Description
Sam Hansen, former undergraduate research fellow with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, will present, "Deterring Geese on the St. Louis River to Protect Wild Rice."
Northern wild rice, native to the St. Louis River, was once abundant. Today, it is threatened by high water levels and increased feeding pressure by Canada geese. Hansen will describe his project to determine if low-impact kayaking in wild rice bays could reduce the abundance of geese.
Hansen's talk will be recorded and posted afterward on the Reserve's Facebook page. A summary will also be posted on Wisconsin Sea Grant's blog.
River Talks are sponsored by The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grant programs.
River Talks Series
The River Talks 2019-29 season is the seventh year of science cafe-style evening talks about the St. Louis River Estuary. The River Talks is a free, annual, informal speaker series about the St. Louis River Estuary in Duluth-Superior and a cooperative project between the Wisconsin and Minnesota Sea Grant programs and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve. The talks will be held monthly through May 2020 at the Reserve's Lake Superior Estuarium on Barker's Island in Superior.
Come learn about the St. Louis River! Scientists, businesses, and agency staff who work and depend on the St. Louis River Estuary will share their thoughts and information about river projects each month during the academic year. We encourage you to ask questions and share your thoughts, too.
Contact
Do you have questions, or would you like to get on the series email list? Contact series organizer, Marie Zhuikov with Wisconsin Sea Grant, mzhuikov@aqua.wisc.edu or 715-399-4084 or Marie Thoms at Minnesota Sea Grant, methoms@d.umn.edu or 218726-8710.
2019-2020 Schedule
For the 2019-2020 season, each speaker has been asked to address water-career information and tips in addition to the topic of their talks. All talks, except for March 3, 2020, will be held at the Estuarium. Dates and general topics for the season are:
- October 9, 2019 — Detecting Bloody Red Shrimp in the St. Louis River
- November 13, 2019 — The University of Wisconsin-Superior's Ballast Water Treatment Facility
- No talk in December
- January 8, 2020 — Working on the River: An Education to Career Journey
by Duluth Seaway Port Authority Executive Director Deborah DeLuca - February 12, 2020 — Expanding the Narrative of Tribal Health: Protecting and Restoring Manoomin to Sustain Future Generations
- March 3, 2020 — The St. Louis River Area of Concern.
This talk will be held in conjunction with the St. Louis River Summit. Tentative time: 6:30 p.m. at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center - April 8, 2020 — What Tourism Means for the River
- May 13, 2020 — Canada Goose Control and Wild Rice