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Loon airs its wings

Protect Loons

…are many action steps we can all take to help mitigate these issues such as shoreline restoration, use phosphorus-free products, watch and recreate at least 200 feet away from loons. Read on to learn more about what you can do to protect the symbol of our northern woods and waters….

Loon flying over a lake

Get Involved

…to monitor loons, to hear what’s new in the world of loon research, and to meet other loon enthusiasts. Throughout summer, Loon Rangers watch loons on a lake where they live, vacation, or visit often. They record when loons arrive, if they nested, how many chicks were produced, and any…

Loon Awareness Week Poster photo by D. Peters

Loon Ranger Training Workshop [Virtual]

May 13, 2023, 1:00 pm4:00 pm

LoonWatch is hosting two training workshops (one in person and one virtual) for Loon Rangers. These training workshops will include in-person and virtual classroom presentations on loon behavior, ecology and habitat, what you can do to protect loons, and instructions for the participating in the Annual Lakes Monitoring Program. Advanced…

2017 Loon poster Photo by Lorna Rohloff

Loon Ranger Training Workshop [In Person]

May 7, 2023, 1:00 pm4:00 pm

LoonWatch is hosting two training workshops (one in person and one virtual) for Loon Rangers. These training workshops will include in-person and virtual classroom presentations on loon behavior, ecology and habitat, what you can do to protect loons, and instructions for the participating in the Annual Lakes Monitoring Program. Advanced…

Loon and Baby

LoonWatch

…cases are responsible for loons and loon music disappearing from traditional nesting lakes. LoonWatch, a program of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, protects common loons and their aquatic habitats through education, monitoring, and research. Though our primary focus is Wisconsin, our education and research activities extend to Upper Great Lakes…

In Wildness and Wonder

…the Institute’s mission to focus on programs and activities that promote, protect, and celebrate experiences of wildness and wonder in northern woods and waters. Through this commitment, we hope to ensure that Sigurd Olson’s singing wilderness continues to be available for all and to expand significantly the number of individuals…

Happy Anniversary, LoonWatch

THE LAKE WHERE YOU LIVE

…set in deep black? Forty years ago, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College started a project called LoonWatch to “protect common loons and their aquatic habitats through education, monitoring, and research.” A highlight of last month’s Wisconsin Lakes Convention in Stevens Point was a panel discussion about LoonWatch…

Portrait of Roger Dreher with canoe paddle.

When Missions Align

Roger Dreher contributes annually to a scholarship to assist students.