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Resources (WDNR) and United States Forest Service resource 

 managers, this project was designed to create, restore and enhance 

 wetlands at various sites in Northern Wisconsin to increase habitats for 

 breeding and migrating waterfowl. 



• Fish Population Assessment Activities - GLIFWC works with the 

 WDNR, the Michigan DNR, USFWS and member tribes in its ongoing 

 fish population assessment programs in Lake Superior and in iiiland 

 lakes of the ceded territory. 



A joint fishery assessment of the Wisconsin ceded territory - 

 undertaken by USFWS, Bureau of Indian Affairs, WDNR, GUFWC, 

 and the six Wisconsin Chippewa Tribes — led to publication of a report 

 - Casting Light Upon the Waters: A Joint Fishery Assessment of the 

 Wisconsin Ceded Territory (United States Department of the Interior, 

 1991). This publication contained a series of recommendations on 

 management of these resources. 



• Sea Lamprey Control Projects ~ GLIFWC works with GLFC, USFWS 

 and state governments in lamprey control projects in and around Lake 

 Superior. 



• Cooperative Law Enforcement Activities - Cooperative law 

 enforcement is an important aspect of GLIFWC's co-management 

 activities. To ensure effective enforcement of tribal conservation laws, 

 member tribes generally authorize state conservation wardens to 

 enforce tribal off-reservation conservation codes, citing violators into 

 tribal court Similarly, to ensure effective enforcement of state 

 conservation laws, the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of 

 Natural Resources authorize tribal and GLIFWC wardens to enforce 

 state law against non-Indians. 



IV. GLIFWC'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS 



GLIFWC and its member tribes are committed to the education and training of tribal 

 members for the purposes of career opportunities in the natural resource management field. 

 Each year, GLIFWC enters into student internship agreements with various schools and 

 universities. One of the goals of the internships is to provide field experience to students 

 of biology and natural resource management. Another goal is to train students so that they 

 can engage in public information/education activities for their respective tribes. 



GUFWC Teuimony 

 Februjiy 18, 1993 

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