Grand Portage

Grand Portage Reintroduction Project, Minnesota

During an eight year project, the Grand Portage Chippewa Tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) worked collaboratively to restore the coaster brook trout to Tribal waters with the goal of developing a self sustaining coaster population. Eyed eggs were stocked in three small Lake Superior tributary streams that were historically coaster production habitat. Concurrent with the stocking efforts, the Grand Portage Tribal Council and Natural Resources Department conducted community outreach efforts to garner support for the restoration effort and promote self-harvesting regulations. For five consecutive years after the initial stocking efforts, adult coasters were documented entering the stocked streams and natural reproduction was determined to be occurring. The experimental reintroductions provided a greater understanding of stocking techniques and further knowledge about coaster biology, life cycle, and habitat use.

To become involved or for more information please contact Seth Moore at the Grand Portage Chippewa Tribe Natural Resource Department by email or Ben Whiting at the Grand Portage Chippewa Tribe Natural Resource Department by email.