For 20 years, the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation (NPLSF) has championed one of the most extraordinary freshwater ecosystems on Earth. Lake Superior holds 10% of the world’s surface freshwater—more than all the other Great Lakes combined—touching three U.S. states and one Canadian province. Stewardship of this globally significant ecosystem is our shared responsibility. As the official philanthropic partner of the lake’s five extraordinary national parks, NPLSF has

By Tim Cochrane Duchess of Oldenburg apple lithograph For over five millennia people have made their way to Isle Royale. Evidence of that presence is sometimes subtle and sometimes it is like the bow of the packet freighter America looming out of the depths of Lake Superior. Whether obvious or not, each sign of human activity often can tell a remarkable story such as the rewilding Island Mine road turned into a trail or the toy left behind at the Hay Bay fishery. But evidenc

UpdateS From the Field with Moose Researcher Adam Mortensen By Adam Mortensen My snowmobile stopped, but thankfully, it was not stuck! Part of being a biologist is the constant need to learn new things. Sometimes that means mastering a new statistical analysis or setting up moose collars. In the case of today’s installment of “Moose Browse,” it’s snowmobiling. Despite growing up in Wisconsin, snowmobiling was brand new to me, and I was excited to learn in such a unique way. A