The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (Lake Superior Reserve) will hold its 11th annual St. Louis River Summit March 1-3 virtually via Zoom.

The cost to attend will be $30.

Learn More: https://lakesuperiorreserve.org/summit/

EPA and MPCA announce $16 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

Calling all amateur and professional photographers! We are looking for your portraits of wildlife, animal behavior, the relationship between people and nature, plant life, weather, seasons, recreation and harbor activities for our 2021 photo contest.

The St. Louis River Alliance has announced the promotion of Alyssa Johnson as the Communication and Projects Administrator.

The 2020 St. Louis River Area of Concern Remedial Action Plan (RAP) update is now available, incorporating stakeholders’ feedback we received on the draft shared recently. The document is available online here.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) remediation team is another step closer towards the cleanup of the St. Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC). After evaluating options and gathering public input, MPCA has selected remedies for three SLRAOC contaminated sites: Scanlon Reservoir, Thomson Reservoir, and Mud Lake West.

Watch the recording of this years 2020 Celebration of Progress: St. Louis River Area of Concern. This year we learned about the St. Louis River Area of Concern projects that have been completed and those that are underway. The event was virtually hosted on Tuesday, November 17 from 6-8 p.m. via Zoom. This is a live recording of that event.

ST. LOUIS RIVER AREA OF CONCERN UPDATES: The St. Louis River Area of Concern coordinating agencies would like to share a stakeholder feedback opportunity available now through December 7, 2020. A draft version of the 2020 Remedial Action Plan (RAP) is available for public review and comments on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources St. Louis River AOC website.

ST. LOUIS RIVER AREA OF CONCERN UPDATES: The St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) is one step closer to delisting following completion of a contaminated sediment clean-up project at AZCON/Duluth Seaway Port Authority’s Slip November 12.

November is Membership Drive month at the St. Louis River Alliance.

The St. Louis River and Lake Superior shape our way of life and continually help us thrive. These special bodies of water connect us to each other and remind us how vital it is to ensure that the River is healthy for generations to come!

You are invited to come find out what St. Louis River Area of Concern projects have been completed and learn about what projects are underway at this years Virtual Annual Celebration of Progress.

Tuesday, November 17 from 6-8 p.m. the event will be held via Zoom. The event is free, but registration is necessary.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdOGtqz4pGNddoOwPUgJLkX2vdRKFRwZf

The St. Louis River Alliance (SLRA) is excited to announce that U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt designated the St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail (SLRE National Water Trail) on Thursday, October 22. 

St. Louis River Alliance supporters - if you are a member with the Duluth Whole Foods Co-op we need your vote!

Voting for Co-op Owners is open now through October 16th (details included in link).

VOTE NOW: https://wholefoods.coop/vote/

The St. Louis River was designated as one of the 31 Areas of Concern (AOC) on the Great Lakes due to significant historical issues with pollution and degraded habitat.

For decades the Alliance has been working on projects with state, tribal, and federal agencies in order to delist the St. Louis River as an Area of Concern by 2025.

Watch now to learn more!

ST. LOUIS RIVER AREA OF CONCERN UPDATES: The remedial construction in the Azcon/DSPA Slip started this week! The activities at the site will include dredging and landfill disposal of approximately 700 cubic yards of contaminated sediments, followed by capping and armoring 2.2 acres of the slip. The remedial cap will be constructed with clean material beneficially dredged from the Duluth Navigational Channel. Construction is anticipated to continue throughout the month of October, and be completed by early November depending on weather.

More information can be found at: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/st-louis-river-area-concern-sediment-cleanup-sites

Check out this great interview between our Executive Director Kris Eilers and KUMD 103.3 FM. Kris sat in for the 'Green Visions' segment to discuss current St. Louis River Alliance projects and progress. During these uncertain times, this is a great reminder that the river is here for our healing!

Thank you Lisa Johnson for having us on the show.

LISTEN TO FULL INTERVIEW: https://www.kumd.org/post/green-visions-we-need-healing-right-now-were-all-better-when-we-go-water

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will remove more than 130,000 cubic yards of material, including contaminated sediment and debris, from Howards Bay in Superior, Wisconsin beginning this fall with most dredging activities finishing by November 2021.

"Cleanup of sediment at Howards Bay is a necessary action to remove beneficial use impairments and to eventually delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern."

The St. Louis River Alliance is proud to present to you The St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail video.

The St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail project is a direct result of a cleaner river and decades of restoration work. The National Water Trail is a multi-use waterway enabling the public to experience the St. Louis River Estuary amidst the urban landscape of the Twin Ports.

Watch now to learn more!

The St. Louis River Alliance, partnered the Wisconsin DNR, planted 500 pounds of manoomin (Wild Rice) in the St. Louis River Estuary the first week of September 2020. Check out the pictures!

Last week (Sept. 1-Sept. 6, 2020) the St. Louis River Alliance staff, along with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources planted 500 lbs of wild rice (Manoomin) near Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary.