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Paulette Moore with her camera

Free Speech TV Premieres Moore’s Doc

Free Speech TV (FSTV), a nonprofit, national, independent news network, announces the premiere of Paulette Moore’s, The Spirit of Standing Rock, Wednesday, February 15 at 7 p.m. CST. Free Speech TV will host a Facebook Live interview event with the filmmaker immediately following the broadcast at 7:30 pm CST. The…

Wolf laying down

Wolf Status Reports

Every one to three years (depending on region) state and federal agencies survey and monitor gray wolf populations. These reports summarize the best available information on the status of gray wolves in specific regions in the United States.

Image of Flooding Globe and Mail

What did we learn from 2017’s floods in Quebec and Ontario?

Inside the politics of water

…of slow inspections, lagging decisions and the slow flow of compensation. Provincial disaster relief and insurance claims are expected to cost more than half-a-billion dollars in Quebec alone. The controversy over water management and the record floods of 2017 pitted the interests of Americans against Canadians, experts against politicians, and…

2017 Loon poster Photo by Lorna Rohloff

Foot Waggling Loon Dad Cover of 2017 Loon Poster

A photograph of a loon dad and his chick won the hearts and minds of judges of the 2017 Loon Appreciation Week poster photography competition. Photographer Lorna Kane-Rohloff from Glover in northern Vermont, captured the photo during a mid-afternoon rowboat ride on a nearby lake. The judges said they appreciated…

SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991-Present

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…2016. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, Dan Flores. • 2016 Young Adult. Hawk, Jennifer Dance. • 2016 Children. Journey: The Most Famous Wolf in the West, Emma Bland Smith with illustrations by Robin James. • 2017 Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field, Heather Swan. “Swan takes an…

Mexican gray wolf movie still

Back from the Brink of Extinction

Mexican Wolf Reintroduction and Recovery

…pups were released in 2017 and 2018, yet they are too young to have produced pups at this time. Regardless, the project has resumed releasing animals from captivity because cross-fostering is more socially acceptable. The SSP continues to be an important partner to assist in cross-fostering efforts. With wolves successfully…

Travis Proctor

Fake News, Forgeries, & Frauds

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Travis Proctor's New Course

…last year, in 2017, when I learned about new technologies in audio and video manipulation that will soon make it possible to make fake videos or audio clips (e.g., of public figures doing or saying things they didn’t do/say) that imitate the appearance or sound of the real person such…

Northland College alum Jon McLaughlin whitewater rafting for Team USA

Whitewater Rafting for the USA

John McLaughlin '01

Jon McLaughlin ‘01 joined the USA Men’s Whitewater Raft Team-Masters Division in July 2017 and in October placed eighth in the 2017 IRF World Whitewater Rafting Championships in Japan. The team is currently training for the US National Championships that will be held on the Gauley and new rivers in…

SONWA Winners 2017

Honeybees and a trailblazing scientist top the 2017 SONWA book awards

  Northland College has announced the winning 2017 books for the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA). The SONWA committee awarded Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field by author Heather Swan the top prize in nature writing. “Swan takes an innovative look at the wonders of honeybees and…

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