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Isle Royale Wolves, Another Perspective

…colonize islands and later disappear. If wolves are reintroduced would it create an artificial situation that degrades the wilderness value of Isle Royale as a natural outdoor laboratory? Should we then also consider lynx and caribou reintroduction? Ultimately how we want Isle Royale managed for wolves or wilderness qualities will…

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Wolf Conservation in America’s National Parks

…that the killing of wolves by park staff was routine. Gray wolves in the eastern states maintained a tenuous foot-hold only in extreme northern Minnesota and on Isle Royale. Wolves were killed for bounty across the upper Midwest through 1965, but the effect was dampened by the remoteness of the…

A trail through the pines on Isle Royale

Girls Empowered Leadership and Adventure: Backpack—Isle Royale

July 17July 26

Girls Empowered Leadership and Adventure: Backpack—Isle Royale is for girls 13–15 years old interested in a seven-day wilderness backpacking experience with peers on one of the most beautiful islands on Earth! For seven days and six nights, we will camp on Isle Royale, learning about ourselves, each other, and the…

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Keynote Rolf Peterson: Wolves and America's National Parks

The Timber Wolf Alliance is bringing biologist Rolf Peterson as its keynote speaker for Wolf Awareness Week. Peterson, widely known for his field studies of wolves in Isle Royale National Park, will present “Wolves and America’s National Parks” at the Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute Friday, Oct. 21 at…

FinalGreat Lakes Science for Parks Symposium 2023 Booklet

…___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Great Lakes Science for Parks Symposium 2023 20 Abstracts: oral presentations Title: Forest Pests at Isle Royale National Park in 2022 Authors: Potvin, Lynette*,1; Romanski, Mark1 * lynette_potvin@nps.gov 1 Isle Royale National Park Abstract: Isle Royale National Park had several…

Young ladies in a canoe on a lake with fall colors behind them.

Youth Outreach Programs

Planting the Seeds of Literature The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference is a symposium for educators, including public librarians, teachers, child care providers, parents, and college students enrolled in fields related to education. Held at Northland College, this conference will include keynote presentations, breakout sessions, networking time, book signing,…

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Advocacy and Public Discourse

…thinking required to create the pathways of healing and enlightened stewardship necessary for our security and survival. As an institution of higher education, Northland College actively engages in both examination and discourse regarding the contentious and difficult issues of our society today, tomorrow, and in the past. We encourage our…

Fostering the Next Generation of Stewards

…he, however, foresee such disconnections and harried experiences for youth? With the shrinking amount of time young people spend outdoors, there has also been a growing concern about who will carry forward the legacy of stewardship handed down to us by the likes of Bob Marshall, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson,…

Wolf in winter with the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium logo

Great Lakes Wolf Symposium

In 2018, the Midwest Wolf Stewards meeting will not be held so attendees will participate in the International Wolf Symposium October 12-14. Learn more at the IWS Symposium website. Take a look at the 2017 presentations….