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Outdoor Orientation

…required to participate in a 5-day or 11-day OO experience. Transfer students arriving at Northland with more than 24 credits can choose to participate in either a one-day, transfer specific, on-campus orientation or participate in an orientation experience. You can see this year’s orientation schedule here. Our orientation program helps…

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Happy Birthday, Earth Day!

…of the world.” A reporter put the announcement in a small national wire service story and soon the Senator’s phone was ringing off the hook by people who wanted to help, captured by the importance of the cause. April 22, 1970 was selected as the official day and “Earth Day”…

Northland College student Abby Keller and National Park Service mentor Caroline Twombly stand outside the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Understanding Federal Applications and USAjobs.gov

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…and Human Services (HHS) Education Department (ED) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Rural Business and Cooperative Programs US Agency of International Development (USAID) US Fire Administration (USFA) National Weather Service And many, many more!…

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Recommitting to Our National Parks

…Six of these areas are in Minnesota: Grand Portage National Monument, Mississippi National Recreation and Resource Area, North Country Trail, St. Croix National Scenic River, Pipestone National Historic Site and Voyageurs National Park. Just over the Wisconsin border is a seventh — the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. For entire article….

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Sigurd Olson Legacy

Sigurd Olson (1899-1982) was acknowledged during his lifetime as a leader of the American environmental movement, an emblematic figure for a generation of activists. As a writer, teacher, and activist who was a harbinger of the raising of America’s ecological consciousness, Olson’s history, writings, and This content was curated by…

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Daily Rental Gatehouse $75/day (capacity 25) Boathouse $150/day (capacity 29) Guesthouse Great Hall $150/day (capacity 46) Overnight Gatehouse Lodging Northland Affiliated Programs Overnight Facility Use $20/person/24-hr use Gatehouse Rental $200 per night Organization, Business, Individual, Private Group Overnight Facility Use $30/person/24-hr use Gatehouse Rental $300/night Rental inquiry emails should be…

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7 Fun Facts About Earth Day

1. Anti-communist crusaders and the John Birch Society called foul on the proposed date for Earth Day—April 22, 1970—because, they discovered, it coincided with the 100th anniversary of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. As a result, some conservative public officials refused to sanction April 22 events. In truth, the…