Forest Lodge Educational Campus
Nestled among old growth forest, this unique north woods retreat is situated along two-plus miles of Lake Namekagon’s pristine southern shoreline….
Search Results
Searched for: north carolina poet laureate jaki shelton green
Watch Party: “Poetry and the Natural World” with United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón
May 23, 2024, 6:45 pm–8:30 pm
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters is bringing US Poet Laureate Ada Limón to Madison, Wisconsin, for a reading—and we’re bringing the event to Ashland with a local watch party! This event focuses on the connections between nature, the changing environment, and poetry. Through Limón’s work, the Academy…
Sigurd Olson Articles
Some of these articles were published in 1951 in North Country Magazine. Sigurd also wrote a couple of hundred short sketches for newspapers; he wrote a few between 1937 and 1939, but most were from 1940 to 1943, and were syndicated to a number of newspapers, mostly in the Midwest….
Princeton Review Names Northland Top Green College
Northland College is one of the 361 environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books, and college rankings features Northland College in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges. “Northland College isn’t…
SONWA Winners 1991-Present
Nature Books for Adults and Children
…for National Geographic as a photographer, writer, and film producer. • 1995. The Northern Forest, David Dobbs and Richard Ober. Focused on the lives of Northern Forest residents—a mill worker, a forester, several loggers, a fishing guide, and a Christmas tree-farming family. Dobbs writes essays and features for The New…
Northland Project Aims to Clear Chequamegon Bay’s Muddy Waters
Researchers at Northland College are trying to find ways to limit riverbank erosion that turned Chequamegon Bay to muddy soup after June rainstorms that dumped over 14 inches of rain in some areas of Bayfield County. The project on North Fish Creek is being coordinated by water scientist Matt Hudson…
The Princeton Reviews Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition
…Published in time for the April 22 celebration of Earth Day, The Princeton Review highlights the Northland College’s commitment to local foods, composting and sustainability academic offerings. “Northland College isn’t just meeting sustainability standards — it’s setting them,” the guide reports. The Princeton Review chose Northland College based on a…
Sigurd Olson Speeches
Diversity and Inclusion
The North Wisconsin Academy was founded in 1892 with a declaration to provide educational opportunities to people of the north woods—including immigrants, women, and Native Americans. The Academy later became Northland College and our commitment to that original idea has never wavered. Northland was one of the first institutions of…
Stolid Wheeler Hall
…faculty offices. I found out why when I took a tour in July with Don Chase, a 1962 Northland graduate and longtime staff member, now retired, and board member. Wheeler Hall is, indeed, the campus’ first building—completed in 1893 for North Wisconsin Academy, the private high school that became Northland…