Free and Open to the Public

Wednesday,August 12th, 7:00PM
Madeline Island Museum,

Speaker: Deanna Erickson, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve

Photo by Deanna Erickson

The estuaries along the south shore of Lake Superior are some of the most productive ecosystems in the lake. Home to diverse wetlands, flocks of birds, manoomin (wild rice) and fisheries, the river mouths that meet the lake are one of the best kept secrets for paddling, fishing and exploring. Where are these places and how do they relate to the largest lake on earth? 

Deanna Erickson serves as the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Education Coordinator. As the Education Coordinator, Deanna plans, implements and evaluates the Reserve education program. She holds a Bachelors of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Natural Resource Management and a Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota Duluth in Environmental Education. She has worked as an educator and administrator in outdoor and environmental education since 1998 and is an American Canoe Association certified sea kayak instructor certified in Wilderness First Aid.