Fisher Harvest Update 1/29/15

Pursuant to Section 8.24 of the off-reservation model code for the Wisconsin ceded territories, notice is given that fisher harvest zone A is to be closed to further fisher harvest commencing Monday February 2, 2015.  The tribal harvest quota has been achieved and there remain no fisher available for harvest in this zone.

This closure is being issued 5 days in advance so that trappers may be informed of the closure and given sufficient time to pull and fisher traps from Zone A and register any fishers.

The management units which are included in Zone A are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 and 22.  A map of fisher management zones

 

7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on tribal night hunting

 

http://globalnews.ca/news/1490361/tailings-pond-breach-at-mount-polley-mine-near-likely-bc/

 

Freshwater Fish Preservation

Updated mercury maps available

Under funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GRLI), GLIFWC updated the mercury maps for its member tribes with the most current mercury data available. Data collected since the last update in March 2012 has added information for 11 lakes, and a total of 446 lakes harvested by GLIFWC member tribes now have color-coded, monthly consumption advice. The updated Mercury Maps. Physical copies of the Maps were provided to tribal registration stations and other locations on reservation for the spring harvest.

 

 

Now available:  Map and description of analysis GLIFWC recently completed to determine what streams could be filled given the provisions of AB1/SB1. In particular, the analysis looked at the effect of Amendment 9 to AB1/SB1 on the ability of an iron mining company to fill streams with mine waste. What GLIFWC found was that many upper watershed stream segments could be filled given the provisions of Amendment 9. Those streams are indicated in red on the attached map.

Notes and Methods Used in Development of Vulnerable Stream Analysis

Surface waters potentially filled by iron mining given provisions of AB1/SB1

 

Subscription form & past issues

 

Spring 2015

Winter 2014

Fall 2014

Spring/Summer 2014

Exploring a watershed with Tommy Sky

25th Anniversary of the 1989 Anishinaabe Solidarity Relay

Primary Application

Special Enforcement Application

GLIFWC Positions Qualifications Table

 

 

2015 Winter Camp Application—March 14-15 @ Red Cliff, WI. Come join in on the fun

 

Trapper Education Class—March 14-15 @ Lac Courte Oreilles

 

WDNR Safety Classes

 

Native Report coverage of Summer Youth Camp

2014 Summer Camp Photos