Seth Moore

Appointed by Governor

Seth Moore, PhD., has worked for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa since 2005, he presently manages the Grand Portage Department of Biology and Environment. Dr. Moore has worked on Great Lakes fisheries, wildlife, and environmental issues for over 29 years. He earned his PhD in Water Resources Science from the University of Minnesota (2008), a master’s degree in Environmental Biology also from University of Minnesota (1998), and a bachelor’s dual degree in Biology and Environmental Studies from Northland College in Ashland, WI (1994). As Director of Biology and Environment he works under limited supervision and has latitude to determine natural resource priorities and focus on projects designed to accomplish natural resources and environmental goals of the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa. Dr. Moore has been recognized as the 2018 Conservation Award winner by the North American Fur Association, 2013 Tribal Biologist of the Year award from the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, and was co-recipient of Time magazine’s 2006 Person of the Year. He is appointed as a citizen member to a four-year term that ends December 31, 2025.

27 Store Road
Grand Portage, MN 55605
samoore@boreal.org