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Lake Superior

WATCH: Wandering Wisconsin's Tribal Lands

Peter Greenberg | Posted 12.29.2012 | Travel
Read More: Native Americans, Wisconsin, Whitewater Rafting, Lake Superior, Water Sports, Video, Travel News
Peter Greenberg

The state of Wisconsin has an impressive number of state and national parks, but what you may not know is that some of the most beautiful natural places are actually located on Native American lands.

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Is That Fish Sustainable? Commercial Fishing In Lake Superior

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.06.2011 | Home
Read More: Daniel Klein, Whitefish, Sustainable Food, Perennial Plate, Sustainable Fishing, Fry, Organic, Trout, Great Lakes, Local Food, Nets, Wild, Lake Superior, Fishing, Recipe, Herring, Home News
Daniel Klein

There are a small number of commercial fisherman left on Lake Superior. I had the pleasure of going out one morning last spring with Harley Tofte, w...

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A Sacred Fire Is Burning at Eagle Rock

Cynthia Pryor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Rio Tinto, Charlotte Loonsfoot, Avatar, Eagle Rock, Great Lakes, Native Americans, Upper Peninsula Michigan, Lake Superior, Michigan, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Anishinaabe, Sulfide Mining, Copper-Mining, Mineral Rights, Nickel Mining, Green News
Cynthia Pryor

Outside Avatar, indigenous communities are waging very real battles to protect sacred sites. And not just in exotic corners of the world, but right here in America, in the Great Lakes.

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Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?

Karen Dionne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Tony Clarke, Great Lakes Compact, St. Ignace, Japan, Novel, Lake Erie, Blue Gold, Water, Michigan, Great Lakes, Environment, Bottled Water Industry, Colorado River, Lake Superior, Freezing Point, Maude Barlow, Ogallala Aquifer, Bottled Water, Green News
Karen Dionne

Recently, governors and legislatures... approved the Great Lakes Compact, a landmark agreement that bans the sale and diversion of water outside the region.

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The Web of the North

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Lake Superior, Wisconsin, Global Warming, Politics News
Carl Pope

Many ecological challenges could have been avoided. In fact, many could still be tamed -- but it will require thinking about their interconnection, not just solving each in the cheapest fashion.

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