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FY1999 Great Lakes Projects

Restoration of Ashland Tern Island

Restoration of Ashland Tern Island (GL97502601-0: $70,000)

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Project Period: 10/1/99 to 9/30/01

Project Officer: Duane Heaton (312-886-6399)

This project involves rebuilding the remnant of a former pier in Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay. This artificial "island" is one of only two Common Tern colony sites on Lake Superior, including Canada. Deterioration of the "island" threatens the continued existence of the tern colony. The Common Tern is listed as endangered in Wisconsin and has been designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a species of management concern in the Great Lakes.