Strategic Outcomes and Ecosystem Goals

The Binational Program to Restore and Protect Lake Superior would like to invite your comments on an important document describing Strategic Outcomes and Ecosystem Goals for the Lake Superior basin ecosystem. As you may know, the Binational Program is comprised of federal, provincial, state and tribal governments, working together to ensure the protection and restoration of the Lake Superior basin.

These ecosystem goals contain strategic outcomes and specific goals that the Binational Program and the Lakewide Management Plan have determined are necessary to achieve and protect a diverse, healthy and sustainable Lake Superior ecosystem. Although a version of these goals was originally included in the LaMP 2006, revisions were needed to better organize the goals and to accommodate emerging issues like climate change. In addition, we have included for the first time, goals related to the aquatic ecosystem.

You have been identified by the leadership of the Binational Program as someone whose input is important in order to produce a complete and thorough document. In addition, you may know of others in your agency, organization or community who would be interested in reviewing the consolidated chapter -- please feel free to distribute this message to them.

The ecosystem goals document as well as a companion document describing the context of the goals and the definitions used, can be found at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/lakesuperior/index.html If the link does not seem to operate, please cut and paste the address into your browser. Once you reach the site, click on Current Documents and look for “Ecosystem Goals Context and Definitions” and “Draft Ecosystem Goals.” A copy of this “Invitation and Instructions for Commenters” is also posted there. Comments are due by COB February 15, 2008 and should be submitted to:

Ann McCammon Soltis
US Co-chair, Habitat Committee
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
72682 Maple St.
Odanah, WI 54861
715.682.6619 ext. 102
715.682.9294 FAX
amsoltis@glifwc.org

We appreciate your time and willingness to assist us in improving these ecosystem goals. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions. Thank you very much.

Strategic Outcomes Ecosystem Goals

Strategic Outcomes and Ecosystem Goals

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