A new Canada-U.S. project has been initiated for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.  There is a long history of U.S.-Canada cooperation on investigating, monitoring, and managing the Great Lakes, including the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie. The Detroit River-Western Lake Erie ecosystem has many long-term data sets because of its manufacturing history that contributed to many long-standing environmental and natural resource problems. This Detroit River-Western Lake Erie indicator project will:

There will be least 30 indicators with 30 or more years of data.  See link below to the web site where examples of indicator reports are provided.

 

If you are interested in this project, please contact one of the individuals below for more information:

 

U.S. Co-Chair
John H. Hartig , Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Phone: 734-692-7608
E-mail: john_hartig@fws.gov

Canadian Co-Chair
Michael Zarull , Project Chief, Sediment Remediation
National Water Research Institute
Environment Canada
Phone: 905-336-4783
E-mail: Michael.Zarull@ec.gc.ca

Emily E. Wilke, University of Michigan Masters Student, American Heritage River/International Wildlife Refuge Intern
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Phone: 734-692-7611
E-mail: Emily_Wilke@fws.gov      

This indicator project will be the focus of the next State of the Strait Conference in December 2006.