Caption: Dr. Seth Moore with a radio collared moose at Grand Portage, MN., Credit: Photo courtesy Grand Portage Trust Lands
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Dr. Seth Moore with a radio collared moose at Grand Portage, MN. 

Moose Habitat, Coaster Brook Trout, and Canoeing with Kids

From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Length: 05:15

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Dr. Seth Moore and the staff at Grand Portage Trust Lands engage in ongoing natural resource projects of significance not only to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. In this interview, Dr. Moore talks about the band's ongoing radio-collared moose study, coaster brook trout restoration efforts, and canoeing with students from Oshki Ogimaag Community School in Grand Portage. Read the full description.

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The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County.  Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses a historic fur trade site with spectacular northwoods Lake Superior shoreline.

The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues.  Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio's A.M. Community Calendar program, talking about the band's current and ongoing projects.

In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about a collaborative project to restore moose habitat in northeast Minnesota, coaster brook trout surveys, and canoeing with students from Oshki Ogimaag Community School in Grand Portage.

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Piece Description

The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County.  Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses a historic fur trade site with spectacular northwoods Lake Superior shoreline.

The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues.  Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio's A.M. Community Calendar program, talking about the band's current and ongoing projects.

In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about a collaborative project to restore moose habitat in northeast Minnesota, coaster brook trout surveys, and canoeing with students from Oshki Ogimaag Community School in Grand Portage.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Seth Moore leads the Biology and Environment departments at Grand Portage Trust Lands. In this interview, Dr. Moore talks about the band's ongoing moose habitat study, coaster brook trout restoration efforts, and canoeing with students from Oshki Ogimaag Community School in Grand Portage.

OUTRO:

That was Carah Thomas with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Additional Credits

Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.