St. Louis River Area of Concern Celebration of Progress 2023

The St. Louis River Alliance’s annual Celebration of Progress is a chance to learn about remediation projects in the past year that contributed toward the goal of delisting the St. Louis River as an area of concern.

This event is focused on “The St. Louis River Area of Concern: From a Fond du Lac Viewpoint” and will be held in the Stoney Brook Creek Room at Black Bear Casino.

Speakers from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will share their cultural perspectives about the St. Louis River Area of Concern, their partnership role, and their own natural resource management efforts. Around the Earth drum group will open with song and Naawakwe will share Ojibwe place names in the estuary. St. Louis River Area of Concern Coordinators will share plans for their work in 2023.

There will be snacks and a cash bar.

This event is hosted by the St. Louis River Alliance, on behalf of the St. Louis River Area of Concern coordinating partners: the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Funding provided by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.