Northland College

Programming Supports a Comprehensive Network of Cooperative Study Units to Facilitate Cooperative Research, Technical Assistance, Education, and Training to Inform Science Based Management of the National Park System the Study Units Facilitate Multi Disciplinary Science and Integrated Information Products Across Multiple Geographic Regions of the National Park System the Objective of This Project Is to Determine the Extent of Exotic Invasive Zebra Mussel Infestation Within and Adjacent to the Park, Including Working Closely With a Tribe to Survey Areas of Concern Within Coastal Areas of the Reservation, Threats to Native Mussel Populations and Pilot Manual Control Efforts Zebra and Quagga Mussels Have Drastic Impacts on the Ecological and Economic Health of Freshwater Systems Previously Thought Unable to Establish in Most of Lake Superior, in 2015 Zebra Mussels Were Discovered in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Beneficiaries Include State and Local Governments, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Public Private Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education, and the General Public