Tourism is one of the largest industries around the St. Louis River, especially in Duluth, Minnesota, creating well over $780 million in annual direct economic impact. To bring more attention to the estuary, NOAA worked with local partners to promote public access and cultural tourism as part of the St. […]
A history of lumber and paper production in the St. Louis River Estuary left a legacy of environmental decline and pollution. Today, this NOAA Habitat Focus Area and its partners are working together to restore the area near the western edge of Lake Superior. Two of four planned restoration projects […]
NOAA Joins New Initiative to Increase Resilience to Climate Change NOAA has joined four other federal agencies in a suite of landscape-scale partnerships in areas across the country. The Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative brings agencies and partners together to improve the resilience of natural resources to climate change and […]