The Land Stewardship Program at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute cooperates with private landowners, businesses, public agencies and tribal governments to assist with environmental protection and restoration. Using an interdisciplinary approach and teams of Northland College faculty, staff and students assist in determining the capabilities of the land in order to develop more sustainable management goals.

Land Stewardship staff members use a community-based resource management approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of all physical and biological landscape components, including human communities. We recognize that involving local stakeholders results in more relevant solutions that take into account each community’s unique social, economic and environmental conditions and values.

We are currently working to enhance ecosystems by consulting and implementing services regarding water quality, natural resource management, and low impact development. Our projects include:

• Water Quality Projects
  Little Muskeg Wetland Restoration
  Roy Johnson's Wetland Monitoring and Maintenance
  St. Claire Street Stormwater Basin
  Cable Lakes Monitoring and Shoreline Restoration
  Coastal Wetland Monitoring
• Natural Resource Management Projects
  Northland Pathway
  Sigurd Olson Memorial Forest
  Native Landscaping
  Chequamegon Bay Clean Beach Challenge
  Bay City Creek Restoration and Protection
• Low Impact Development Projects
  AmericInn Landscape and Stormwater Basin
  Ashland and Washburn Community Urban Forestry
  Proposed Wal-Mart Stormwater Bioretention Pond and
        Landscaping
  Northland College Native Landscaping

For more information about the Land Stewardship Program at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, contact us at soei@northland.edu, or contact Mike Gardner directly at (715) 682-1481.

"The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and wildlife are all involved with the conservation of the human spirit."
                                                            - Sigurd Olson