Ashland Waterfront Project Site

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Community Partner Organizations

TOSC has developed partnerships with a several Ashland and northern Wisconsin citizens groups. Groups interested in the Ashland site include the League of Women Voters, Green Onion Resource Center, Alliance for Sustainability, Inland Sea Society, Lake Superior Alliance, and Bay Area North Guard. TOSC has also met with representatives of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians and Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians. The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute is working with TOSC its dual role as assistance provider and community stakeholder in the cleanup of the Ashland waterfront.

TOSC has also met with representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the City of Ashland and Northern States Power Co.

Summary of TOSC assistance

On July 12 and 13, TOSC met with community stakeholders, including citizens groups, city officials, Northern States Power Company (NSP) officials, tribal leaders and others. For more about the Ashland site and TOSC's involvement, see the July 15 Ashland Daily Press. During the meeting, Ashland citizens described their concerns and suggested areas of investigation for TOSC.

The Michigan State University Office of the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Center for Hazardous Substance Research (GLMAC) is leading the project.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy offers project support.