Isle Royale National Park

“Hey you moose loving folks,

I just found this website about the Isle Royale Moose-Wolf study. Check it out if your interested.

http://www.isleroyalewolf.org/


You can be an EarthWatch volunteer in the summer, for a one week stint. Check out the link to get involved.”

“Wow, I didn't know it was still being done. The original study was back at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. Back then there were hunting seasons for moose, bear and woodland caribou.”

“Earthwatch is pretty pricey to particpipate... just a warning. Cheaper, perhaps, to contact the park or a university or whomever's doing it and try to volunteer that way... without PAYING to volunteer.

I know Earthwatch runs a program at the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, SD. You can do a PIT project or contact SD state archeology for dig ideas... either free or tons cheaper than the Earthwatch program.”

“Novel about Isle Royale
“Winter Study,” by Nevada Barr (Putnam, $24.95)
Through her 15 novels, most of them bestsellers, Nevada Barr has become one of the country’s top mystery writers. But her stories about park ranger Anna Pigeon also have proven that she’s one of our finest nature writers. “Winter Study’s” focus is on wolves and the annual studies by Michigan Tech researchers in Isle Royale National Park near Lake Superior. Understanding the wolves and their habits and managing the packs has been a 50-year project. Building on that background, Barr delivers an exciting story that weaves in jealousy, government interference, national security and the loneliness of being in a remote area.”

“way cool. any idea what part of the island its located on?”