The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released its environmental assessment of a project to remove decades-old legacy pollution from the Munger Landing area. The public is invited to review the environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and provide comments. The EAW describes the project’s potential effects on the environment, including its impact on nearby land uses, geography, habitat, and historic sites. The EAW also details air and vehicle emissions, dust, traffic, and odors that the project might produce and describes the potential for temporary indirect impacts to sensitive ecological areas from operational noise and increased turbidity.

Throughout 2021, the St. Louis River Alliance (SLRA) hosted a photo contest to celebrate the seasons and beauty of the largest U.S. river that flows into Lake Superior. The SLRA went on a mission to find striking digital images that highlight the diverse flora, wildlife and recreational activities that connect people to their natural habitat. Here are the winning photographs….

RECORDED ON 11/10/21

Learn about the progress made this past year toward delisting the St. Louis River Area of Concern at this year's virtual, annual Celebration of Progress. Recorded on: Wednesday, November 10 from 6-8 p.m.

This year's focus was on how habitat was created for Piping Plover and the Common Tern. Our special speakers were Matt Steiger (St. Louis River Area of Concern Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources), Gini Breidenbach (Restoration Program Manager for the Minnesota Land Trust) and Natalie White (Senior Biologist/Botanist Project Manager for SEH).

Recorded on November 3rd, 2021 as a part of the Twin Ports Freshwater Folk (TPFF) webinar Series, hosted by Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG).

Have you heard about the St. Louis River Estuary NATIONAL Water Trail? It's kind of a big deal! Executive Director of the St. Louis River Alliance, Kris Eilers, presents 'Exploring an Urban Treasure: The St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail'. During this presentation she shares the progress being made on the trail and future goals!

The St. Louis River Alliance (SLRA) is launching a Sustainability Drive from now until December 14th, 2021. In an effort to celebrate recent accomplishments and reconnect to the community we will be holding a variety of fun events. Come learn about our work and find out how you can support a cleaner River!

One of Minnesota DNR’s largest habitat restoration projects is complete. The three-year, $18 million construction project in the St. Louis River estuary near Duluth has restored 230 acres of coastal wetland habitat at Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point.

The St. Louis River Alliance is looking for temporary and long-term volunteers.

The 'Seasons of the St. Louis River, an Area of Concern Photo Contest' has come to a close! There were over 100 beautiful images submitted and now we need your help selecting the 'People's Choice Photo'.

Head on over to our photo contest page and vote for your favorite images. You can select as many images as you'd like! Voting takes place until Friday, October 15th.

The St. Louis River Alliance needs your vote! We were selected as one of the top twenty-two local organizations to be considered for the 2022 Give Round-up Program at the Duluth Whole Foods Co-op. If you are a member of the co-op, please cast your vote and help us become one of the finalist for next years Round-up Program.

ST. LOUIS RIVER AREA OF CONCERN UPDATES: Munger Landing Closer 2022-2023

A contaminated sediment cleanup project is planned for the Munger Landing area, to remove approximately 100,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments in 2022-2023.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute have been monitoring bird activity on Interstate Island. With a combination of in-person surveys and a network of 16 trail cameras placed along the edge of the shoreline, they are able to document bird use of the island from spring through fall each year.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual Vista Star Boat Tour! We had a great time learning from Area of Concern coordinators about the various projects happening on and near the water, plus up close looks at some of the work being done.

Thank you to our member volunteers for coming and helping us plant nearly 500 pounds of manoomin (wild rice) in Kingsbury Bay! We had 17 volunteers and 2 staff helping reseed the estuary.

If you'd like to learn more about the Wild Rice Restoration efforts, CLICK HERE.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have signed a $6 million agreement to address and clean up contaminated sediment in the Scanlon Reservoir in Scanlon, Minnesota. Slated to begin this fall, the project will employ new remediation technologies to improve the habitat for fish and wildlife.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual St. Louis River Alliance Canoe Trip! Check out the incredible pictures from the day.

Join the St. Louis River Alliance on Saturday, August 7th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for our Annual SLRA Canoe Trip. We will meet and launch from Woodstock Bay Primitive Boat Landing. Come explore one of the routes from the newly designated St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail and learn from about projects happening the the estuary by an Area of Concern Coordinator. RSVP to secure your spot today!

ST. LOUIS RIVER AREA OF CONCERN UPDATE: Researchers at Duluth’s EPA lab completed a study that sheds light on what is (or isn’t) behind the slow recovery of Lake Sturgeon in the St. Louis River.

Click here to read more..

Scanlon Reservoir Sediment Remediation: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is distributing this Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a 30-day review and comment period pursuant to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) rules.

Thank you to everyone who came out to help with our annual Spring Cleanup! Miller Creek up by target is cleaner by 20+ bags of garbage (460 pounds!!!)