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SONWA Winners 1991-Present
Nature Books for Adults and Children
…comprehensive book on the history, nature, and science of these remarkable lakes at the heart of North America. Jerry Dennis grew up in rural northern Michigan and has earned his living since 1986 writing about the places where nature and human culture meet. His essays and short fiction have appeared…
Current Threats to the Historical Foundations of the Constitution
September 17, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
In this talk, Professor of History Paul Schue will lay out the intellectual foundations of the US Constitution. He will then discuss how current political movements such as Project 2025 are direct threats to the Constitution because they repudiate its very foundational ideas. This event is free and open to…
Nature-based Reading
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…
In Wildness and Wonder
…transformative and sustaining power of wild nature—to Thoreau’s tonic of wildness and to Olson’s singing wilderness. And yet, the number of individuals who engage with nature continues to decline and the threats to wild nature are more pervasive and persistent than they’ve ever been. New technologies are also creating seductive…
SONWA Book Awards
On Earth Day each year, Northland College announces its choices for the best in nature writing for the previous year. Three authors are selected to receive the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) for adult, young adult, and children’s literature. Established in 1991, SONWA honors the literary legacy of…
Sigurd F. Olson Journal Entries
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Researchers Prep region for Climate Change
…area prepare for future conditions, which include increased temperature and rainfalls, Lehr and his team are developing computer models of the bay that focus on water circulation and the interactions between physical, chemical and biological processes. They are “ground-truthing” the models with measurements of temperature, nutrients, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, etc.,…