Mark Peterson

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Title: Executive Director - Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Office Location: SOEI 1st Floor
Phone: (715) 682-1332
Email: mpeterson@northland.edu

Education

• B.S. Secondary Education - Earth Sciences; University of Wisconsin - Madison

• M.S. Agricultural Journalism - Environmental Communications; University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Ph.D. Natural Resource Recreation - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State Univ.

Profile

Mark combines this academic foundation with 30 years experience in the conservation nonprofit sector, most recently as Vice-President of the National Audubon Society and Executive Director of its Minnesota operations. Mark also served the National Parks Conservation Association as its Rocky Mountain Regional Director and State of the Parks National Director advocating for park resources from Glacier to Zion National Parks. In his first stint as Executive Director of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College from 1984-1991 he led advocacy efforts in the Lake Superior bioregion and founded the Apostle Islands School, Timber Wolf Alliance and the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award - programs that continue today. Mark has served on the MN DNR¹s Advisory Council for Scientific and Natural Areas, is a board member of the Listening Point Foundation, a member of the IUCN¹s World Commission on Protected Areas and an advisory board member! of the Audubon Center of the Northwoods. Mark enjoys birding, sailing, kayaking, skiing, backpacking, and bicycling.

Research

Dissertation: "Identification of Critical Organizational Design Principles in a Common Property Resource Regime to Enhance Endangered Species Habitat Along the Platte River" Colorado State University (2000)

Favorite thing to do in Ashland

Sailing, kayaking, skiing, bicycling, birding & camping.

Words that describe Northland students

Agents for the common good.

Favorite books

The Singing Wilderness

Favorite movie

The Electric Horseman

Favorite place

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Favorite restaurant

Maggie's

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