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St. Louis River Summit 2022
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The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold its 12th annual St. Louis River Summit online via Zoom from March 7-9. Optional in-person elements include a poster session, field trips and a River Talk.
This year’s summit theme is “River Transformations,” which celebrates progress on St. Louis River Area of Concern environmental projects and the work of understanding and addressing climate change. The goal of the summit is to bring together key audiences working in the region to share information about the St. Louis River and encourage coordination of activities and funding proposals.
The keynote speaker will be Jesse Roesler, a filmmaker with Credo Nonfiction, which is the company that produced Breaking Trail, a documentary about Emily Ford, a Duluthian who last winter was the first woman and person of color to through-hike the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. Roesler will address the power of storytelling to inspire positive change.
Jennifer Chenoweth will be a featured speaker. She is a visual artist and entrepreneur who created the XYZ Atlas, an interactive public art project that portrays the feelings, stories and experiences of people living in and visiting Austin, Texas. Chenoweth will describe how art can be a tool for social change through inspiration and connection.
The in-person poster session will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, in the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjacket Union.
The River Talk will be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 8, also in the Yellowjacket Union. It will feature Marne Kaeske with the 1854 Treaty Authority, who will help participants construct wild rice knocking sticks during “Bawa’iganaakoog (Wild Rice Harvesting Sticks).” Advance registration is required.
During the morning of March 9, small-group, physically distanced field trips will be held. Options include a drone meet and fly, winter birding on Wisconsin Point, a snowshoe trek in the Superior Municipal Forest, and a tour of Carl Gawboy’s classic murals in the Superior Public Library.
The cost of the summit is $30. To register and view the agenda, visit lakesuperiorreserve.org/summit. Students from local schools and institutions are invited to attend the summit to learn more about the research community and river projects. Students may attend for free but need to register.
