MW CASC Staff Visit Partners at Bay Mills Indian Community

August 25, 2023

Lake sturgeon
Photo credit: Holly Embke

In mid-August, Sara Smith and Ally Scott, Midwest Tribal Resilience Liaisons, joined Holly Embke, MW CASC Research Fish Biologist, for a visit to environmental staff at Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) in Michigan to learn about concerns and current work related to climate change. BMIC staff are collaborators on an ongoing MW CASC lake sturgeon research project. 

During the visit, Holly, Sara, and Ally were able to assist with fish sampling. They also took a paddle to see manoomin (wild rice) restoration efforts, hiked to wild leek conservation sites, and visited areas experiencing substantial shoreline erosion. 

Group of people pulling a sturgeon into a boat from the water.
Photo credit: Holly Embke
Four people smiling in canoes and kayaks out on the water.
Photo credit: Frank Zomer
Three people sitting in a boat on a lake.
Photo credit: Holly Embke