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Northland College Bee Friendly Campus

Northland College Becomes First Wisconsin Bee Campus

Working to Promote Native Bees and Pollinators

…day,” said Food Systems Manager Todd Rothe. “This is a great example of a student taking the initiative and with staff and faculty support making the planet a better place.” Pollinators like bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds and many others are responsible…

Mexican gray wolf movie still

Back from the Brink of Extinction

Mexican Wolf Reintroduction and Recovery

…Rocky Mountains of the United States graze on federal grazing allotments primarily during the summer months and have synchronized calving in the winter on smaller private pastures. Mexican wolves were required to remain within the 7,000 square mile recovery area and were not allowed to persist in other areas—even if…

Northland College alum in bee helmet

Wustner Brings Beekeeping to Larger Audience

…Sapphire Apiaries, where he applies permaculture principles—self-sufficient, sustainable agricultural practices—to produce honey bee products, mushrooms, and produce. He is currently working to breed disease-resistant honey bees. The professional beekeeping world is small, Wustner says, and most of the beekeeping newcomers are backyard hobbyists. “Beekeeping, like other forms of agriculture, has…

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Rewriting the Small Town Narrative

…teamed with the City of Ashland, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, the Ashland Area Development Corporation, the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College to create a database of the region’s amenities and assets. According to the report, items on the list include two colleges, a hospital,…

Fencing Club

February 14, 2024, 8:00 pm9:30 pm

Embark on a journey of skill and sportsmanship with Fencing Club, hosted by Michael Lindquist! From beginners to experienced fencers, we welcome all to engage in the art of swordplay. Our club offers a welcoming environment to develop your technique, strategy, and camaraderie. En garde for a remarkable adventure! This…

Northland College students do radio interview in early 1960s with photographer and curator John Szarkowski

Changing the Way We See

Ashland native John Szarkowski showed America a new way to look at photographs.

…has become our thinking about photography,” wrote US News & World Report in 1990: And it all started here. In Ashland.   Szarkowski was born Thaddeus John Szarkowski on Dec. 18, 1925, in Ashland, Wisconsin. Growing up, he biked all of Ashland County, fished the local streams, built balsa wood…

Aerial shot of Ashland and Chequamegon Bay

Rural America: A Living Laboratory

Center for Rural Communities Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide

…events. Regional Database The Center completed the Ashland Assets and Amenities report, which compares Ashland to other north woods communities that are similar in size, to identify opportunities for expanding existing assets and expanding amenities. “Building on this report, we worked with the City of Ashland on a forum to…

Northland College student acting in Shakespeare play.

Shakespeare—fast, furious, and funny

…– and even a backwards Hamlet. Director Laura Loucks, a Northland College junior majoring in sustainable community development says the drama club had been inactive for some time, but was reinstated last year and now has a core group of committed students. Loucks said in a college community where science…

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