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Water Resource Management Plan for Isle Royale National Park
| GLNF CESU Project #: |
GLC-NPS-01 |
| Partners: |
Great Lakes Commission and National Park Service |
| Project Contact: |
Thomas Crane (tcrane@glc.org) |
| Agency Contact: |
Steve Cinnamon (steve_cinnamon@nps.gov) |
| Project Funding: |
$50,000 (FY 02: $25,000; FY 03: $25,000) |
| Project Dates: |
4/1/2002 - 03/31/2006 PROJECT IS COMPLETE
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| Project Abstract: |
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO), a remote island
archipelago in Lake Superior, is a water-based park (75% of park
acreage), with 99% of its land base as designated federal wilderness.
The park is also a U.S. biosphere reserve. As a temperate/boreal
forest ecotone, the park’s water resources are especially responsive
to anthropogenic stresses. The level of protection provided by
geography and legal mandates coupled by its environmental sensitivity
as an ecotone makes ISRO a unique reserve in the lower 48 states.
The recently completed GMP points to the water resources as part
of the park’s national significance, and called for the development
of a Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP). This proposal seeks
funding to complete a WRMP plan through cooperative efforts of
local, regional, and national expertise, and is a first step in
the protection and conservation of ISRO’s water resources. |
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