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The Natural Resources Department administers natural resource programs for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on the L'Anse, Marquette, and Ontonagon reservations as well as the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan (1842 ceded territory). These programs encompass a variety of activities, including: Lake Superior fishery assessments, Baraga county stream assessments, surface water and ground water monitoring, air and radon studies, brownfield programs, wildlife and wetland management, environmental assessments, monitoring of metallic mining and exploration activity in the Lake Superior basin, participation in the protection and enhancement of Lake Superior, and fish stocking from our hatchery. The department facilitates projects through grants from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Tribal Council funds hatchery operations.

Fish (Gigoonh) and wildlife (Awesiiyag) staff began working in 1988 and an environmental specialist was hired in 1992. The Department was organized in 1999 and brought environmental, fish and wildlife programs under one department. The departmental staff has grown over the years to the present level of sixteen full-time employees and a varying number of part-time and temporary workers throughout the year. Our staff works closely with the KBIC Natural Resources Committee. Our department is also guided by a 10 year Integrated Resource Management Plan adopted by the Tribal Council and Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2003 and the KBIC Strategic Plan adopted in 2005

NRD Weather Station Links

http://www.weatherlink.com/user/kbicnrdweather/index.php?view=main&headers=1

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=ew2255

Michigan Technological University - Great Lakes Buoys

Access real-time observations from buoys and monitoring stations in the Great Lakes Regions

greatlakesbuoys.org

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COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Todd Warner Scholarship Award - Due Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

JOB POSTINGS - COMING SOON

ECOLOGIST (full time with benefits)

GREAT LAKES RESOURCE SPECIALIST (full time with benefits)