Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Wildlife Biologist
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the far northeast corner of Minnesota, on the rocky North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Seth Moore is a wildlife biologist at Grand Portage Trust Lands.
Coaster brook trout population continues to recover in Lake Superior
Joe Friedrichs-The coaster brook trout is native to the coastlines and tributaries of Lake Superior. Following decades of heavy fishing pressure and habitat destruction resulting from logging practices near the North Shore, the coaster brook trout population was all but decimated in Lake Superior.
Since the late 1990s, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has been trying to establish a self-sustaining population in several Lake Superior tributaries. In 2007, the band took their effort a step further and built the Grand Portage Native Fish Hatchery.
And while not quite prepared to call the restoration effort a "complete success" at this point, Dr. Seth Moore, the Grand Portage band’s director of biology and environment, said progress is evident in the coaster brookie population near Grand Portage and along the North Shore.
WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs spoke with Moore about coaster brook trout.
Increasing bear hunt proves valuable to moose calves on Grand Portage land
-In response to high predation rates of moose calves in recent years throughout northeastern Minnesota, wildlife officials from the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa took a proactive approach to address the situation.
One direct means to negate calf predation from predators was to increase the number of bear Grand Portage band members can harvest annually. This includes adding a spring bear hunt and increasing the overall number of bear harvested each year on tribal lands.
Dr. Seth Moore, director of biology and environment for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, talks with WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs about increasing the number of bears band members can hunt each year and what the result has been with regard to survival of moose calves.
Grand Portage moose count finds numbers stable, animals healthy
-Northeastern Minnesota’s moose population dropped some during the past year, but it appears to have leveled off after the big declines of a decade ago.
According to a press release sent to WTIP, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported in mid-February that its annual winter moose estimate came in at 3,030 moose, an 18 percent drop compared to 3,710 moose in 2017. The agency said the decline was statistically insignificant.
The state conducts an aerial survey each winter, flying helicopters over predetermined quadrants to count moose. Biologists enter those numbers into a formula to determine the overall population across the 6,000 square miles of moose range in Cook, Lake and St. Louis counties.
Statistically, the DNR is 90 percent certain that the population is somewhere between 2,320 and 4,140 moose
Meanwhile, a separate moose count took place in northeastern Minnesota in early March on the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation.
Dr. Seth Moore, director of biology and environment for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, talks with WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs about the 2018 moose count and the status of the iconic species on Grand Portage lands.
Grand Portage biologist discusses 2017 moose hunt
-An estimated 42 bull moose will likely be harvested this year during a moose hunt by three Chippewa bands in northeastern Minnesota.
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa will take a combined total of 18 bull moose in northeastern Minnesota this year, including large portions of Cook County. In addition, 24 moose can be harvested by members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The hunt is expected to begin Sept 23.
This year’s hunt by the Chippewa bands follows a similar hunt that took place last fall in 1854 Ceded Territory in northeastern Minnesota.
Seth Moore, director of biology and environment for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, talks with WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs about the 2017 moose hunt in this interview.
Dr. Seth Moore: Engaging tribal youth in an environmental career path
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses an historic fur trade site on scenic Grand Portage Bay.
The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio, talking about the band's current and ongoing natural resource projects, as well as other environmental and health related issues.
In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about a project that hopes to engage Grand Portage tribal youth in environmental education and careers.
Dr. Seth Moore: Should wolves be reintroduced on Isle Royale?
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses an historic fur trade site on scenic Grand Portage Bay.
The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio, talking about the band's current and ongoing natural resource projects, as well as other environmental and health related issues.
In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about the ecological considerations of Isle Royale National Park's possible plan for reintroduction of wolves.
Dr. Seth Moore: Should moose be listed as a federal Endangered Species?
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses an historic fur trade site on scenic Grand Portage Bay.
The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio, talking about the band's current and ongoing natural resource projects, as well as other environmental and health related issues.
In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about the impacts of listing moose under the Endangered Species Act.
Dr. Seth Moore: Partnership with University of Minnesota looks at Grand Portage ecosystem health
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses an historic fur trade site on scenic Grand Portage Bay.
The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio, talking about the band's current and ongoing natural resource projects, as well as other environmental and health related issues.
In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about a partnership with the
Dr. Seth Moore: Cook County's vanished woodland caribou
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses an historic fur trade site on scenic Grand Portage Bay.
The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio, talking about the band's current and ongoing natural resource projects, as well as other environmental and health related issues.
In this segment, Dr. Moore talks about the woodland caribou - an animal that once roamed parts of Cook County.
(Photo by Just a Prairie Boy on Flickr)
Dr. Seth Moore: Moose research update
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest, the reservation encompasses an historic fur trade site on scenic Grand Portage Bay.
The band engages in fisheries and wildlife research projects throughout the year, working with moose, wolves, fish, deer, grouse, and environmental issues. Dr. Moore appears regularly on WTIP North Shore Community Radio, talking about the band's current and ongoing natural resource projects, as well as other environmental and health related issues.
In this segment, we’ll hear an update on the Tribal Lands moose population.