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Accuracy of Rapid Test Strips for the Detection of the Cyanotoxin Microcystin
(Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2025-06)Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) pose significant risks to water quality, public health, and aquatic ecosystems, including in the Great Lakes. Traditional methods for detecting microcystin, a common cyanotoxin, often take several ... -
Analysis of PFAS release following the April 2018 refinery fire in Superior, Wisconsin
(2020-09)This report summarizes monitoring data collected by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve during and after an explosion and series of fires at a refinery facility in Superior, Wisconsin in 2018. Many other ... -
Building a collaborative monitoring strategy for a changing St. Louis River Estuary: a recommendation report
(2025-06-16)As the St. Louis River Estuary (SLRE) approaches delisting as a Great Lakes Area of Concern (AOC), emerging stressors, particularly cyanobacteria blooms, raise new questions about the estuary’s longterm condition. To ... -
Designing and implementing a pre-burn monitoring protocol for Wisconsin Point
(2025-07-28)Wisconsin Point is a baymouth bar separating the St. Louis River Estuary from Lake Superior. Its forests have long been stewarded by Ojibwe people, including regular use of ishkode (fire) on the landscape before fire ... -
Documenting Water Depth Fluctuation and Waterfowl Occurrence within Wild Rice Beds in the St. Louis River Estuary
(2022-02)The St. Louis River Estuary’s shallow wetlands are home to northern wild rice (manoomin), an ecologically, economically, and culturally important keystone species. Wild rice abundance in the Estuary was negatively ... -
Estuarine habitats in the St. Louis Estuary, Lake Superior, Wisconsin: past, present, and future
(National Estuarine Research Reserve Assocaition (NERRA), 2023)In the face of climate change, understanding trajectories of change is critical for coastal management, particularly for identifying future restoration and climate adaptation opportunities. The National Estuarine Research ... -
Harmful Algae Bloom (HABs) Dynamics in Mixing Zones of Lake Superior
(Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2025-12)Phytoplankton, commonly referred to as algae, are found in water and create the base of the food web in aquatic ecosystems. When an ecosystem becomes unbalanced, phytoplankton can grow too much which can result in an algal ... -
Stewardship Plan for Nekuk Island (Nigigo-minis)
(2025-08-01)Nekuk Island (Nigigo-minis, otter island, in Ojibwe) is an important source of habitat and a significant cultural site located in the upper St. Louis River Estuary. Two centuries ago, the island was part of the Ojibwe ... -
Under-Ice Water Quality Assessment in Perch Lake, Mud Lake, and Kimballs Bay
(2020-09)Previous studies have found lower-than-expected dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in a number of bays of the St. Louis River estuary. These hypoxic conditions, which can negatively impact fish and other organisms, are ... -
Waterway Benefits Study Fact Sheet
(2024-10)The Waterway Benefits Study was conducted in 2021–2022 to explore the St. Louis River estuary community’s deep connections to our local waterways including Gichigami (Lake Superior), Gichigami-Ziibi (the St. Louis River ...