Updates From the Field with Moose Researcher Adam Mortensen By Adam Mortensen Chest Deep: Taylor Velander, a PhD candidate from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, in the process of getting collars field ready. Prepping for captures: Moose captures for the joint MNDNR/1854 LCCMR (Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources) funded project began in January, with Grand Portage captures following soon after. The prep work, however, was already in full swing leading

Updates From the Field with Moose Researcher Adam Mortensen By Adam Mortensen Hello, and welcome to the first installment of “Moose Browse” . I’m Adam Mortensen and I serve as the moose biologist for the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation . I work alongside partners in the Northern Moose Alliance – including the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Grand Portage) , the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) , and the 1854 Treaty Authority (1854) t

Learning about bats from scientist Dr. Winifred Frick For residents of the Lake Superior region, bats have long been familiar summer companions—swooping through twilight skies and occasionally taking shelter in barns and attics. But over the past two decades, these nocturnal mammals have faced catastrophic population declines, raising concerns about both ecological balance and agricultural sustainability. Dr. Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist at Bat Conservation International a