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Learn about PFAS research volunteer opportunities in L'Anse

Learn about PFAS research volunteer opportunities in L'Anse

2026-09-26T09:00:00 2026-09-26T12:00:00 Learn about PFAS research volunteer opportunities in L'Anse

Visit the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens (DIGs) in L'Anse to learn about PFAS research happening on site in 2027. This event is open to DIGs gardeners, prospective volunteers, and learners of many kinds!

DIGs research 2027 will focus on measuring PFAS levels in fish waste, compost, plants, and soils.

Volunteers are needed!

Volunteers will monitor PFAS levels in garden plants and soils.

This PFAS research project focuses on:

  1. What are the BENEFITS of fish waste compost for the DIGs?
  2. What DIGs plants are at most RISK of PFAS absorption?
  3. What PFAS levels are in soils & plants at the DIGs?
  4. Are there ways to reduce PFAS uptake for specific DIGs plants?

Download the event flyer

For information or questions about the DIGs or Gitige (“garden”) workshops and volunteer events, please contact Anthony Johnson, KBIC Food Systems Specialist, at ajohnson@kbic-nsn.gov, (906) 524-5757.

For more information or questions about the DIGs PFAS research, please contact Judith Perlinger, Project Lead at Michigan Tech, jperl@mtu.edu, 906-487-3641.

16037 Brewery Rd

L'Anse, Michigan, 49946
Event Date

Start: September 26, 2026 9:00 AM

End: September 26, 2026 12:00 PM

Visit the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens (DIGs) in L'Anse to learn about PFAS research happening on site in 2027. This event is open to DIGs gardeners, prospective volunteers, and learners of many kinds!

DIGs research 2027 will focus on measuring PFAS levels in fish waste, compost, plants, and soils.

Volunteers are needed!

Volunteers will monitor PFAS levels in garden plants and soils.

This PFAS research project focuses on:

  1. What are the BENEFITS of fish waste compost for the DIGs?
  2. What DIGs plants are at most RISK of PFAS absorption?
  3. What PFAS levels are in soils & plants at the DIGs?
  4. Are there ways to reduce PFAS uptake for specific DIGs plants?

Download the event flyer

For information or questions about the DIGs or Gitige (“garden”) workshops and volunteer events, please contact Anthony Johnson, KBIC Food Systems Specialist, at ajohnson@kbic-nsn.gov, (906) 524-5757.

For more information or questions about the DIGs PFAS research, please contact Judith Perlinger, Project Lead at Michigan Tech, jperl@mtu.edu, 906-487-3641.

Part of Michigan's PFAS Awareness Week
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