Tribe: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority
View Source Document: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan: 1854 Ceded Territory Including the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Reservations
Year: 2016
Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Impacts to Water Quantity: Conservation, Preservation, and Maintenance. (View All Topics in the Plan)
Continue to protect groundwater resources.
Invest in and utilize green infrastructure to help control runoff, capture and infiltrate stormwater, and reduce water demand. Some common...
Maintain and restore stream connectivity (avoid channelization, improve road-stream crossings, culverts, dams, etc.).
Develop and/or update groundwater protection plans and groundwater management plans for Reservation resources.
Expand available water storage including both surface and groundwater storage.
Implement more stream bank erosion control strategies (e.g., promoting land use practices that reduce erosion, add buffer along streams, look...