleavecoastalcommunitiesunpreparedfortheeffectsonwaterresources.OneoftheaimsoftheCommunityClimateReadinessstudyistoexaminehowdecisionmakersandcommunitymemberswithinDuluthandHermantownviewwaterresourcesandthepotentialimpactsextremeweatherandclimatechangewillhaveontheseresources.InpartnershipwiththeNaturalResourcesResearchInstituteatUniversityofMinnesotaDuluthandfundedbyMinnesotaSeaGrant,UniversityofMinnesotaresearchersconducted27interviewswithdecisionmakers,resourcemanagers,andothercommunitystakeholdersintheSt.LouisRiverMissionandMillerCreekWatersheds.FindingsindicatearenewedinterestinandappreciationoftheSt.LouisRiverwithinthesecoastalcommunitiesaswellasconcernsabouttheimpactsofclimatechangeontheriverinthemidstofrestorationworkcurrentlyunderway.ThisnarrativeofoptimismandpositivechangeintheSt.LouisRiveriscommon,butstakeholdersholddivergentviewsonthehealthandpotentialforremediationofaquaticresourceswithinthewatershed.AbetterunderstandingofstakeholderbeliefsandperspectivesregardingtheSt.LouisRiverandbroaderwaterresourceissuescouldaidmanagersincontinuedeffortstoprotectandmanagewaterresourceswithintheSt.LouisRiverestuary.Inconsiderationofpredictedclimatechangeimpacts,stakeholders’viewsonrestorationandaquaticsystemshealthareimperativeifmanagementistobeeffectiveandsuccessful.
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CaffeineandP-XanthineintheSurfaceWatersoftheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryJasminFarmakes11UWS
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
TheuseofcaffeineintheUnitedStatesisveryprevalent.Peopleofallagesconsumethelegalstimulant.Potentialresidualcaffeineanditsmetabolitesinwastewatereffluentcancontaminateaquaticecosystemsandgroundwatersupplies.DuetothepossibleconsequencesofresidualcaffeinecontentintheSt.LouisRiver,caffeineconcentrationisinvestigated.SeventeensampleswerecollectedfromtheSt.LouisRiverandanalyzedforcaffeineandpara-xanthinecontentusingacombinedSPE-extractionandGC/MSidentificationandquantification.
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ComparisonofinFieldTurbidityReadingstoLaboratoryAnalysesofSuspendedandDissolvedSolidsTraceyLedder1,JosephRipley21LakeSuperiorNERR,2UW-Superior
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
TurbidityandsedimentmovementareimportanttounderstandingfunctionsintheSt.LouisRiverestuary.TheLakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReservemonitorswaterqualityatfoursitesintheestuary.Thegoalofthisprojectwastodeterminethecorrelationbetweendatasondeturbidityreadingsandthetotalsuspendedanddissolvedsolids(TSSandTDS)asfoundinthelab.Measuringsolidsanalyticallyistimeconsuming,intensive,andsensitivetoerror.Takingfieldturbiditymeasurementsontheotherhandisrelativelyquickandeasy,andallfourSWMPsitestaketurbidityreadingsevery15minutesintheicefreemonths.Therefore,itwouldbebeneficialtoestablishthecorrelationbetweenTSS/TDSandturbidity,sothatTSS/TDSconcentrationscouldbeestimatedfromfieldturbidityreadings.
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ComparisonofWaterMonitoringProgramSondesMeasuringIn-vivoChlorophyllConcentrationsandLabChlorophyllaConcentrationEstimationbyFluorescenceTraceyLedder1,AdamLein21LakeSuperiorNERR,2UW-Superior
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
St.LouisRiverEstuarychlorophyllfluorescencewasmeasuredinthefieldandgrabsampleconcentrationsmeasuredinthelab.Theobjectivewastounderstandtherelationshipbetweeninvivosondereadingsofchlorophyllateachsiteandlaboratorychlorophyllaresultssothattheestimatesofchlorophyllfromthesondescancomplementandbecorrectedtothemoreaccuratelabchlorophyllafluorescencedatawhichismoredifficulttoobtain.Grabsamplesandduplicateswerecollectedusingawatersamplerandbroughtbackforchlorophyllaanalysesbyfluorescencetocomparetothefieldwaterqualitydatasondereadings.ItwasdeterminedPokegamaBayhadthestrongestcorrelationbetweenlabandfieldmeasurements.OliverBridge,BlatnikBridge,andBarkersIslandsitesshowedaninconclusiverelationshipwhencomparinglabandsondedata.
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EarthwormInvasionandAlternateUnderstoryPlantCommunitiesinNorthernHardwoodForestsPaulOjanen1
1UniversityofMinnesota
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Invasiveearthwormshavebeenlinkedtoforestunderstorycommunityalterationsinpreviouslyearthworm-freeareasofNorthAmerica.Theyacceleratelitterdecomposition,alteringnutrientflows,soilstructureandplantcommunities.White-tailedDeer(OdocoileusvirginianusZimm.)altervegetativecommunitiesbybrowsing;severityvarieswithpopulationdensityandaffectsplantcommunitycomposition.Bothfactorsareassociatedwithreducedvegetativecommunityrichnessandincreaseddominancebygraminoids.Onepreviousstudyfromtheregionestimatedearthwormpresenceorimpactsatapproximatelyeightypercentofthelandscape,whileotherstudiesshowincreasesinoverallgraminoidcoverage.Sixty-tworandomlyselectedNorthernMesicHardwoodSugarMaplesitesintheChequamegon–NicoletNationalForest,Wisconsin,weresampledforvegetation,earthwormoccurrenceandbrowsingintensity.Therelationshipbetweenearthwormpresence,white-taileddeerbrowsingandgraminoidcoverwasexaminedbyNonmetricMultidimensionalScaling(NMDS),MultipleResponsePermutationProcedure(MRPP)andIndicatorSpeciesAnalysis(ISA).Ninetypercentofsiteswerepositiveforearthworms.NMDSandMRPPindicatedivergentherbaceouslayercommunities;aspecies-poorCarexpensylvanicaLamcommunityassociatedwiththeinvasiveearthwormLumbricusrubellusHoff,andarelativelyspecies-richAcersaccharumMarsh.seedlingcommunityassociatedwithlesserearthwormimpacts.White-taileddeer(Odocoileusvirginianus)browsingwasextensive,impactingAcersaccharumregenerationandpartlydrivinggraminoiddominance.TheresultsindicateearthworminvasionisgeographicallyextensiveandaprincipaldriverofalternatestateswithCarexpensylvanicaunderstorydominanceversusAcersaccharumandassociatedspecies.
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EnhancingtheLakeSuperiorNorthandSouthWatershedAssessments-RedClayBankAnalysisC.Little1,J.Jereczek11MinnesotaDepartmentofNaturalResources
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
CoastalProgramstaffandDNRstaffworkedincollaborationwithDNRDivisionofForestryResourcesAssessmentProgramtoprovidecriticaldataandtoolsusefulinthedevelopmentofwatershedrestorationandprotectionstrategies(WRAPS)forthecoastalzone’stwomajorwatersheds–LakeSuperiorNorthandLakeSuperiorSouth.TheRedClayProjectwasaresearchanddemonstrationprojectcompletedin1980andsponsoredbyfivesoilandwaterconservationdistrictsfromtwostates.Thelocaldistrictsupervisorswerecommittedtothetaskofseekingpracticalsolutionstothemanyformsofredclayerosionandtheresultingwaterqualityproblems.Theoverallobjectivesofthisprojectweretodemonstrateeconomicallyfeasiblemethodsofimprovingwaterquality,toassessthecapabilitiesofexistinginstitutionstocooperativelyimplementapollutioncontrolprogramandtoprovidedataandrecommendationsthatcouldbeusedinfutureprograms.ThroughourprojectwehavemappedtheseareasandcreatedaGISlayershostedontheDNR’sGDRSbasedonhighresolutionLIDARderivetopographyandthenewSSURGOsoilsdata.Thisdatacanthenbeusedforplanning,waterqualitymanagementandapplicationofpublishedRedClaybestmanagementpractices.
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EnvironmentalSurveillanceandMonitoringatSt.LouisRiverAreasofConcern:Thenextfrontierforpathway-basedhighthroughputtoxicologyAnthonySchroeder1,BrettBlackwell2,KeithHouck3,GeraldAnkley4,CarlieLaLone4,DanielVilleneuve41UniversityofMinnesota,2ORISEResearchParticipationProgram,U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,3U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,4U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Inresponsetoaproposedstrategyfortoxicitytestinginthe21stcentury,highthroughputtoxicology(HTT)programshavetestedthousandsofchemicalsinpathway-basedbiologicalassays.ThegrowingdatabaseofHTTresultscanbeminedtoidentifytoxicologicallyrelevantbioactivitiesassociatedwithenvironmentalsamplesofunknownchemicalmixturesorwithknownchemicalsdetectedintheenvironmentviaanalyticalchemistry.PresentedherearethreestrategiesforusingHTTdatatoguideenvironmentalsurveillanceandmonitoring.Thefirstapproachinvolvescollectinguncharacterizedenvironmentalsamplesdirectly(e.g.,water,air,sediment)andtestingextractsusingHTTtoidentifybioactivitylinkedtoadverseoutcomepathways(AOPs).Thesecondapproachtakesadvantageofanalyticallydetectedchemicals,andtheutilizationoflargedatabases(i.e.,ComparativeToxicologyDatabase(CTD))toqualitativelyconnectchemicalstogenesandthereforeidentifypotentialpathwayperturbations.Thethirdapproachalsotakesadvantageofanalyticallydetectedchemicals,bututilizesthedatacurrentlyavailablefromHTTprogramstocalculateexposure:activityratios(EARs)thataccountformeasuredchemicalconcentrationsandinvitroeffectconcentrationsfromHTTprograms(suchasTox21)torankchemicalsrelativetotheirlikelihoodofcausingbiologicalresponsesinexposedorganisms.Theseapproachescanfacilitatetheabilitytoconnectchemicalconcentrationsintheenvironmentwithpotentialbiologicaleffects,andhypothesis-drivenapproachestoenvironmentalmonitoringandriskassessment.ExamplesofeachapproachrelevanttoSt.LouisRiverareasofconcernwillbepresented.ThecontentsofthisabstractneitherconstitutenornecessarilyreflectUSEPApolicy.
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IdentifyingMigrationandWinteringLocationsofCommonTerns(SternaHirundo)BreedingintheLaurentianGreatLakesusingLight-levelGeolocationAnnieBracey1,2,DavidMoore3,SumnerMatteson4,FredStrand4,CynthiaPekarik5,JeffreyCosta3,GeraldNiemi1,FrancescaCuthbert21NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,2UniversityofMinnesota,3CanadianWildlifeService,EnvironmentCanada,4WisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResources,5CanadianWildlifeService,EnvironmentCanada
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
SixU.S.statesborderingtheGreatLakeshavelistedtheCommonTernasthreatenedorendangered.DeclinesincoloniesintheCanadianGreatLakesRegionwererecentlyestimatedat41%.Increasedunderstandingofmigrationandwinteringhabitatselectionandmigrationchronologyareprioritiesforthisspecies.Sightingsfromwing-taggedbirdsprovideonlylimitedinformation;bandingdataalsosupplylimitedinformationaboutmovementpatterns.Weuseddatacollectedbylight-levelgeolocatorstotrackadultsthroughtheirannualcycletoisolateimportantnon-breedinglocations.InJune2013,wedeployed20leg-mountedgeolocators(mass=0.75g)onadultsnestingonInterstateIslandintheDuluth-Superiorharbor,and30unitsonbirdsnestingonElmIsland,NorthChannelofLakeHuron.InJune2014,weretrievedsevengeolocatorsfromtheInterstateIslandcolonyand15unitsfromElmIsland.WeusedtheRpackage‘GeoLight’toestimatemovementpatternsandstopoverandwinteringlocations.Withafewexceptions,birdsshowedsimilarmigrationroutesandwinteringdistributions.Threemajorstagingperiodswereidentifiedduringmigration(1-lowerGreatLakes,2-AtlanticCoast,3-GulfofMexico).WinteringlocationsincludedCentralAmericaandthenorthandwestcoastsofSouthAmerica.TheseresultsprovidesupportforsegregationofeasternandcentralNorthAmericanbreedingpopulationsandhaveimportantimplicationsformanagementandfocusoffutureresearch.In2015,wedeployedanadditional21unitsonbirdsbreedingonInterstateIslandandinChequamegonBay,WIandplantoattachGPStagsinsummer2016toobtainhigherresolutionmovementdata.
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ImpactofMicroplasticonDaphniaandAlgaeKanishkaWijesekera11UniversityofWisconsinSuperior,ChemistryDepartment
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Becauseofhumans’carelessnessindailytasks,plasticisbecomingahugethreattoallkindsoflivingorganisms.Smallplasticdebris,termedmicroplastics,isawidespreadandubiquitouscontaminantofmarineandfreshwaterecosystemacrosstheglobe.Thisresearchfocusesonmicroplasticsfromcosmeticproducts.Ingestionofmicroplasticsbymarinebiota,includingfish,sealsandseabirds,hasbeenwidelyreported,buttheimpactofmicroplasticsonzooplanktonandalgae,remainunreported.Zooplanktonandalgaeareprimaryfoodsourcesforlotsofaquaticorganismsanditisimportanttodiscovertherootsofthefoodchainandhowthecontaminatedwaterwithmicroplasticisaffectedonthoseorganisms.Thisresearchhastwopurposes:OneistofindouttheimpactofingestionofmicroplasticsbyDaphniaandthesecondisanalyzingthefastadsorptionofPCBsbyalgaeandmicroplasticsfromcosmeticproduct.Forthefirstpart,Daphniahasbeenfedmicroplasticsandvideorecorded.Inthispart,wewillbeabletoknowtheretentiontimeofthesesyntheticparticlesinDaphnia.Forthesecondpartoftheexperiment,cultivatedalgaewithmicroplasticstoseethecompetitionofalgaepopulationgrowingonconstantconcentrationofmicroplastics.ThePCBsconcentrationwillbeusedasrepresentativeofpersistentorganicpollutants.
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IncorporatingEcosystemServicesofaNaturalCapitaltoPerformRelativeValuationofHouseholds’Storm-inflictedHealthOutcomesunderOptimalPrivateDefensiveStrategies:AcasestudyanalysisofthecoastalBangladeshDr.SakibMahmud1,Dr.EdwardBarbier1UniversityofWisconsin-Superior
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Thispaperintroducesatheoreticalmodeltoestimatehouseholdvaluationofhealthrisksfrommajorstormsgiventhepresenceofanaturalcapital,suchasthemangroveforest,andaccessibilitytopublicprograms.Anendogenousriskframeworkisdevelopedinwhichthehouseholdcanemployprivatedefensiveactivitiestoprotectagainststorm-inflictedhealthproblems.Ourtheoreticalmodelrevealspossibleestimationmethodstoderivehouseholds’marginalwillingnesstopaytoreducehealthrisksduetoanincreaseinpublicprogramsandthegreaterstormprotectionroleofmangroves.Resultsshowthatthesemarginalwillingness-to-paymeasurescanbederivedwithouttheexpectedutilitytermssincetheyareafunctionofonlypricesandtechnologicalparameters.OurempiricalanalysisofcoastalhouseholdsofBangladeshimpactedby2007CycloneSidrconfirmsthepossibleinfluenceofmangrovesinreducingstorm-inflictedinjuriesorillness.Partoftheanalysisisbasedontheindirectconsumptiveusevaluesofthemangroveforestasanaturalstormprotectionbarrieragainststorm-surgesandflooding.Probabilityofahouseholdexperiencingadversehealthimpactsfromamajorstormishigherifithasaccesstoex-postpublicdisasterreliefprogramsbutthereisconclusiveevidenceoffacingnegativehealthimpactsifahouseholdislocatedbehindanembankment.Toreducedamaginghealthoutcomesfromamajorstorm,resultsrevealthatthehouseholdsarewillingtopaythehighestamountforgreaterstormprotectionfrommangrovesfollowedbyembankmentsanddisasterreliefprograms.
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LivePresentationofAquaticMacroinvertebratesRepresentativeofDegradedandNon-degradedEstuarySites:Whyis“thebenthos”soimportant?Dr.ValerieBrady1,JoshDumke1,KariHansen1,RobertHell1,MattSanto1,HollyWellardKelly11NaturalResourcesResearchInstitute,UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Thecompositionofmacroinvertebrateassemblagesprovidesimportantinformationabouttheenvironmentalconditionofanaquaticecosystematspecificlocationsbecausemacroinvertebratesarenotverymobile.Macroinvertebrateassemblagesfromhabitatsingoodconditiongenerallyhavehighdiversityandsupportsometaxathatareuncommonorhavealowtolerancetodisturbance,whilesamplesfromdegradedhabitatshavelowdiversityandareoftendominatedbytaxatoleranttoanthropogenicstress(e.g.,lowdissolvedoxygen,contaminatedsediment,etc.).Macroinvertebratesalsofillavitalroleinthefoodwebasintermediariesbetweenplants/algaeandfish,andcontributetonutrientrecyclingbybreakingdowndetritus.Thus,degradedmacroinvertebrateassemblages(the“benthos”)areoneoftheBeneficialUseImpairmentsthatneedtobeaddressedaspartoftheestuaryAreaofConcerndelistingprocess.WhentheSt.LouisRiverEstuary(SLRE)waslistedasanAOC,thereportnotedthatsomelocationsweredominatedbylowdiversitymacroinvertebrateassemblagesthatweretolerantoforganic(nutrient)pollutionandlowdissolvedoxygen.Thedelistingtargetistohaveallsuchdegradedareasintheestuaryregainmacroinvertebrateassemblagesthataresimilartothoseintheleast-impactedareas.Meetingthistargetrequiresfindingandsamplingthemacroinvertebrateassemblagesinthe“least-impacted”areasanddemonstratingthattheyaresimilartothoseintherestoredareas.Wewillpresentliveandpreservedmacroinvertebratesrepresentativeoftheleast-impactedanddegradedareasoftheSLREatourinteractiveboothstaffedbyNRRItaxonomists.
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MarinasAssistUSFWSwithMonitoringforInvasiveMollusksGaryCzypinski1,HenryQuinlan1,RonaldNemec1,UtaKamantauskas11U.S.Fish&WildlifeService
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
InLakeSuperior,establishedpopulationsofinvasiveDreissenidsareknownonlytoexistintheDuluth-Superiorharbor(St.LouisRiverestuary).In2010,theU.S.FishandWildlifeService(USFWS)partneredwithWisconsinDNRandAshlandHighSchooltosetupacooperativeandvoluntaryarrangementwithsixmarinasfromPortWingtoAshland,Wisconsintoconductaquaticinvasivespeciesmonitoring.In2015,theUSFWSexpandedtheprojecttoincludemarinasintheDuluth-Superiorharbor.OurobjectiveistoconductearlydetectionmonitoringforinvasiveDreissenidsandothernon-nativemollusksthatmayasyetbeundetectedintheseareas.Theprojectconsistsofmollusksamplingthroughoutthesummerseasonandvesselhullobservationattheendoftheboatingseason.Todate,marinapersonnelhaveinspectednearly2,500vesselhullsuponremovalfordrydockanddetectedzebramusselsonsixvessels.HighschoolstudentsundertheguidanceoftheUSFWShavesetmodifiedHesterDendymulti-platesamplersateachofthesixdifferentmarinasaroundtheBayfieldPeninsulaandatfourmarinasintheDuluth-SuperiorharborfromJunetoOctober.Todate,oneadultzebramusselandtheinvasivefaucetsnail(Bithyniatentaculata)havebeencollectedfromplatesamplerssetinChequamegonBay.Molluskscollectedfromthesamplersduring2015arependingidentification,includingconfirmationofjuvenilezebramusselsfoundateachoftheDuluth-Superiormarinas.In2015,wereceivedseveralreportsofDreissenidmusselsinLakeSuperioroutsideoftheDuluth-Superiorharbor(pers.comm.BrendaMoraska-LaFrancois,NPSandJaredMyers,WIDNR).Heretofore,DreissenidshavebeenunsuccessfulintheirrangeexpansioninLakeSuperior,likelyduetothelowcalcium(8-17ppm).Calciumrangedfrom8-21ppmatthefourDuluth-Superiormarinas,thelowestamountatthemarinaclosesttotheDuluth-Superiorentry,andthehighestamountatthemarinafurthestupriver.ThedetectionoffaucetsnailsinChequamegonBaywasreportedtopartneragenciesandhasbeenenteredintheU.S.GeologicalSurveyNonindigenousAquaticSpeciesdatabase(http://nas.er.usgs.gov/).
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NewToolsandOpportunitiestoSupportCitizenScienceintheSaintLouisRiverTomHollenhorst1,KathleenWilliams1,RichAxler2,JesseSchomberg3,GeorgeHost2,DeannaErickson41EPA,2NRRI,UMD,3MNSeaGrant,4LakeSuperiorNERR
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Justwithinthelastfewyearstechnologyhasrevolutionizedthetoolsandopportunitiesavailableforcitizenscientist.Whilenoteveryoneisatrainedprofessionalscientistorengineer,everyonecancontributetoscience,engineeringandtechnologythroughopenscienceandinnovativeapproachessuchascitizenscienceandcrowdsourcingprojects.Theseprojectsmayrangefromthemoretraditionalcommunity-basedecologicalmonitoringactivitiestotheuseoftheinternetandsmartphonesto“crowdsource”datacollection,imageclassification,andchangedetection.Agencies,stateandfederalaswellasmanynon-governmentorganizationshavebeguntorealizethepotentialofcitizenscienceandcrowdsourcing,notjustforcollectingmoreinformationanddata,butalsoforengagingandenergizingthepublic’sappreciationforournaturalenvironment.Infact,insupportoftheseeffortstheWhiteHouserecentlyhostedalivewebcastoncitizensciencecalled“OpenScienceandInnovation:OfthePeople,BythePeople,ForthePeople.”Projectsthatembracetheseapproachesalsohelptheindividualswhoparticipatebycreatinglearningopportunitiesoutsidetheclassroomandprovidinghandson,engagingexperiencesinscience,technology,engineering,mathematicsandthearts.Participantsalsogainadeeper“senseofplace”oradeeperconnectiontotheircommunity,naturalenvironment,andownershipinsolutionsandrevitalizationefforts.Hereweoutlinesomeofthenewinnovativeplatformsandopportunitiesforcitizenscience,particularlyfortheSaintLouisRiverestuaryandwatershed.
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Rivers2Lake:FindingaplacewithstudentsofallagesintheLakeSuperiorWatershedArielJohnson11LakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserve
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Rivers2LakeisaneducationprogrambasedattheLakeSuperiorNationalEstuarineResearchReserve,dedicatedtoprovidingprofessionaldevelopmenttoteachersintheLakeSuperiorwatershedinordertoincorporateinquiry-basedandoutdoor,place-basededucationasawaytobettersupporttheirstudents’learningandapplicationofskills.AsaRivers2Lakeintern,thisprovidesexperiencesworkingwithteachersthroughdevelopmentopportunitiesandexperiencesinteachingbothindoorsandoutdoorsforstudentsingradesK-12.Teachersareprovidedwithprofessionallearninginacommunityofotherteachers,non-formaleducators,andscientistsandarealsoprovidedwithresourcesandopportunitiestoengagetheirstudentsinlearning.Resourcesprovidedincludewaterqualitykits,datacollectiontools,andotherequipment.TheReserveprovidesgivesteachersopportunitiestopracticenewskillsobtainedfromprofessionaldevelopmentintheirclassrooms,withresourcesandsupportfromReservementors.StudentslearnaboutLakeSuperiorandsurroundingtributaries’historical,cultural,scientific,socialandenvironmentalimportancethroughhands-on,outdoorbasedlessonsthatrequirestudentstoexploreinformationwithguidancefromteachers.Theseexperiencescanandhaveinspiredstudents,whichcouldresultinawholenewgenerationofscientists.Notonlydoesthisprogramallowforanunderstandingoftheimportanceofthewatershed,itcreatescommitmenttostewardshipamongstudentsandteachers.ThispresentationdisplaystheuniqueandrewardingopportunityIhadtoobtainin-the-fieldskillsinenvironmentaleducationthroughhelpingeducatorsandstudentsinlearningabouttheLakeSuperiorWatershedwhilebeinganinternintheRivers2Lakeprogram.
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St.LouisRiverAlliance-AquaticInvasiveSpeciesSentryProgram:AddressingAquaticInvasiveSpecies(AIS)educationandpublicawarenessintheSt.LouisRiverincludingwatersofSt.LouisCountyJillDiDomenico
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
AISarenon-nativeaquaticplants,animalsandpathogensthatcauseecologicalandeconomicharm.In2014,theStateofMinnesotabeganauthorizingfundingtoallMinnesotaCountiestoprevent,slowandreducetheimpactsofAIS.In2015St.LouisCountylaunchedanAISPreventionPlantoaddressAISinSt.LouisCounty.Actionsaddressedintheplanincludeeducation/publicawarenessofAIS.AsstatedintheSt.LouisCountyPlan,theSt.LouisRiveris“groundzero”fortheintroductionofAIS,duetotheshippingindustry.ThethreatstillexistsfornewAIStoentertheriver/estuarythroughballastwaterexchange.TheSt.LouisRiverAlliance’sAISSentryProgramwilleducateandempowercommunitymembersonidentifyingAISalreadyfoundintheriveralongwithpotentialnewAISthroughclassroomandfieldworkshops.Theprogramwillfocuson23priorityspecieslistedintheSt.LouisCountyAISPreventionPlan.Paddlersandrecreationalboatersarethetargetaudience.Participantsintheprogramwilllearnhowtoidentify,andsurveyforthepresence/absenceofAISinSt.LouisCountywaters.Theprogramwillalsoincludethesurveyingof“non-native”phragmitesalongtheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryAOC.TheAISSentryProgramwilleducateinits1styear100communitymembersonAISthroughoutSt.LouisCountyprovidingafirstlineofdefenseagainstprevention,spreadandrapidresponse.
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St.LouisRiverEstuaryBottomTrawlingSurveyNickBogyo1
11854TreatyAuthority
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Ruffe(Gymnocephaluscernuus),anexoticpercidnativetoEurope,wereconfirmedintheSt.LouisRiverEstuary(SLRE)in1987.Inresponse,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(thenUSFWS)initiatedregularbottomtrawlingsurveysin1989todocumentchangesinabundanceanddistributionofruffeandnativefishes.Thosesurveyscontinuedatleastannuallythrough2004,afterwhichalackoffundingledtothesurveybeingdiscontinued.In2010,the1854TreatyAuthorityobtainedfundingtoresumethesurveyonanannualbasis.Surveyprotocolisnearlyidenticaltowhatwasoriginallyimplementedandfollowedsince1989.Eachsurveyconsistsof40randomlyselectedfive-minutetowsthatcoverthreedifferentstratabasedprimarilyondepth(<3m,3-9m,>9m)andbottomdisturbance(shallowflats,undredgedororiginalriverchannel,dredgedshippingchannels).Ourthreemaingoalsforcontinuationofthesurveyare:1)monitoringtrendsinabundanceanddistributionofthenativeandnon-nativefishcommunities;2)surveillancefornewexoticintroductions;and3)usethesurveyasameansofdocumentingsuccessfullakesturgeonreproduction.Abriefbackgroundofthesurvey,methods,historicalandrecentresults,andfutureplanswillbepresented.
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TheComplexitiesofSedimentRemediationofSlipsintheDuluthSuperiorHarborLaRaeLehto1,BryanMurdock1,ChadScott1,TedSmith1,DougOlson1
1AMIConsultingEngineers
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Remediationofcontaminatedsedimentsinopenwaterisacomplexandintensiveoperation.Thepresenceofadjacentindustrialactivitiesonland,varieddockwallandpierdesign,utilityentriesintoslips,andaginginfrastructure,eachcomplicatethedesignofaneffectiveremediationstrategy.Slip2isoneofeightslipsintheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcern(AOC)impairedbylegacycontaminationfromindustrialandmunicipalwastes,andharmfullandusepractices.SoilsamplestakenfrombehindthedockwalloftheadjacentPierBsitecontainedasbestosandexceededMPCAsoilreferencevaluesforarsenic,mercury,semi-volatileorganiccompounds(SVOCs),anddieselrangeorganics(DRO).Diveinspectionsrevealedextensivefailuresintheexistingdockwalls,leavingvoidswherecontaminatedsitesoilsleechedintoSlip2andoutintoLakeSuperior.Theconventionalmethodofslipremediationbydredgingtoremovecontaminatedsedimentwouldhavefurtherdeepenedtheslip,causingcompletefailureoftheadjacentdockwallsandacceleratedleechingofcontaminatedsoilintoSlip2.AMIconsultingEngineersdevelopedaphasedapproachfortheremediationofSlip2,couplingtheremediationoftheslipwiththatoftheadjacentpier.ExcavationandremovalofcontaminatedsoilfromalongthedockwallandrepairstothedockwallsystemwerecriticaltothelongtermsuccessoftheSlip2sedimentremediation.TheremediationstrategyandlessonslearnsfromSlip2shouldserveasamodelforfutureslipremediationeffortsintheSt.LouisRiverAreaofConcern.
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TheSocialScienceforBuildingCommunitySupporttoAchieveScientificandEconomicResultsintheSt.LouisRiverEstuaryKrisEilers11St.LouisRiverAlliance
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
TheSt.LouisRiverAllianceistakingtheleadonaCleanWaterprojectthatwillengageourcommunityinthelargestclean-upeffortintheSt.LouisRiverEstuarysincethe1970’s.Thenextphaseoftheremedialactionplanistomanageuptotensitesthathavebeenidentifiedashavingcontaminatedsediments.Forthefirsttime,strategicpartnershipsanddedicatedfederalfundingarelineduptomakethisrestorationpossible.Thereisasmallwindowofopportunitytosupportthishighpriorityagencyrequesttosecurefundingforthisprojectthroughthegovernor’sbondingbill.InordertobuildacoalitionofsupportTheSt.LouisRiverAllianceiscapturingtheenergyandvaluesofdiverseentitieswhichareoftentimesatodds.Inordertotranslatethatenergytolegislatorsatthecapitol,theAllianceisusinglongstandingrelationshipstounitebusinessesandcitizensintheirlovefortheRiverandLakeSuperioracrossthestatetofinallygetthisworkdone.Thisinitiativeisimperativeforavibrant,healthyestuaryandwillpropelusintoanewgenerationofeconomicvitality.
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ToxicBiologicalAccumulatesFoundinLakeSuperiorFreshwaterFish:SharedvisionsforhumansintheenvironmentKelseyGunvalson1
1PrograminEnvironmentandSustainability:UniversityofMinnesota,Duluth
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
LakeSuperiorprovidesmanyecosystemservices.ThehealthandwellbeingofpeopleisimpactedbyexposuresofthebioaccumulatesthatcyclethroughLakeSuperioranditsbiota.Inparticular,somefreshwaterfishcontainshighlevelsofmethylmercury.Impactsarenotequallydistributedinourpopulation.Thesetoxinshavetheabilitytotravelwithinourhumangenomeacrossgenerations.ThisposterexploreshumansintheenvironmentinLakeSuperiorandcontributestoasharedvisionforthehealthofLakeSuperiorandallthatdependsonitsecosystemservices.
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TurbidityReducingBestManagementPracticesfor21stAvenueWestEmbaymentandBeyondMollieMahoney11USACEDetroitDistrict
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Withnearly40milliontonsofcommercialcargoshippedandreceivedeachyear,Duluth-SuperiorHarboristhelargestportontheGreatLakesandthe17thlargestportinthecountry.TheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE)isresponsibleforoperatingandmaintainingover18milesofFederalNavigationchannelintheHarborandindoingsomustremoveapproximately110,000cubicyardsofsedimentfromnavigationchannelonanannualbasis.Thesedimentremovedfromthefederalnavigationchannelrangesfromcoarsesandtofineorganicmaterialandover95%ofitissuitableforbeneficialusessuchashabitatenhancement,shoreprotection,andconstructionfill.ThedredgedmaterialremovedbyUSACEtokeepthefederalnavigationchannelsopenforshippinghasbeenbeneficiallyusedinthe21stAvenueWestEmbaymentinsupportofhabitatenhancementsince2013.OverthelastthreeyearsUSACE,withthesupportoftheGreatLakesRestorationInitiative,hasgathereddataonturbidityintheEmbaymentduringdredgematerialplacementinanefforttodeterminetheefficacyofturbidityreducingbestmanagementpractices(BMPs).Asaresult,USACEhasdevelopedadashboardofBMPsforturbidityreductionthatcanbeusedfordredgematerialplacementinthe21stAvenueWestEmbaymentandfutureinwaterplacementsitesintheharborandacrosstheGreatLakes.
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UrbanWetlandBasinforImprovedWaterQuality,WildlifeHabitatandPublicGreenSpaceAdaTse11CityofSuperiorESD
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
TheCityofSuperiorisconstructingawetlandstormwaterbasintotreatrunoffforbothpeakflowsandtoimprovewaterqualityintheCentralBusinessDistrict.ItwillbelocatedadjacenttoPoplarAvenueand12thStreet,roughly0.5milesfromtheSuperiorBayoftheSt.LouisRiver.Thestormwaterbasinwilltreat110acresofstormwaterfromPoplarAveandthehighlyurbanizedBelknapStreetwatershedbeforethewaterentersasmallcreek,whichdrainstotheSuperiorBay.Ourprojectwillincorporate“naturalizeddetention”toaddaestheticsandbiologicalcomponenttothetraditionalwaterqualitybasin,whilepreservingthebasichydraulicsandmaintainabilityofthearea.Thegentlyslopingshorelineandnativeplantingswillbeawelcomingplaceforwildlifetocongregateandaplaceforthepublictoenjoy.
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Weather,Water,andPeople:Interactiveweb-baseddatavisualizationsfordiscoveryanddecision-makingRichardAxler1,NormWill1,GeorgeHost1,TerryBrown1,TomHollenhorst21UMN-Duluth,NRRI,2U.S.EPA,MidContinentEcologyLab
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PMCoastalcommunitiesacrossthenorthernGreatLakesareincreasinglyfacing‘tippingpoints’–withwaterqualitydegradedbynutrientandorganicmatterinputs;fishcommunitieschallengedbyhightemperature,lowoxygen,lowflows,excessivesedimentandsalt,andinvasivespecies;beachesunswimmableduetoE.coliadvisories;andcostlyTMDLs,remediation,andrestorationstrategies.Betterenvironmentaldecision-makingbyoursocietyrequiresabetterinformedgeneralpublic,decisionmakers,businesses,andresourcemanagers.Overthepast18years,withmanypartners,wehavedevelopedasuiteofweb-baseddatavisualizationanddecisionsupporttoolsforlakes,streams,andwatershedstargetingawiderangeofstakeholderstoallowuserstoexploreandvisualizecomplexenvironmentaldatasets.Thetoolsenableusersto“see”howwaterbodiesrespondtonaturalandhumancauseddisturbancesandtopursueindependentexplorationofthedata.Currentdownloadabledatastories(vignettes),scenariotools,andnewtoolsunderdevelopmentfortheSt.LouisRiverregionwillbedemonstrated.
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WhenTeachingGetsRuffeinLakeSuperior:RufferesearchandoutreachMichelleGutsch1,Dr.JoelHoffman2,Mrs.CynthiaHagley6,Mrs.SamanthaSmingler5,Dr.RichardRicketts4,Mrs.NadineMeyer3,Mr.AaronSalmela71UniversityofMinnesotaDuluth,2EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,3FrontenacStatePark,4LargeLakeObservatory/UMD,5GreatLakesAquarium,6MinnesotaSeaGrant,7DuluthAreaPublicSchools
February3,2016,4:40PM-5:45PM
Preventingintroductionsandmanaginginvasivespeciesrequiresecologicalresearchandmonitoring,butitisalsoessentialthatthepublicbothunderstandstheimportanceoftheresearchandknowsenoughaboutinvasivespeciestohelppreventtheirspread.Asapartofthismission,weinvolvedscienceeducatorsinnon-nativespeciesresearch,withthegoalofincreasingtheircapacitytoteachaboutGreatLakesecologyandresearch.Asecondarygoalwastoimprovescientists’andgraduatestudents’skillsatexplainingthebroaderimpactsoftheirwork.WebuiltonasuccessfulpartnershipcalledShipboardSciencesponsoredbytheCenterforGreatLakesLiteracy(CGLL)andMNSeaGrant.Forthefieldresearch,agraduatestudentledtheplanningandimplementationofthiseffortandwasthechiefscientistfortworesearchcruiseswherescientistsandeducatorsworkedside-by-sidetolearnsamplingtechniquesandcollectdatafortheproject.Thesamegraduatestudentorganizedthelaboratoryexperience(called“Dig-in-Day”)fortheeducators.Finally,wehelpedteachersdevelopaprojectideatoincorporatetheirknowledgeintotheclassroom.Attherequestoftheteachers,theleadgraduatestudentprovidedGreatLakesscienceoutreachatfourhighschools,threemiddleschools,andtwoelementaryschools.Further,weprovidedscienceandcurriculumsupportthroughouttheschoolyear,culminatingintheGreatLakesAwarenessDayatwhichtheeducatorsandtheirstudentssharedtheirresultswithscientistsandothers.Theresultsofthisoutreachprojecthavefacilitatedthecompilationofalistofscientistswillingtoparticipateinfutureeducationaloutreach.
6th Annual St. Louis River Summit | S H A R I N G O U R V I S I O N S
TIME SESSION PRESENTER TITLE
Facilitator: Erika Washburn, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (LS Reserve)
8:30 Welcome Erika Washburn, Reserve Manager, LS Reserve
8:40 Opening Remarks Dr. Faith Hensrud, Provost, University of Wisconsin-Superior Tom Fennessey, President, Superior City Council Emily Larson, Mayor, City of Duluth
9:30 Howard’s Charge John Lindgren
Minnesota DNR Special Recognition
9:35 Keynote
Jerry Hembd University of Wisconsin-Superior Department of Business and Economics
John Austin Michigan Economic Center and the Brookings Institution
Keynote Introduction
Water is our Past - Water is our Future: How the Great Lakes Region's Water-rich Location and Water Innovation Can Drive a New, Growing Blue Economy
10:35 Break – The Landing
11:00
Habitat & Resiliency
Jodi Slick Ecolibrium3
Big Water Minnesota: An Introduction to Minnesota’s Integrated Approach to Building Resilience to Climate Change in Duluth, MN
11:20 Dr. Christine Custer US Geological Survey
Environmental Contaminants in Nesting Swallows Along the St Louis River, MN and WI
11:40 Joseph Kreitinger US Army Research and Development Center
Design Considerations to Reduce Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Risk at Aquatic Habitat Restoration Sites in the St Louis River Estuary
12:00
Lunch, Networking, and Posters 12:30 Great Lakes DIVER (Rm. 204)
Great Lakes Data Integration Visualization, Exploration and Reporting (GL DIVER) System: Future of Great Lakes data management
1:30
AOC
Kris Eilers St. Louis River Alliance Sharing Our Vision for the St. Louis River Estuary
1:45 Matt Steiger Wisconsin DNR Progress on BUIs and Opportunities for Engagement
2:00 Tom Howes Fond du Lac Resource Management
Wild Rice Restoration
2:15 Dan Breneman Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota’s Restoration Project
2:30 Molly Wick Wisconsin DNR Wisconsin’s Restoration Projects
2:50 Break – The Landing
3:20
AOC
Mike Bares Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Contaminated Sediment Management
3:40 Joe Graham Wisconsin DNR
Sediment Quality in Wisconsin
4:00 John Lindgren Minnesota DNR
Sharing Our Roles in Achieving the Vision of a Healthy St. Louis River Estuary
4:30 Closing Remarks Erika Washburn
4:40 Poster Session with appetizers and cash bar - The Landing
6:00 Adjourn – Dinner On Your Own
7:00 River Talks: Natalie Warren (Held at Swenson Hall, First Floor, Erlenbach Lecture Hall)
AGENDA Wednesday, February 3, 2016 UW-Superior Great Room, 2nd Floor
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AGENDA Thursday, February 4, 2016 UW-Superior Great Room, 2nd Floor
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TIME SESSION PRESENTER TITLE
Facilitator: David Bolgrien, US EPA
8:30 Welcome David Bolgrien US EPA
Welcome
8:40 Opening Remarks John Downing Minnesota Sea Grant
A New Vision from Minnesota Sea Grant’s Director
9:00
Human Connections
Heather Stirratt NOAA Office of Coastal Management
NOAA's Office of Coastal Management Habitat Blueprint and Stakeholder Engagement
9:20 Erika Washburn LS Reserve
People & Places Forum: Building a Network for Collaboration with those in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Health Fields
9:40 Katie Williams US EPA
Tapping into Community Wisdom and Integrating Local Knowledge into Revitalization Efforts
10:00 Dr. Jennifer Moore University of Minnesota Duluth
One River, Many Stories: Community Engagement through Media Collaboration
10:20 Break – The Landing
10:50
Human Connections
Tonia Kittleson Minnesota Environmental Consortium
American Rivers Most Endangered Rivers of 2015: How the St. Louis Made the List, Why that Matters, and What's Next
11:10 Cindy Hakala IDA Dark Sky Duluth
Welcome to the Dark Side: An Introduction to Light Pollution in the Twin Ports
11:30 Deanna Erickson LS Reserve
An Evaluation of the Rivers2Lake Education Program
11:50 Curtis Sedlacek US Army Corps of Engineers
The Buried Past: Why Cultural Resources Within the St. Louis River Area of Concern Matter for Environmental Restoration
12:10 Lunch, Networking, and Posters 12:40 Community Vessel Workshop Update (Room 204)
1:40
Environmental Indicators
Adam Mednick University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Virtual Beach: Using Free Data and Tools to Help Inform Beach Remediation Efforts in the St Louis River Area Of Concern
2:00 Meagan Aliff Natural Resource Research Institute A Method for Ballast Water Risk-release Assessment for Protists
2:20 Elizabeth Alexson University of Minnesota Duluth
Long-term Diatom Records Support Delisting Efforts of the St. Louis River Estuary
2:40 Break – The Landing
3:10 Environmental
Indicators
Sarah Glesner St. Louis River Alliance
The Phragmites Puzzle: Team Management of an Aquatic Invasive Species in the St. Louis River Estuary
3:30 Bryn Evans Wisconsin DNR
Camera and Plane Surveys Assessing the Response of Semi-aquatic Mammals to Remediation of the St. Louis River Area of Concern
3:50 Closing Remarks: Sharing Our Visions David Bolgrien
4:00 Adjourn
6th Annual St. Louis River Summit | S H A R I N G O U R V I S I O N S #SLRSummit2016
The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve is part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), established by Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended. Additional information about the system can be obtained from the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office for Coastal Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East West Highway - N/ORM5, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
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2016 PLANNING COMMITTEE
Dale Bergeron, Minnesota Sea Grant David Bolgrien, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gene Clark, Wisconsin Sea Grant Sarah Congdon, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research ReserveElla Cross, University of Wisconsin-Superior Nick Danz, University of Wisconsin-Superior Val Damstra, Northland CollegeDiane Desotelle, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Deanna Erickson, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Gail Epping Overholt, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Cherie Hagen, Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesKari Hedin, Fond du Lac Resource Management Karen Heikel, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Matt Hudson, Northland College John Jereczek, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Zachary Jorgenson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tracey Ledder, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Julie O’Leary, University of Wisconsin-Superior Becky Sapper, University of Wisconsin-ExtensionKelly Schelander-Pugh, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Shon Schooler, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Matt Steiger, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Erika Washburn, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Katie Williams, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Marie Zhuikov, Wisconsin Sea Grant
Learn more at lsnerr.uwex.edu/LakeSuperiorReserve
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