Introduction and Chequamegon Bay Area Partnership

Matt Hudson, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland, WI
Presentation at the Chequamegon Bay Research Symposium, April 15, 2015

Transcript

1. Welcome to the 2015 Chequamegon Bay Research Symposium
2. Welcome! • Agenda and logistics • A big THANK YOU to – CBAP Steering Committee – SOEI and Northland College – All of you!
3. Why Are We Here Today? • Exciting time for this area: – CBAP – LSLRP – Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation – Research & monitoring – Community interest in sustainability • Share information and promote collaboration and linkages between science and regional management efforts. .
4. Why Are We Here Today? • Exciting place to study. • Focus on nearshore. • Discussion Points – How do we better link science and decision-making to: • Deliver strategies that lead to positive outcomes in the Bay? • Assist local communities in preparing for climate impacts?
6. Guiding Statement • Formed in 2009, the CBAP is a coalition of agencies, governments, organizations, and institutions in the Chequamegon Bay area of northern Wisconsin whose guiding statement is “to improve the ecological, economic, and social fabric of the Chequamegon Bay area of Lake Superior through a collaborative natural resource decision-making and implementation team.”
7. Chequamegon Bay Area Partnership
8. 18 CBAP Active Partners • Apostle Islands Sports Fishermen’s Association • Ashland County Land and Water Conservation Department • Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians • Bad River Watershed Association • Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation Department • Bayfield Regional Conservancy • City of Ashland • City of Bayfield • Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department • Northland College and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute • Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Trout Unlimited, Wild Rivers Chapter • United States Fish & Wildlife Service • United States Forest Service • United States Geological Survey • University of Wisconsin Extension-Basin Education • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
9. Structure • Northland College/SOEI – Coordinating partner and fiscal agent • Steering Committee – Partnership development • Outreach Committee – Support landowner outreach efforts • CBAP Coordinator
10. Priority challenges we face to keep the Chequamegon Bay area healthy Photo: Stable Solutions Photo: Stable Solutions, LLC Photo: Diane Daulton Photo: WI Historical Society
11. Projects to Date • Habitat Restoration Projects – 2010, $251,414
12. Projects to Date • Beach Sanitary Surveys – 2010, $192,115 GLRI
13. Projects to Date • Landowner Partnership Project – 2011, $300,000 GLRI. Fish Creek & Marengo
14. Projects to Date • Targeted Sediment Reduction to Fish Cr. & Chequamegon Bay – 2013, $227,318 GLC.
15. Key Priorities for CBAP 1. The development of a comprehensive regional management strategy and implementation plan for the CBAP, and 2. Coordination, communication and implementation capacity for the CBAP.