Northern Moose Alliance Leadership Partners
The Northern Moose Alliance works alongside leading organizations dedicated to conservation and research. Each partner plays a vital role in protecting moose and the northern forest ecosystems that sustain them.
Project Partner Information And Contacts
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is an agency of the State of Minnesota responsible for conserving and managing the state's natural resources, providing outdoor recreation, and promoting the sustainable commercial use of these resources. DNR is providing project leadership and fiscal management on LCCMR-funded work for the project, in a co-stewardship framework with the 1854 Treaty Authority. It will co-lead moose capture and collaring operations, coordinate field work, respond to moose mortalities, and assist with manuscripts. For more information on the DNR, visit
dnr.state.mn.us.
Contact: Michelle Carstensen, PhD:
michelle.carstensen@state.mn.us
1854 Treaty Authority is an intertribal natural resource management organization that protects and implements the off-reservation hunting, fishing, and gathering rights for the Grand Portage and Bois Forte Bands in the lands ceded to the United States government under the Treaty of La Pointe, 1854. The 1854 Treaty Authority is providing project leadership and fiscal management on LCCMR-funded work for the project, in a co-stewardship framework with DNR. It will co-lead moose capture and collaring operations, coordinate field work, respond to moose mortalities, and assist with manuscripts. For more information, visit
1854treatyauthority.org.
Contact: Morgan Swingen:
mswingen@1854treatyauthority.org
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is a federally recognized, sovereign Ojibwe tribal government in northern Minnesota. Moose are a primary subsistence species for the Tribe, and the Grand Portage Band has been researching moose and leading Minnesota’s moose population research for more than a decade. The Band will provide funding and staff support to this effort. For more information, visit
grandportageband.com.
Contact: Seth Moore, PhD:
samoore@boreal.org
National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and philanthropic partner of Lake Superior’s five national parks, including Grand Portage National Monument and Isle Royale National Park, which are both co-managed by agreement between the National Park Service and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. NPLSF has a long-term role in moose science and education. It has supported and provided educational curriculum around moose and wolf interaction on Isle Royale and is a multi-year sponsor of the North American and International Moose conferences, providing scholarships for Native scientists to attend. For this project, NPLSF is hosting the moose biologist and leading multifaceted public education. For more information, visit
nplsf.org.
Contact: Tom Irvine:
tom@nplsf.org