At the convergence of the Upper and Lower peninsulas and Lakes Michigan, Superior and Huron lies a region well known for its fisheries, migratory bird corridors and nesting spots, plants and animals. In 2021, this region was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a globally significant ecological and cultural landscape and was designated as the Obtawaiing Biosphere Region (OBR).

UNESCO Biosphere Regions promote solutions that work to use natural resources sustainably while also keeping biodiversity safe. They are learning areas for sustainable development under diverse ecological, social and economic contexts. Similar to Lake Huron Forever, these landscape-scale conservation efforts focus on the intersection and interconnectedness between communities and the environment, or people and place.

Join us on April 9 from 10:30am-12:30pm for a Lake Huron Forever Learning Circle focused on Lake Huron’s Biosphere Regions. We will have presentations from the Obtawaiing Biosphere Region, the Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere and the Niagra Escarpment Biosphere Network.