Efforts to have the Coaster Brook Trout listed as a federally endangered species could pay off by September.  Coaster Brook Trout are a population of Brookies that are much larger than average and spend most of their lives in the open waters of Lake Superior, only returning to rivers to spawn.  For more information read the article in the Mining Journal.

Also of interest is the Mining Journal article on the state of the Great Lakes and the role citizens and elected officials play in its future.   Read it and then write your legislators and tell them to get involved!