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Fond du Lac
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Tribal Partnership Projects
Contacting the Office:
John Leonard, Native American Specialist
e-mail: John_Leonard@fws.govBHW Federal Building
One Federal Drive
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: 612-713-5108
Fax: 612-713-5280
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Return to Tribal Grants Main Page2003 Tribal Wildlife Grants (3 projects)
$133,150
Moose Population Dynamics and Census Techniques Research
Mike Schrage, 218-878-8003
$60,920
Angler Exploitation of Select Walleye Populations in the 1854 Ceded Territory of Minnesota
Brian Borkholder, 218-878-8004
$42,506
Sturgeon Population Study on the Upper St. Louis River
Larry W. Scharzkopf, 218-878-80882003 Tribal Landowner Incentive Program
$200,000
Larry W. Schwarzkopf, 218-878-8088
Fond du Lac Wild Rice Restoration Project-4 LakesAshland FRO Assists With Native American Conservation and Restoration Projects
The Service's Ashland Fishery Resources Office (FRO) provides technical assistance on fish and wildlife matters to 14 Native American tribes and associated conservation programs in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Yearly contact is made with natural resource directors in order to assess wildlife technical and financial assistance needs. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program information was specifically provided this year. We also provide project assistance to additional tribes throughout the upper Midwest where needed. Presently, Ashland FRO is providing financial and technical wildlife habitat assistance to four tribal wetland projects; Lac du Flambeau (195 acres), Grand Portage (45 acres), Menominee (15 acres) and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, or GLIFWC, (15 acres). One tribal wetland/riparian project was completed this year, GLIFWC''''s 75-acre-1 mile riparian Spring Creek project. Wetland restoration technical assistance is also being provided to the Red Cliff tribe in regards to beaver pond and ephemeral wetland restoration. Prairie restoration technical assistance was provided to the Prairie Island Indian Community. Planning is presently underway for a 100-acre prairie restoration cooperative project involving the Service, Prairie Island Indian Community and Circle of Flight. In the past few years, Ashland FRO has completed upland and wetland restoration projects with the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, Leach Lake Reservation, Fond du Lac, White Earth, Red Cliff, Grand Portage, and Lac du Flambeau. Resource
Outputs: The Ashland FRO is responsible for fish and wildlife technical assistance to 14 Native American Tribes and programs in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We also provide project assistance to additional tribes throughout the upper Midwest where needed.
Partners: Michigan: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lac Vieux Desert Band, Minnesota: Fond du Lac Reservation, Grand Portage RTC, Bois Forte Reservation (Net Lake), Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 1854 Authority, Wisconsin: Bad River Band, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community(Mole Lake), St. Croix Tribe, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
Service Assists With Walleye Marking Study on Mille Lacs Lake
Ashland and LaCrosse Fisheries Resource Offices assisted with a cooperative walleye marking study on Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake. The study is a cooperative effort between the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR). The goals of the study were as follows: 1) estimate the total adult walleye population in Mille Lacs Lake; 2) assess the entire shoreline of the lake with regard to distribution of spawning walleye; and, 3) implement a double marking system that will allow monitoring of growth and movement of adult walleye over a long-term period. The objective of the study was to mark 10 percent (40,000) of the estimated adult walleye population (400,000). Each cooperator was assigned a target of 20,000 adult walleye for marking. Each captured walleye was marked with a second or third dorsal spine clip and a floy tag. All clipped spines were saved for aging. MNDNR used fyke nets, and GLIFWC used electro fishing to capture spawning walleye. A total of five boats participated in the electro fishing effort, two from GLIFWC, one from the Fond du Lac tribe, and two from the Service. Due to a lower number of captures than expected, the target number for marking was subsequently reduced to 20,000 total adult walleye (10,000 GLIFWC and 10,000 MNDNR). Although the effort was hampered by bad weather, the lower number of captures suggests that the actual adult walleye population is probably less than the estimated 400,000 individuals. A complete analysis of the results is pending.
Offices Involved: R3-LaCrosse FRO R3-Ashland FRO
