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Site Assessment and Risk Evaluation Based on 2012 & 2011 Field Sampling of
Soil Sediment
soil
The DRM Environmental Department is issuing a 30 day comment period for the "Site Assessment and Risk Evaluation Based on 2010 and 2011 Field Sampling of Soil Sediment in Areas Potentially Impacted by the Cass Lake Biological Testing Site For Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Compund" Study. The comment period starts April 24th and goes to May 27th. There will be a Special Meeting for Band and Community Members at the Bena Community Center.
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Leech Lake Environmental Summer Youth Experience
summerYouth
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Environmental Department is seeking 10 individuals between the ages of 13-15 who will have the opportunity to spend two weeks working along side Environmental Department Professionals. The two week intervals will be set between June to August. All applications, along with essays, must be returned by 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday in May (May 4, 2012).
Click here for brochure and application.
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
EAB
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, a beetle native to Asia, was first detected in Michigan in 2002. Evidence suggests that the beetle was established in Michigan for years prior to its discovery. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has since been detected in many states, and also in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. In addition to spreading by natural means, EAB can be transported to new areas in infested firewood, timber, and nursery stock. This beetle has been responsible for the loss of millions of ash trees in North America. MORE
The Eastern Timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon), or Ma’iingan in Ojibwe
wolf
The Eastern Timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon), or Ma’iingan in Ojibwe, a subspecies of the gray wolf is currently the largest predator that inhabits the Leech Lake Reservation. It is also a species of cultural and spiritual importance to many tribal members of the Band. Once a common animal, it was extirpated from the reservation, as well as most of the rest of the continental United States by the early 1960s, due to unrestricted harvest by humans.
Click here for more about Wolves.