Visiting Scholar
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
Phone: 519-253-3000 x 4864
Office: GLIER 247 C
E-mail: jhhartig@uwindsor.ca
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Research Interests and Projects:
Currently leading a research project with the International Association for Great Lakes Research to evaluate what has been achieved and learned through 32 years of remedial action plans to restore Great Lakes Areas of Concern. http://iaglr.org/aoc/
Currently co-leading a research project with Dr. Jan Ciborowski titled the Detroit River-Western Lake Erie Indicator Project that is compiling and analyzing long-term trends for key indicators as part of an effort to perform a comprehensive and integrative assessment of ecosystem health. http://web2.uwindsor.ca/softs/keyindicators/index.htm
Expertise:
Ecological restoration
Transboundary conservaton
Strengthening science-policy linkages
Education:
Ph.D. 1985. Limnology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
M.S. 1977. Aquatic Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
B.S. 1974. Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
Academic Positions:
Fulbright Scholar, Balsillie School of International Affairs, 2017-2018
Refuge Manager, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, 2004-2018
River Navigator, Great Detroit American Heritage River Initiative, 1999-2004
Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University, 1992-2002
Environmental Scientist, International Joint Commission, 1985-1999
Publications:
Books:
Waterfront Porch: Reclaiming Detroit's Industrial Waterfront as a Gathering Place for All http://msupress.org/books/book/?id=50-1D0-4543#.XDz1-1xKjIU
Bringing Conservation to Cities: Lessons from Building the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge http://msupress.org/books/book/?id=50-1D0-3F6D#.XDz2rVxKjIU
Burning Rivers: Revival of Four Urban-Industrial Rivers that Caught on Fire http://aehms.org/publications/ecovision/published-books/burning-rivers/
Honoring Our Detroit River, Caring for Our Home https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/honoring-our-detroit-river
Under RAPs: Toward Grassroots Ecological Democracy in the Great Lakes Basin https://www.amazon.com/Under-RAPs-Grassroots-Ecological-Democracy/dp/0472102583
Blogs:
Great Lakes Moment - Detroit Public Television https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2019/01/a-great-lakes-moment-from-john-hartig-11/
The Nature of Cities https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2017/12/06/transformation-great-lakes-pollution-hot-spots-gathering-places-people-wildlife/
America's Wild Read http://wildread.blogspot.com/search/label/Bringing%20Conservation%20to%20Cities
Center for Humans and Nature https://www.humansandnature.org/reconnecting-in-detroit-the-transformative-potential-of-citizen-science